Across
- A weighted average of the prices of a representative market basket of goods and services that represents consumption patterns in some base time period.
- A nominal interest determined by financial market activity or agreed to by both borrower and lender.
- The use of changes to the money supply, liquidity, lending ability to affect aggregate economic activity.
- The difference between the current level of aggregate output below the full-employment level of output.
- Negative growth in Real GDP for two or more fiscal quarters.
- A positive change in the level of aggregate output or Real GDP.
- An increase in the price level over some defined time period.
- Changes in taxes collected or spending by the Federal Government in the goal of affecting aggregate economic activity.
- Economic policy that affects aggregate spending or the ability to spend.
- Direct Financial Markets facilitating the trading of equities and long-term debt instruments.
- A model of consumption spending based on lifetime spending needs of an individual and lifetime participation in the workforce.
- A relationship between Real GDP (ouptut) and the Price level based on production relationships.
|
|
Down
- The accumulation of deficits (government spending in excess of tax revenue collected) over time.
- Macroeconomic policy designed to slow the rate of economic growth.
- An account of all transactions (current, capital, balance) among trading nations.
- A relatively new monetary policy tool used by the Federal Reserve system when other traditional tools become ineffective. Refers to the purchase of other assets to inject liquidity into the economy.
- The study of how a given society allocates scarce resources to meet (or satisfy) the unlimited wants and need of its members.
- A payment to a private individual or firm from the government usually intended to encourage a certain type of economic activity.
|