Economic Growth
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When an economy grows, more goods and services are produced, incomes rise and living standards usually improve. When it shrinks into recession, jobs vanish, firms close and confidence drains away. Economic growth, measured by real GDP, is the single most watched number in macroeconomics.
In this lesson you will define real GDP, learn what causes an economy to grow or fall into recession, weigh the advantages and disadvantages of growth, follow the consequences of recession for consumers, workers, firms and the government, and evaluate the policies a government can use to promote growth.
Malengo
- real Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
- how economic growth may be caused by an increase in total demand, an increase in the quantity of resources or an increase in the quality of resources
- advantages and disadvantages of economic growth
- definition of recession
- how a recession may be caused by a decrease in total demand, a decrease in the quantity of resources or a decrease in the quality of resources
- consequences of recession for consumers, workers, producers/firms and the government
- the range of policies available to promote economic growth and their effectiveness
Maelezo ya Somo
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Hongera kwa kukamilisha somo la Economic Growth. Sasa kwa kuwa umechunguza dhana na mawazo muhimu, ni wakati wa kuweka ujuzi wako kwa mtihani. Sehemu hii inatoa mazoezi mbalimbali maswali yaliyoundwa ili kuimarisha uelewaji wako na kukusaidia kupima ufahamu wako wa nyenzo.
Utakutana na mchanganyiko wa aina mbalimbali za maswali, ikiwemo maswali ya kuchagua jibu sahihi, maswali ya majibu mafupi, na maswali ya insha. Kila swali limebuniwa kwa umakini ili kupima vipengele tofauti vya maarifa yako na ujuzi wa kufikiri kwa makini.
Tumia sehemu hii ya tathmini kama fursa ya kuimarisha uelewa wako wa mada na kubaini maeneo yoyote ambapo unaweza kuhitaji kusoma zaidi. Usikatishwe tamaa na changamoto zozote utakazokutana nazo; badala yake, zitazame kama fursa za kukua na kuboresha.
- Economic growth is best measured by the annual percentage change in: A. nominal GDP B. real GDP C. the population D. the price level Answer: B
- A recession is defined as a fall in real GDP for: A. one month B. two consecutive quarters C. one year D. five years Answer: B
- Which of the following would most directly increase the quality of an economy's resources? A. a higher birth rate B. improved education and training C. immigration of workers D. discovery of new oil reserves Answer: B
- Which is a likely disadvantage of rapid economic growth? A. lower unemployment B. higher tax revenue C. more pollution and resource depletion D. higher incomes Answer: C
- During a recession, the government's budget position usually: A. improves as tax revenue rises B. worsens as tax revenue falls and benefit spending rises C. is unaffected D. always moves into surplus Answer: B
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Pakua programu ya Green Bridge CBT kwenye simu yako au kompyuta yako ili kupata maelezo kamili ya masomo, maswali ya mazoezi, na mengi zaidi.
Inapatikana kwenye programu ya Green Bridge
Pakua programu ya Green Bridge CBT kwenye simu yako au kompyuta yako ili kupata maelezo kamili ya masomo, maswali ya mazoezi, na mengi zaidi.
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