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Population growth spreads output across more people."},{"text":"Productivity growth means headline output growth is spread across more people, reducing the gain in output per person.","correct":false,"explanation":"Higher productivity normally raises output per worker or hour and can support stronger output per person. It is population growth that reduces per-capita growth relative to total GDP growth."},{"text":"Population decline means headline output growth is spread across more people, reducing the gain in output per person.","correct":false,"explanation":"A declining population means a given level of output is shared among fewer people, which can raise output per person. The stated effect occurs when the population grows."}]},{"id":"6839d7f1-661c-4d0b-86ef-cf6455b9b8dc","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"What is the difference between nominal GDP and real GDP?","back":"Nominal GDP is measured at current prices, whereas real GDP is adjusted for inflation.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Nominal GDP is measured at current prices, whereas real GDP is adjusted for inflation.","correct":true,"explanation":"Nominal GDP values output using the prices prevailing in that period. Real GDP removes price-level changes, so it measures changes in the volume of output."},{"text":"Nominal GDP is measured at constant prices, whereas real GDP is adjusted for population.","correct":false,"explanation":"Constant prices are used for real GDP, not nominal GDP, and population adjustment creates a per-capita measure. 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The nominal-real distinction concerns whether output is valued at current prices or adjusted for inflation."}]},{"id":"bf5a626d-3e50-4299-b89f-a70ddd140d68","cardType":"basic","points":3,"front":"Which main indicators are used to judge an economy's performance?","back":"The main indicators are real GDP, real GDP per capita, CPI, RPI, unemployment, productivity and the current account.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"The main indicators are real GDP, real GDP per capita, CPI, RPI, unemployment, productivity and the current account.","correct":true,"explanation":"These indicators cover economic growth, average living standards, inflation, unemployment, productive efficiency and the external position. 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Their important distinction is the inclusion of housing costs in the RPI."}]},{"id":"a0b830d0-e89d-4443-93c4-594476430156","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"Which inflation measure is used for the Bank of England's target?","back":"The CPI is the Bank of England's target measure of inflation.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"The CPI is the Bank of England's target measure of inflation.","correct":true,"explanation":"The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee uses the CPI inflation rate when assessing whether inflation is at the government's target and setting monetary policy."},{"text":"The RPI is the Bank of England's target measure of inflation.","correct":false,"explanation":"RPI is a retail price index and includes housing costs such as mortgage interest. The Bank of England's inflation target is set using the CPI."},{"text":"The CPI is the government's target measure of unemployment.","correct":false,"explanation":"CPI measures consumer price inflation, not unemployment. It is the Bank of England's target measure for inflation, while unemployment is measured separately."},{"text":"The Claimant Count is the Bank of England's target measure of inflation.","correct":false,"explanation":"The Claimant Count measures people receiving unemployment-related benefits and is not a price index. CPI is the measure used for the Bank of England's inflation target."}]},{"id":"ca847527-82f2-43c0-be8a-d3ea5f27baed","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"What is the government's inflation target for the CPI?","back":"The government sets a 2% inflation target for the CPI.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"The government sets a 2% inflation target for the CPI.","correct":true,"explanation":"The UK government's target is for CPI inflation to be 2%. The Bank of England uses monetary policy to help keep inflation close to this rate."},{"text":"The government sets a 1% inflation target for the CPI.","correct":false,"explanation":"A 1% target confuses the target with a lower inflation rate. The government's CPI inflation target is 2%, which guides the Bank of England's monetary policy."},{"text":"The government sets a 5% inflation target for the CPI.","correct":false,"explanation":"A 5% rate would be well above the stated UK CPI inflation target. The target is 2%, chosen as the benchmark for price stability."},{"text":"The government sets a 0% inflation target for the CPI.","correct":false,"explanation":"Zero inflation is not the target and could risk persistent deflation if prices fall. The government sets a positive CPI inflation target of 2%."}]},{"id":"ede96c83-03f7-4069-994a-646ab0af3437","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"What does the Claimant Count measure?","back":"The Claimant Count measures people claiming unemployment-related benefits.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"The Claimant Count measures people claiming unemployment-related benefits.","correct":true,"explanation":"It is an administrative measure based on benefit claims. It therefore counts claimants rather than every person who is unemployed under the Labour Force Survey definition."},{"text":"The Claimant Count measures all people without a job who are actively seeking work.","correct":false,"explanation":"This describes the survey-based unemployment definition more closely. The Claimant Count is narrower because it records people claiming unemployment-related benefits."},{"text":"The Claimant Count measures people receiving state pensions.","correct":false,"explanation":"State pension claims relate to age and retirement, not unemployment. The Claimant Count records people claiming benefits associated with unemployment."},{"text":"The Claimant Count measures the number of vacancies advertised by firms.","correct":false,"explanation":"Vacancies measure unfilled jobs demanded by employers, not people claiming benefits. The Claimant Count concerns individuals claiming unemployment-related benefits."}]},{"id":"816b0112-73cc-4d74-b614-ac4b7b76a027","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"Why is the Labour Force Survey useful when measuring unemployment?","back":"The Labour Force Survey provides an internationally comparable survey measure of unemployment.