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Course: Intermediate Macroeconomics ECN3082 L, Mussurov Altay (ECN3082 L, Mussurov Altay )
Glossary: Course glossary
T

Technology

A nation’s knowledge of how to produce goods in the best possible way.

Theory of liquidity preference

Keynes’ theory that the i% adjusts to bring the money market into equilibrium.

Trade-offs

Scarce resources imply that individuals, firms, and governments are constantly faced with difficult choices that involve benefits and costs.

Transaction demand

The amount of money held in order to make transactions. This is not related to the interest rate, but increases as nominal GDP increases.

Trough

The bottom of the business cycle where a contraction has stopped.

U

Underground economy

include unreported illegal activity, bartering, or informal exchange of cash.

V

Velocity of money

The average number of times that a dollar is spent in a year. V is defined as pq/m.

W

Wealth effect

As the avg. Pl rises, the purchasing power of wealth and savings begins to fall. High prices therefore tend to reduce the quantity of domestic output purchased.

World price

The global equilibrium price of a good when nations engage in trade.