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Chapter 11 Economic Growth: Why is the Economic Road So Bumpy? McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2010 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. What Is Economic Growth? 11,000.0 Real GDP 10,000.0 9,000.0 8,000.0 7,000.0 6,000.0 5,000.0 4,000.0 3,000.0 2,000.0 11-2 The Rate of Economic Growth 220 200 3% rate of growth Real GDP 180 160 140 2% rate of growth 120 100 Years 11-3 United States Economic Growth 2.3% 14,000.0 3.1% 12,000.0 3.1% 10,000.0 3.3% 8,000.0 4.4% 6,000.0 4,000.0 2,000.0 3.26% 0.0 1959 1964 1969 1974 1979 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 11-4 What Are Business Cycles? Real GDP Short-run fluctuations Long-run growth trend Peak Trough Time 11-5 Leading Economic Indicators Index • • • • • • • • • Stock Market Prices Real Money Supply An Index of Consumer Expectations Average Workweek for Production Workers in Manufacturing Interest Rate Spread (10-year Treasury bonds less federal funds) Initial claims for unemployment insurance New building permits granted New orders for consumer goods and materials Manufacturers’ orders for new plant and equipment (nondefense capital goods) • Venders’ performance index for delivery of index 11-6 Theories of Business Cycles • • • • • • Theories of Expectations Theory of Innovations Inventory Theories Monetary Theories Real Business Cycle Theories Exogenous Theories 11-7 The Determinants of Economic Growth Good Y C A B D Good X 11-8 The Determinants of Economic Growth Capital Goods H E A C G D B F I Consumer Goods 11-9 The Determinants of Economic Growth • Productivity Factors Productivity of labor = average product of labor • Human capital • Technology 11-10 The Recent Slowdown in Growth • Contributing Factors Technology Slowdown Labor Force Factors Saving and Investment The Composition of Output Government: Regulation and Public Debt • The 2001 Recession • The 2007 Peak and Beyond 11-11 Percentage Change in Quarterly GDP in 2008 (Real 2000 Dollars) 4 3 2 1 0 -1 Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 11-12