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3.3 Assignment Measuring Total Production and Income

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In this assignment, you will calculate GDP for a hypothetical economy over time with given price and quantity information. You will demonstrate knowledge of the difference between nominal and real GDP.  Furthermore, you will analyze how the official unemployment statistics are calculated in the United States and delve into the reasons why these measures do not provide a complete picture of un-utilized and under-utilized eligible labor in the United States.

Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be able to:

  • Demonstrate knowledge of GDP, inflation, and unemployment and how these measures of economic activity are calculated.

Unemployment and inflation are two of the most important macroeconomic (aggregate) indicators we have in the United States. You will analyze how the official unemployment rate is calculated by the U.S. Department of Labor, as well as problems with measuring the unemployment rate (and why it may not provide a completely accurate depiction of the loss of productive labor capacity at any given point in time).  For inflation, you will analyze how a price index (such as the Consumer Price Index in the United States) is calculated, how inflation is calculated as a change in a price index, and how the inflation rate is a factor in determining nominal and real interest rate.

  1. Please answer the following questions in your textbook. For each, make a graph and upload it with the assignment:
    1. 3.4 in Chapter 8 (page 271)
    1. 3.5 in Chapter 8 (page 271)
    1. 3.5 in Chapter 9 (page 304)
    1. 4.5 in Chapter 9 (page 305)
  2. Be specific in your responses and use personal examples to frame your writing.
  3. Show all of your work in your submission for this activity (as appropriate). Use in-text citations and APA format for direct quotes and references to the reading.
  4. When creating your graphs, you have the option to either draw your graph freehand using pencil and paper or use a program such as Excel. Keep in mind that the objective of this assignment is an accurate graph, and not the program itself. Freehand graphs are perfectly fine for this assignment. To submit your graph(s), follow these steps:
    1. If you draw your graph(s), you can either:
      1. Scan your graph using a scanner and upload the image or PDF file or
      1. Take a picture of your graph using your phone. If you use this method, send the image to yourself (e.g., via email) and place the graph in a Word document. Then enlarge and crop the image to make sure it is clear and legible before saving your document as a PDF to upload.
    1. If you use Excel, you can save your graph directly as a PDF file by selecting File, then Save As. In the “Save as type” drop-down menu, select PDF.

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