The following transactions took place in Ecoland last year: Item Value of transaction (billions of dollars) Wages paid to labor $800,000 Consumption expenditure 600,000 Taxes paid on wages 200,000 Government transfer payments 50,000 Firm’s profits 200,000 Investment 250,000 Taxes paid on profits 50,000 Government purchases of goods and services 200,000 Export earnings 300,000 Saving 250,000 Import payments 250,000 Use the expenditure approach to calculate Econland’s GDP.  What is GDP?

The labor force participation rate is calculated as the

The Lorenz curve graphs the

If a Lorenz curve moves leftward and becomes closer to the line of equality over time, then

If unemployment equals the natural unemployment rate, then there

A Lorenz curve measures

The state of Georgia offers free college tuition to high school students with a “B” average. The state raised the requirement so that fewer students qualified for the scholarship.  At the same time, Georgia increased state spending on health care. Suppose that college education is on the vertical axis and health care is on the horizontal axis of a PPF.  Georgia’s change in spending would be shown as

Consumers expect that the price of a gallon of gasoline will rise next week. As a result,

Fundamental economic problems basically arise from

Which of the following will not shift the demand curve for VCRs?