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ABSOLUTE POVERTY: The amount of income a person or family needs to purchase an absolute amount of the basic necessities of life. These basic necessities are identified in terms of calories of food, BTUs of energy, square feet of living space, etc. The problem with the absolute poverty level is that there really are no absolutes when in comes to consuming goods. You can consume a given poverty level of calories eating relatively expensive steak, relatively inexpensive pasta, or garbage from a restaurant dumpster. The income needed to acquire each of these calorie "minimums" vary greatly. That's why some prefer relative poverty.
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Lesson 10: Gross Domestic Product | Unit 1: Measuring Production
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The third GDP highlight phrase is 'a given period of time'. GDP is production that takes place during a specific period, usually one year. - GDP is a flow. Current production takes place during the specific period of time under study.
- Flows are measured over a period of time. GDP is measured from January 1st to December 31st.
- Stocks are measured at a point in time. The quantity of money is measured at an instant in time, like July 26th at 8:15.
- In addition to GDP, other production and income measures in this lesson are flows.
- In addition to money, employment, business inventories, and labor force are stocks.
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AVERAGE PROPENSITY TO SAVE The proportion of household income that is used for saving. The average propensity to save (abbreviated APS) is really nothing more than average saving. Together with the average propensity to consume, it indicates how a given level of income is divided between consumption and saving. A related saving measure is the marginal propensity to save.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time flipping through mail order catalogs hoping to buy either a flower arrangement with daisies and carnations for your uncle or a coffee cup commemorating next Thursday. Be on the lookout for telephone calls from long-lost relatives.
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Two and a half gallons of oil are needed to produce one automobile tire.
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