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DEPOSIT MULTIPLIER: The magnified change in checkable deposits resulting from a change in bank reserves. The simple deposit multiplier is the inverse of the required-reserves ratio. If banks keep 10 percent of their deposits in reserves, then the deposit multiplier is the inverse of 10 percent, or 10.

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Lesson 10: Gross Domestic Product | Unit 1: Measuring Production Page: 1 of 25

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Economists use numerical measurements to indicate the health and well-being of the economy.
  • Economic diagnosis relies on several indicators.
  • Gross domestic product is the most comprehensive measure of the economy's production and one of the most basic measures of the economy's well-being.
  • Gross domestic product, as well as other economic measures, are indicators of our economic health.
A GDP Definition:

Gross domestic product (GDP) is the total market value of all final goods and services produced in the economy in a given period of time, usually one year.

  • The goal of GDP is to measure the total production of goods and services produced in the economy each year.
  • A larger GDP means that we have more goods and services that can be used to satisfy our unlimited wants and needs.
  • The chart presents recent numbers for GDP in the United States.

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MERGER

The consolidation of two or more separately-owned businesses under single ownership. Mergers fall into one of three classes--(1) horizontal between firms that sell competing products in the same market, (2) vertical between firms in different stages of the production of one good, and (3) conglomerate between firms that are in separate industries. Because horizontal mergers tend to reduce competition, they are most likely to be scrutinized by government. Mergers are one of several behavioral inclinations of oligopoly. A related oligopolistic behavior is collusion.

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