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Factors of production生產要素
The inputs used to produce goods and services
Federal Reserve (Fed)聯(lián)邦儲備
The central bank of the United States
Fiat money法定貨幣
Money without intrinsic value that is used as money because of government decree
Financial intermediaries金融中介機構
Financial institutions through which savers can indirectly provide funds to borrowers
Financial markets金融市場
Financial institutions through which savers can directly provide funds to borrowers
Financial system金融體系
The group of institutions in the economy that help to match one persons saving with another persons investment
Fisher effect費雪效應
The one-for-one adjustment of the nominal interest rate to the inflation rate
Fixed cost固定成本
Costs that do not vary with the quantity of output produced
Fractional-reserve banking部分準備金銀行體系
A banking system in which banks hold only a fraction of deposits as reserves
Free rider搭便車者
A person who receives the benefit of a good but avoids paying for it
factor demand要素需求
the amount of an input demanded by a firm, given the price of the input and the quantity of output being produced; an input will be demanded up to the point where the value of the inputs marginal product equals the price of theinput
federal government structure聯(lián)邦政府結構
a system in which government activity takes place at several levels——national, state, county, city, and others
firm wealth effect廠商的財富效應
lower prices or lower demand cause firms profits and net worth to fall, and this makes them less willing to undertake the risks involved with investment
fiscal policies財政政策
policies that affect the level of government expenditures and taxes
fixed exchange rate system固定匯率體系
an exchange rate system in which the value of each currency is fixed in relationship to other currencies
flexible exchange rate system浮動匯率體系
a system in which exchange rates are determined by market forces, the law of supply and demand, without government interference
fixed or overhead inputs不變投入或分攤投入
inputs that do not change depending on the quantity of output, at least over the short term
flow statistics流量統(tǒng)計
measurements of a certain rate of quantity per period of time, such as GDP, which measures output per year
full-employment deficit充分就業(yè)赤字
the budget deficit that would have prevailed if the economy were at full employment, thus with higher tax revenues and lower public assistance expenditures
full-employment output/ potential output充分就業(yè)產出或潛在產出
the level of output that would prevail if labor were fully employed (output may exceed that level if workers work more than the normal level of overtime)
G
GDP deflator平減指數(shù)
A measure of the price level calculated as the ratio of nominal GDP to real GDP times 100
Game theory博弈理論
The study of how people behave in strategic situations
Giffen good吉芬物品
A good for which an increase in the price raises the quantity demanded
Gross domestic product (GDP)國內生產總值
The market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time
Gross national product (GNP)國名生產總值
The market value of all final goods and services produced by permanent residents of a nation within a given period of time
gains from trade交易所得
the benefits that each side enjoys from a trade
GDP per capita人均國內生產總值
the value of all goods and services produced in the economy divided by population
general equilibrium analysis一般均衡分析
a simultaneous analysis of all capital, product, and labor markets throughout the economy
Gini coefficient基尼系數(shù)
a measure of inequality (equal to twice the area between the 45 degree line and the Lorenz curve)
green revolution綠色革命
the invention and dissemination of new seeds and agricultural practices that led to vast increases in agricultural output in LDCs during the 1960s and 1970s
H
Horizontal equity橫向公平
The idea that taxpayers with similar abilities to pay taxes should pay the same amount
Human capital人力資本
The knowledge and skills that workers acquire through education, training, and experience;The accumulation of investments in people, such as education and on-the-job training
horizontal integration橫向一體化
the integration of a firm with other firms producing the same product (at the same level of production)
horizontal merger橫向兼并
a merger between two firms that produce the same goods
horizontal restrictions橫向約束
restrictions (such as an agreement not to compete in price or to enter each others markets) by competing firms (at the same level of production, for instance, among producers, or among wholesalers, or among retailers)
hostile takeover惡意收購
when one management team (one firm) takes over the control of another, against the will of the second firm
Factors of production生產要素
The inputs used to produce goods and services
Federal Reserve (Fed)聯(lián)邦儲備
The central bank of the United States
Fiat money法定貨幣
Money without intrinsic value that is used as money because of government decree
Financial intermediaries金融中介機構
Financial institutions through which savers can indirectly provide funds to borrowers
Financial markets金融市場
Financial institutions through which savers can directly provide funds to borrowers
Financial system金融體系
The group of institutions in the economy that help to match one persons saving with another persons investment
Fisher effect費雪效應
The one-for-one adjustment of the nominal interest rate to the inflation rate
Fixed cost固定成本
Costs that do not vary with the quantity of output produced
Fractional-reserve banking部分準備金銀行體系
A banking system in which banks hold only a fraction of deposits as reserves
Free rider搭便車者
A person who receives the benefit of a good but avoids paying for it
factor demand要素需求
the amount of an input demanded by a firm, given the price of the input and the quantity of output being produced; an input will be demanded up to the point where the value of the inputs marginal product equals the price of theinput
federal government structure聯(lián)邦政府結構
a system in which government activity takes place at several levels——national, state, county, city, and others
firm wealth effect廠商的財富效應
lower prices or lower demand cause firms profits and net worth to fall, and this makes them less willing to undertake the risks involved with investment
fiscal policies財政政策
policies that affect the level of government expenditures and taxes
fixed exchange rate system固定匯率體系
an exchange rate system in which the value of each currency is fixed in relationship to other currencies
flexible exchange rate system浮動匯率體系
a system in which exchange rates are determined by market forces, the law of supply and demand, without government interference
fixed or overhead inputs不變投入或分攤投入
inputs that do not change depending on the quantity of output, at least over the short term
flow statistics流量統(tǒng)計
measurements of a certain rate of quantity per period of time, such as GDP, which measures output per year
full-employment deficit充分就業(yè)赤字
the budget deficit that would have prevailed if the economy were at full employment, thus with higher tax revenues and lower public assistance expenditures
full-employment output/ potential output充分就業(yè)產出或潛在產出
the level of output that would prevail if labor were fully employed (output may exceed that level if workers work more than the normal level of overtime)
G
GDP deflator平減指數(shù)
A measure of the price level calculated as the ratio of nominal GDP to real GDP times 100
Game theory博弈理論
The study of how people behave in strategic situations
Giffen good吉芬物品
A good for which an increase in the price raises the quantity demanded
Gross domestic product (GDP)國內生產總值
The market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time
Gross national product (GNP)國名生產總值
The market value of all final goods and services produced by permanent residents of a nation within a given period of time
gains from trade交易所得
the benefits that each side enjoys from a trade
GDP per capita人均國內生產總值
the value of all goods and services produced in the economy divided by population
general equilibrium analysis一般均衡分析
a simultaneous analysis of all capital, product, and labor markets throughout the economy
Gini coefficient基尼系數(shù)
a measure of inequality (equal to twice the area between the 45 degree line and the Lorenz curve)
green revolution綠色革命
the invention and dissemination of new seeds and agricultural practices that led to vast increases in agricultural output in LDCs during the 1960s and 1970s
H
Horizontal equity橫向公平
The idea that taxpayers with similar abilities to pay taxes should pay the same amount
Human capital人力資本
The knowledge and skills that workers acquire through education, training, and experience;The accumulation of investments in people, such as education and on-the-job training
horizontal integration橫向一體化
the integration of a firm with other firms producing the same product (at the same level of production)
horizontal merger橫向兼并
a merger between two firms that produce the same goods
horizontal restrictions橫向約束
restrictions (such as an agreement not to compete in price or to enter each others markets) by competing firms (at the same level of production, for instance, among producers, or among wholesalers, or among retailers)
hostile takeover惡意收購
when one management team (one firm) takes over the control of another, against the will of the second firm