october 7– do you think the great depression could have been prevented? why?
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October 7– Do you think the Great Depression could
have been prevented? Why?
Measuring the Great Depression
What is inflation?--a general upward movement in price of goods and services in an economy
What is deflation?--a general downward movement in the price of goods and services in an economy
What is the Consumer Price Index (CPI)?--A statistic reported monthly and indicates annual percentage changes in price levels
Definitions
What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)? Market value of all final goods and services
produced in an economy in a given year What is nominal GDP? GDP that has not been adjusted for inflation What is real GDP? GDP adjusted for inflation What is the unemployment rate? the number of unemployed as a percentage
of the labor force which is reported monthly
Defintions
What is the definition of unemployed? Civilian persons 16 years of age or older are
classified if they do not have jobs, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks and are currently available for work.
Definitions
Inflation Deflation
Complete an OPVL—By Chase April 21, 1933
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