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"The Labour Force Survey provides an internationally comparable survey measure of unemployment.","correct":true,"explanation":"The survey applies internationally recognised criteria, including whether people are without work and actively seeking or available for work. This permits more meaningful comparisons between countries."},{"text":"The Claimant Count provides an internationally comparable survey measure of unemployment.","correct":false,"explanation":"The Claimant Count depends on national benefit rules and is an administrative measure, so it is less internationally comparable. The Labour Force Survey uses a comparable survey definition."},{"text":"The Labour Force Survey measures only people claiming unemployment-related benefits.","correct":false,"explanation":"Restricting the measure to benefit claimants describes the Claimant Count. The Labour Force Survey asks a sample about work and job-search activity using internationally comparable criteria."},{"text":"The Labour Force Survey records every job vacancy reported by employers.","correct":false,"explanation":"Employer-reported vacancies measure labour demand, not unemployment. The Labour Force Survey questions people about their employment status, giving a comparable unemployment measure."}]},{"id":"44dd8bf4-453e-4705-8692-c2bf96167c7c","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"What does productivity measure?","back":"Productivity measures output per worker or per hour worked.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Productivity measures output per worker or per hour worked.","correct":true,"explanation":"Productivity shows how much output is produced for a given labour input. It is commonly measured as output per worker or, more precisely, output per hour worked."},{"text":"Productivity measures output per firm or per machine.","correct":false,"explanation":"Productivity is usually expressed in relation to labour inputs, such as workers or hours worked. 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The key relationship is with long-run living standards."},{"text":"Higher productivity is the key driver of long-run falls in unemployment.","correct":false,"explanation":"Higher productivity may increase or reduce employment depending on demand and other conditions, so it does not guarantee lower unemployment. It directly supports long-run growth in living standards."},{"text":"Higher productivity is the key driver of long-run growth in population.","correct":false,"explanation":"Population growth is driven mainly by birth rates, death rates and migration, not productivity. Productivity raises the amount of output produced per worker or hour, supporting living standards."}]},{"id":"5c624e33-d84d-4cb4-b6d0-f20fee8548ec","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"What does the current account of the balance of payments record?","back":"The current account records trade in goods and services, primary income and secondary income flows.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"The current account records trade in goods and services, primary income and secondary income flows.","correct":true,"explanation":"The current account records transactions involving exports and imports of goods and services, income earned across borders, and transfers. These flows determine whether it is in surplus or deficit."},{"text":"The current account records government borrowing and taxation, primary income and secondary income flows.","correct":false,"explanation":"Government borrowing and taxation concern the fiscal position, not the current account. The current account includes trade in goods and services alongside primary and secondary income."},{"text":"The current account records purchases of foreign assets, primary income and secondary income flows.","correct":false,"explanation":"Purchases of foreign assets are recorded in the financial account, not as trade in the current account. The current account records goods and services trade plus income flows."},{"text":"The current account records trade in shares and bonds, primary income and secondary income flows.","correct":false,"explanation":"Transactions in shares and bonds are financial-account flows because they involve ownership of financial assets. The current account records trade in goods and services instead."}]},{"id":"4414af9d-b2dc-4323-bb20-6ba9d69d711a","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"What is included in primary income?","back":"Primary income mainly includes wages and investment income, such as interest, profit and dividends, earned across borders.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Primary income mainly includes wages and investment income, such as interest, profit and dividends, earned across borders.","correct":true,"explanation":"Primary income records income from providing labour or owning assets across borders. It includes wages and investment income, including interest, profits and dividends."},{"text":"Primary income mainly includes taxes and government spending, such as interest, profit and dividends, earned across borders.","correct":false,"explanation":"Taxes and government spending are fiscal flows, while transfers without a return belong to secondary income. 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Foreign aid and remittances are secondary-income transfers, made without a corresponding return."},{"text":"Secondary income consists of wages and investment income, such as foreign aid and remittances.","correct":false,"explanation":"Wages, interest, profits and dividends are primary income because they are returns to labour or assets. Secondary income covers transfers, such as aid and remittances, with nothing given in return."},{"text":"Secondary income consists of purchases and sales of foreign assets, such as foreign aid and remittances.","correct":false,"explanation":"Purchases and sales of foreign assets are recorded in the financial account. Secondary income records unilateral transfers, including foreign aid and remittances."}]},{"id":"eb671d54-5b59-450b-978d-00f0cd256eb2","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"Why can an early GDP estimate be unreliable?","back":"Data are revised as more information arrives, so an early GDP estimate may change months later.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Data are revised as more information arrives, so an early GDP estimate may change months later.","correct":true,"explanation":"Early GDP figures are based on incomplete returns and initial surveys. As firms, households and government bodies provide fuller data, statisticians revise the estimate, sometimes substantially."