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AMEX: The common abbreviation for the American Stock Exchange, which is one of three national stock markets in the United States (see National Association of Securities Dealers and New York Stock Exchange) that trade ownership shares in corporations. In terms of daily stock transactions and the number of stocks listed, the American Stock Exchange is the smallest of these three. However, it's composite index of stock prices -- AMEX is considered important enough to be flashed briefly on the nightly news.
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Lesson 11: Circular Flow | Unit 1: Basic Flow
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The four basic macroeconomics sectors:- Household sector: This includes everyone, all people, seeking to satisfy unlimited wants and needs. This sector is responsible for consumption.
- Business sector: This includes those undertaking the task of combining resources to produce goods and services. This sector is responsible for the production.
- Government sector: This includes the ruling bodies of the federal, state, and local governments. Regulation is the prime function, especially to pass laws, collect taxes, and force other economic sectors to do things that they wouldn't do voluntary.
- Foreign sector: Includes everyone and everything beyond the boundaries of the domestic economy.
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BALANCED-BUDGET MULTIPLIER A measure of the change in aggregate production caused by equal changes in government purchases and taxes. The balanced-budget multiplier is equal to one, meaning that the multiplier effect of a change in taxes offsets all but the initial production triggered by the change in government purchases. This multiplier is the combination of the expenditures multiplier, which measures the change in aggregate production caused by changes in an autonomous aggregate expenditure, and the tax multiplier which measures the change in aggregate production caused by changes in taxes.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time touring the new suburban shopping complex wanting to buy either storage boxes for your income tax returns or an AC adapter for your CD player. Be on the lookout for crowded shopping malls.
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On a typical day, the United States Mint produces over $1 million worth of dimes.
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