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© 2005 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. Macroeconomics, Chapter 6 1
Introduction to Economic Growth,
Unemployment, and Inflation
© 2005 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. Macroeconomics, Chapter 6 2
In this chapter you will learn
6.1 The definition and causes of economic growth
6.2 The nature and cause of the business cycle
6.3 The nature of unemployment and its measurement
6.4 The definition of inflation and how it is measured
6.5 About the redistribution effects of inflation
6.6 About the output effects of inflation
© 2005 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. Macroeconomics, Chapter 6 3
Chapter 6 Topics
6.1 Economic Growth
6.2 The Business Cycle
6.3 Unemployment
6.4 Inflation
6.5 Redistribution Effects of Inflation
6.6 Effects of Inflation on Output
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Economic Growth
an increase in real GDP over some time
period, OR
an increase in real GDP per capita over
some time period
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Economic Growth
Growth as a Goal
Arithmetic of Growth
Main Sources of Growth
Growth in Canada
– improved products & services
– added leisure
– other impacts
Relative Growth Rates
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Chapter 6 Topics
6.1 Economic Growth
6.2 The Business Cycle
6.3 Unemployment
6.4 Inflation
6.5 Redistribution Effects of Inflation
6.6 Effects of Inflation on Output
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PEAK
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Phases of the Business CycleFigure 6-1
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RECESSION
Time
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Phases of the Business CycleFigure 6-1
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TROUGH
Time
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Phases of the Business CycleFigure 6-1
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RECOVERY
Time
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Phases of the Business CycleFigure 6-1
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Time
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provincial
variations
Phases of the Business CycleFigure 6-1
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Canadian Recessions Since 1930
Year Change in real GDP
1930-33 -27.5%
1945 -2.4%
1946 -2.2%
1954 -1.1%
1982 -3.2%
1991 -1.7%
Table 6-2
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The Business Cycle
Causation: A First Glance
– innovation
– changes in productivity
– money supply changes
– total spending changes
Cyclical Impact: Durables & Non-
Durables
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Chapter 6 Topics
6.1 Economic Growth
6.2 The Business Cycle
6.3 Unemployment
6.4 Inflation
6.5 Redistribution Effects of Inflation
6.6 Effects of Inflation on Output
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The Labour Force, 2002
Fig. 6-2
labour force
16.7
million
total population
31 million
unemployed 1.285 million
Employed
(15.4 million)
Not in labour force
(8.3 million)
Under 15 &/or
institutionalized
(6.0 million)
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Unemployment
rate
unemployed
labour forcex 100=
Unemployment
rate 2002
=
1,285,000
16,700,000x 100=
7.7%
Measurement of Unemployment
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Measurement of Unemployment
Criticisms of the calculation:
part-time employment
discouraged workers
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Types of Unemployment
Frictional Unemployment
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Types of Unemployment
Frictional Unemployment
Structural Unemployment
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Types of Unemployment
Frictional Unemployment
Structural Unemployment
Cyclical Unemployment
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Definition of “Full Employment”
natural rate of unemployment (NRU)
NOT zero unemployment
occurs when there is no cyclical
unemployment
not automatic
varies over time
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Economic Cost of Unemployment
GDP Gap & Okun’s Law
The amount by which actual GDP falls short of potential GDP
GDP gap = actual GDP – potential GDP
Okun’s Law:
– For every 1% unemployment exceeds the natural rate.…
– A GDP Gap of about 2% occurs
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Actual & Potential GDP & the
Unemployment RateFigure 6-3
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Economic Cost of Unemployment
Given for 1992:
– unemployment rate is 11.3%
– natural rate is 7.5%
– potential GDP is $770 billion
What is the GDP gap?
– 11.3% 7.5% = 3.8% (gap in % terms)
– 3.8% X 2 = 7.6% (apply Okun’s Law)
– 7.6% of $770 billion = $59 billion
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Unequal Burdens
Occupation
Age
Gender
Education
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Unemployment
Non-Economic Costs
Regional Variations
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Regional Variations
Provincial Breakdown of the Unemployment Rate,
2002
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
CANADA
Newfoundland
PEI
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
%
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Unemployment rates in five
industrial nationsGlobal Perspective 6.2
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Chapter 6 Topics
6.1 Economic Growth
6.2 The Business Cycle
6.3 Unemployment
6.4 Inflation
6.5 Redistribution Effects of Inflation
6.6 Effects of Inflation on Output
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Inflation
Meaning of Inflation
– a rise in the general level of prices
Measurement of Inflation
– Consumer Price Index
100X(1992) base yearthe in basketsame the ofPrice
yearularthe partic in basket 1992 ofPrice CPI
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Inflation
X100 yearlast CPI
yearlast CPI- this year CPI
inflation
ofRate
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Annual Inflation Rates in Canada, 1972-2002
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
141972
1975
1978
1981
1984
1987
1990
1993
1996
1999
2002
%
Facts of Inflation
The major periods of inflation
in Canada were in the 1970s &
1980s
Figure 6-4
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Inflation rates in five industrial
nations 1992-2002
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
19
92
19
93
19
94
19
95
19
96
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20
02
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE 6.3
UK
Germany
Japan
US
Canada
inflation rates in
Canada in the 1990s
were relatively low
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Types of Inflation
Demand-Pull Inflation
– excess demand
Cost-Push Inflation
– per-unit production costs
– supply shocks
Complexities
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Chapter 6 Topics
6.1 Economic Growth
6.2 The Business Cycle
6.3 Unemployment
6.4 Inflation
6.5 Redistribution Effects of Inflation
6.6 Effects of Inflation on Output
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Nominal & Real Income
real income =nominal income
price index
% change in real income
% change in nominal income
– % change in price level
X 100
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Nominal & Real Income
Expectations
– redistribution effects of inflation depend on
whether or not inflation is expected
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Who is Hurt by Inflation?
assuming unanticipated inflation
Fixed-income receivers
Savers
Creditors
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Who is Unaffected or Helped by
Inflation?
assuming unanticipated inflation
Flexible-Income receivers
Debtors
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Anticipated Inflation
Effects are lessened to the extent
inflation is correctly anticipated
– COLA clauses
– inflation premium on loans
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Nominal
Interest
Rate
=11%
Inflation PremiumFigure 6-5
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Nominal
Interest
Rate
Real
Interest
Rate
=11%
5%
Inflation PremiumFigure 6-5
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Nominal
Interest
Rate
Real
Interest
Rate
Inflation
Premium
=11%
5%
6%
+
Inflation PremiumFigure 6-5
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Addenda
Deflation
Mixed effects
Arbitrariness
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Chapter 6 Topics
6.1 Economic Growth
6.2 The Business Cycle
6.3 Unemployment
6.4 Inflation
6.5 Redistribution Effects of Inflation
6.6 Effects of Inflation on Output
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Effects of Inflation on Output
Cost-Push Inflation & Real Output
Demand-Pull Inflation & Real Output
Hyperinflation & Breakdown
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Chapter 6 Topics
6.1 Economic Growth
6.2 The Business Cycle
6.3 Unemployment
6.4 Inflation
6.5 Redistribution Effects of Inflation
6.6 Effects of Inflation on Output