},{"text":"Data are revised as more information arrives, so an early GDP estimate may remain permanently fixed.","correct":false,"explanation":"This confuses an initial release with a final data series. 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The early estimate may change months later as more output data become available."}]},{"id":"95b61b0d-230e-4ce3-aca1-3ef28ed101a6","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"Why can macroeconomic comparisons be difficult?","back":"Different sources and methods can make comparisons between countries and over time tricky.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Different sources and methods can make comparisons between countries and over time tricky.","correct":true,"explanation":"Countries can use different definitions, collection methods, base years and survey coverage. These differences mean apparent changes or international gaps may not be directly comparable."},{"text":"Different sources and methods can make comparisons between countries and over time identical.","correct":false,"explanation":"Using different sources and methods does not produce identical measures. 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Analysts can still compare indicators when they account for differences in definitions, sources and measurement."}]},{"id":"d5ce1eae-0935-443b-b9c2-12253f603d19","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"Why should an economy not be judged using one indicator alone?","back":"A balanced judgement reads several indicators together because no single indicator captures the whole picture.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"A balanced judgement reads several indicators together because no single indicator captures the whole picture.","correct":true,"explanation":"Economic performance includes growth, inflation, unemployment, inequality, external balances and more. 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The reason to use several indicators is broader: no single indicator captures every aspect of economic performance."}]},{"id":"d4dbb4cd-2eff-4900-be37-3cee51e14a69","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"What should be considered alongside strong economic growth when judging performance?","back":"Strong growth may be less favourable if accompanied by high inflation or a ballooning current account deficit.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Strong growth may be less favourable if accompanied by high inflation or a ballooning current account deficit.","correct":true,"explanation":"High inflation can reduce purchasing power and competitiveness, while a large current account deficit can indicate dependence on external borrowing. Growth must therefore be assessed alongside these indicators."},{"text":"Strong growth may be less favourable if accompanied by low inflation or a ballooning current account surplus.","correct":false,"explanation":"This reverses the warning signs. Strong growth is less favourable when accompanied by high inflation or a ballooning current account deficit, which may signal overheating and external imbalance."},{"text":"Strong growth may be less favourable if accompanied by high productivity or a falling current account deficit.","correct":false,"explanation":"Higher productivity and a falling deficit would generally strengthen the quality of growth. The concern is high inflation or a ballooning current account deficit alongside strong growth."},{"text":"Strong growth may be less favourable if accompanied by low unemployment or a rising budget surplus.","correct":false,"explanation":"Low unemployment is usually a favourable outcome of growth, and a rising budget surplus is not the external-balance concern here. High inflation and a ballooning current account deficit can make growth less favourable."}]},{"id":"fcac3f71-b4af-4dfe-b057-311daf88adf9","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"Real GDP is adjusted for [ ], so it reflects changes in output rather than changes in prices.","back":"Real GDP is adjusted for inflation, so it reflects changes in output rather than changes in prices.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"inflation","correct":true,"explanation":"Real GDP removes the effect of changes in the general price level. It therefore measures changes in the volume of output rather than increases in prices."},{"text":"unemployment","correct":false,"explanation":"Unemployment measures the proportion of the labour force without work and is not a price adjustment. Real GDP is adjusted for inflation to isolate changes in output volume."},{"text":"population growth","correct":false,"explanation":"Population growth is used when calculating GDP per capita, not when converting nominal GDP into real GDP. 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Trade in goods and services in the current account is represented by $X-M$."}]},{"id":"f39a70c0-5704-45b5-af8e-e36113c62a49","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"Productivity is the key driver of long-run growth in [ ].","back":"Productivity is the key driver of long-run growth in living standards.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"living standards","correct":true,"explanation":"Productivity raises output produced per worker or hour. Sustained productivity growth can increase real incomes and consumption possibilities, making it the main driver of long-run growth in living standards."},{"text":"the money supply","correct":false,"explanation":"The money supply concerns the quantity of money and credit in the economy, not the long-run outcome directly driven by productivity. Productivity is the key driver of growth in living standards."},{"text":"the budget deficit","correct":false,"explanation":"The budget deficit is the gap between government spending and revenue. Productivity mainly supports higher output per person and therefore long-run growth in living standards."},{"text":"the exchange rate","correct":false,"explanation":"Exchange rates affect international competitiveness and import prices, but they are not the main long-run result of productivity growth. Productivity is the key driver of rising living standards."}]},{"id":"644f85fa-d5eb-492a-9ce7-ac75ee87990a","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"Macroeconomic indicators should be treated as informed [ ], not exact figures.","back":"Macroeconomic indicators should be treated as informed estimates, not exact figures.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"estimates","correct":true,"explanation":"Macroeconomic data are constructed from surveys, administrative records and assumptions, often with incomplete information. 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