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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Macroeconomics''' β The study of the economy as a whole (GDP, inflation, unemployment). * '''GDP (Gross Domestic Product)''' β The total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year. * '''Inflation''' β The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising. * '''Deflation''' β A decrease in the general price level of goods and services. * '''Fiscal Policy''' β The use of government spending and taxation to influence the economy. * '''Monetary Policy''' β The actions of a central bank to manage the money supply and interest rates. * '''Interest Rate''' β The cost of borrowing money; the primary tool of monetary policy. * '''The Federal Reserve (The Fed)''' β The central bank of the United States. * '''Quantitative Easing (QE)''' β A form of monetary policy where a central bank purchases long-term securities from the open market to increase the money supply. * '''Austerity''' β A set of political-economic policies that aim to reduce government budget deficits through spending cuts and/or tax increases. * '''Keynesianism''' β The theory that government spending should increase during a recession to stimulate demand. * '''Monetarism''' β The theory that the money supply is the chief determinant of economic activity. * '''Supply-Side Economics''' β The theory that economic growth can be most effectively created by lowering taxes and decreasing regulation. * '''The Business Cycle''' β The upward and downward movement of GDP over time (Boom and Bust). </div> <div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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