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

The value of current production, but using prices from a fixed point in time.

Real income

Today’s income measured in base year dollars.

Real rate of interest

The cost of borrowing to fund an investment. This can be thought of as the marginal cost of an investment project.

Recession

In the AD and AS model, this is described as falling ad with a constant as curve. GDPR falls far below fe levels and the u% rises.

Recessionary gap

The amount by which full-employment gdp exceeds equilibrium GDP.

Regressive tax

The proportion of income paid in taxes decreases as income rises. An example is a sales tax.

Relative prices

The number of units of any other good y that must be sacrificed to acquire the first good x.

Renewable resources

Natural resources that can replenish themselves if they are not over-harvested.

Required reserves

portion of a deposit that must be held at the bank for withdrawals.

Reserve ratio

The fraction of total deposits that must be kept on reserve.