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What are the eight macroeconomic objectives?

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  • economic growth
  • price stability
  • minimising unemployment
  • stable balance of payments on current account
  • balancing the budget
  • greater income equality
  • environment
  • exchange rates
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Macroeconomics definition

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Refers to the economy as a whole

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Macroeconomic objective definition

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A goal a government would like to achieve for the macroeconomy

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Economic policy definition

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The economic tools and instruments available for the government to use to influence economic performance

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Economic growth definition

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The change in national income measured over a period of time

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What is price stability?

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It is concerned with how fast the average level of prices of a range of goods and services rises over a period of one year

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What is minimising unemployment?

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Aiming to have as near to full employment as possible

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Balance of payments definition

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The record of financial flows into and out of a country in a particular time period

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What is balance of payments on the current account?

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The government aims for an equilibrium of exports and imports

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Balanced budget definition

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Achieved when government spending equals government revenue

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What is achieving equal distribution of income?

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Government would like to ensure that the gap between the richest and poorest does not become excessively wide

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Distribution of income definition

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How evenly incomes are shared between individuals and households across the economy

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Policy conflict definition

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Attempt to achieve one economic objective moves us further away from another economic objective

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Trade off between policy objectives definition

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The extent to which one policy objective has to be sacrificed in order to achieve another objective

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What are the 5 policy conflicts?

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  • economic growth vs inflation
  • economic growth vs current account
  • economic growth vs budget deficit
  • economic growth vs the environment
  • unemployment vs inflation
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Why is economic growth versus inflation and issue?

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This can occur when a aggregate demand increases faster than aggregate supply

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Why is economic growth versus the current account and issue?

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  • During periods of economic growth consumers have high levels of spending
  • In the UK consumers have a high marginal prosperity to import so there is likely to be more spending on imports
  • This leads to worsening of the current account deficit
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Why is economic growth versus the government budget deficit an issue?

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  • Reducing a budget deficit requires less expenditure and more taxation
  • This would lead to a fall in aggregate demand, as a result there will be less economic growth
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Why is economic growth versus the environment and issue?

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High levels of economic growth are likely to result in high levels of negative externalities such as pollution

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Why is unemployment versus inflation and issue?

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  • As economic growth increases, unemployment falls due to more jobs being created
  • However this causes wages to increase, which can lead to more consumer spending and an increase in average price level
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How can unemployment versus inflation be tackled?

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If supply-side policies are used to reduce structural unemployment, which will not increase average wages

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Phillips curve definition

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The apparent relationship between the rate of inflation and the rate of unemployment

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What are the three main macroeconomic objectives?

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  • economic growth
  • price stability
  • minimising unemployment