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Principles of Economics,
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Karl E. Case,
Ray C. Fair &
Sharon M. Oster
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 PART IV CONCEPTS AND PROBLEMS
IN MACROECONOMICS

Introduction to
Macroeconomics
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Prepared by:
Fernando & Yvonn Quijano

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 PART IV CONCEPTS AND PROBLEMS
IN MACROECONOMICS

Introduction to
Macroeconomics
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CHAPTER OUTLINE
Macroeconomic Concerns
Output Growth
Unemployment
Inflation and Deflation

The Components of the Macroeconomy

The Circular Flow Diagram
The Three Market Arenas
The Role of the Government in the
Macroeconomy

A Brief History of Macroeconomics

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The U.S. Economy Since 1970

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 Introduction to Macroeconomics

microeconomics Examines the functioning of

individual industries and the behavior of individual
decision-making units—firms and households.

macroeconomics Deals with the economy as a

whole. Macroeconomics focuses on the
determinants of total national income, deals with
aggregates such as aggregate consumption and
investment, and looks at the overall level of prices
instead of individual prices.

aggregate behavior The behavior of all

households and firms together.

sticky prices Prices that do not always adjust

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rapidly to maintain equality between quantity

supplied and quantity demanded.
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 Macroeconomic Concerns

Three of the major concerns of macroeconomics

are

Output growth

Unemployment

Inflation and deflation

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 Macroeconomic Concerns
Output Growth

business cycle The cycle of short-term ups and

downs in the economy.
aggregate output The total quantity of goods and
services produced in an economy in a given
period.
recession A period during which aggregate
output declines. Conventionally, a period in which
aggregate output declines for two consecutive
quarters.

depression A prolonged and deep recession.

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 Macroeconomic Concerns
Output Growth

expansion or boom The period in the business

cycle from a trough up to a peak during which
output and employment grow.

contraction, recession, or slump The period in

the business cycle from a peak down to a trough
during which output and employment fall.
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 Macroeconomic Concerns
Output Growth

 FIGURE 20.1 A Typical

Business Cycle
In this business cycle, the
economy is expanding as it
moves through point A from the
trough to the peak.

When the economy moves from

a peak down to a trough, through
point B, the economy is in
recession.
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 Macroeconomic Concerns
Output Growth
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 FIGURE 20.2 U.S. Aggregate Output (Real GDP), 1900–2007

The periods of the Great Depression and World Wars I and II show the largest fluctuations in
aggregate output.
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 Macroeconomic Concerns
Unemployment

unemployment rate The percentage of the labor

force that is unemployed.

Inflation and Deflation

inflation An increase in the overall price level.

hyperinflation A period of very rapid increases in

the overall price level.
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deflation A decrease in the overall price level.

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 The Components of the Macroeconomy

Macroeconomics focuses on four groups. To see

the big picture, it is helpful to divide the
participants in the economy into four broad groups:

(1) households,

(2) firms,

(3) the government, and

(4) the rest of the world.

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 The Components of the Macroeconomy
The Circular Flow Diagram

circular flow A diagram showing the income

received and payments made by each sector of
the economy.

transfer payments Cash payments made by the

government to people who do not supply goods,
services, or labor in exchange for these payments.
They include Social Security benefits, veterans’
benefits, and welfare payments.
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 The Components of the Macroeconomy
The Circular Flow Diagram

 FIGURE 20.3 The Circular

Flow of Payments
Households receive income from
firms and the government,
purchase goods and services from
firms, and pay taxes to the
government. They also purchase
foreign-made goods and services
(imports). Firms receive payments
from households and the
government for goods and services;
they pay wages, dividends, interest,
and rents to households and taxes
to the government. The
government receives taxes from
firms and households, pays firms
and households for goods and
services—including wages to
government workers—and pays
interest and transfers to
households. Finally, people in
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other countries purchase goods

and services produced domestically
(exports).
Note: Although not shown in this
diagram, firms and governments
also purchase imports.
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 The Components of the Macroeconomy
The Three Market Arenas

Another way of looking at the ways households,

firms, the government, and the rest of the world
relate to each other is to consider the markets in
which they interact.

We divide the markets into three broad arenas:

(1) the goods-and-services market,

(2) the labor market, and

(3) the money (financial) market.

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 The Components of the Macroeconomy
The Three Market Arenas

Goods-and-Services Market

Firms supply to the goods-and-services market.

Households, the government, and firms demand
from this market.

Labor Market

In this market, households supply labor and firms

and the government demand labor.
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 The Components of the Macroeconomy
The Three Market Arenas

Money Market

Households supply funds to this market in the

expectation of earning income in the form of
dividends on stocks and interest on bonds.

Firms, the government, and the rest of the world

also engage in borrowing and lending which is
coordinated by financial institutions.
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 The Components of the Macroeconomy
The Three Market Arenas

Money Market

Treasury bonds, notes, and bills Promissory

notes issued by the federal government when it
borrows money.

corporate bonds Promissory notes issued by

firms when they borrow money.

shares of stock Financial instruments that give to

the holder a share in the firm’s ownership and
therefore the right to share in the firm’s profits.

dividends The portion of a firm’s profits that the

firm pays out each period to its shareholders.
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 The Components of the Macroeconomy
The Role of the Government in the Macroeconomy

fiscal policy Government policies concerning

taxes and spending.

monetary policy The tools used by the Federal

Reserve to control the quantity of money, which in
turn affects interest rates.
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 A Brief History of Macroeconomics

Great Depression The period of severe

economic contraction and high unemployment that
began in 1929 and continued throughout the
1930s.

fine-tuning The phrase used by Walter Heller to

refer to the government’s role in regulating inflation
and unemployment.

stagflation A situation of both high inflation and

high unemployment.
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 A Brief History of Macroeconomics

Macroeconomics in
Literature
The underlying phenomena that
economists study are the stuff of
novels as well as graphs and
equations.
The Great Gatsby
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The Grapes of Wrath

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 The U.S Economy Since 1970

 FIGURE 20.4 Aggregate Output (Real GDP), 1970 I–2007 IV

Aggregate output in the United States since 1970 has risen overall, but there have been four
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recessionary periods: 1974 I–1975 IV, 1980 II–1983 I, 1990 III–1991 I, and 2001 I–2001 III.
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 The U.S Economy Since 1970

 FIGURE 20.5 Unemployment Rate, 1970 I–2007 IV

The U.S. unemployment rate since 1970 shows wide variations. The four recessionary reference
periods show increases in the unemployment rate.
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 The U.S Economy Since 1970

 FIGURE 20.6 Inflation Rate (Percentage Change in the GDP Deflator, Four-Quarter Average),
1970 I–2007 IV
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Since 1970, inflation has been high in two periods: 1973 IV–1975 IV and 1979 I–1981 IV. Inflation
between 1983 and 1992 was moderate. Since 1992, it has been fairly low.
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 The U.S Economy Since 1970

John Maynard Keynes

Much of the framework of
modern macroeconomics comes
from the works of John Maynard
Keynes, whose General Theory
of Employment, Interest and
Money was published in 1936.
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 REVIEW TERMS AND CONCEPTS

aggregate behavior hyperinflation

aggregate output inflation
business cycle macroeconomics
circular flow microeconomics
contraction, recession, or slump monetary policy
corporate bonds recession
deflation shares of stock
depression stagflation
dividends sticky prices
expansion or boom transfer payments
fine-tuning Treasury bonds, notes, and
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bills
fiscal policy
unemployment rate
Great Depression
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