Global Economy
Australia's Place
Economic Issues
Economic Policies
Theories
Economics at IGS
100

The process by which trade, investment, finance, technology, and labour markets are increasingly interconnected across national borders.

Globalisation

100

Australia’s financial obligations to the rest of the world (foreign debt + foreign equity – Australian investment abroad).

Net Foreign Liabilities

100

When an initial increase in spending leads to a larger overall increase in national income.

Multiplier

100

Accounts held by the RBA between private banks

Exchange settlement accounts

100

As prices increases, demand decreases

Law of demand

100

Weighting of the Trial Exam

30%

200

The principle that a country should specialise in producing the goods or services it can produce at the lowest relative opportunity cost, leading to gains from trade.

Comparative Advantage

200

Long-term shifts in the patterns of production and employment across industries

Structural Change

200

A measure of the distribution of income within a population, ranging from 0 (perfect equality) to 1 (perfect inequality).

GINI Coefficient

200

3 Objectives of Monetary policy

Price stability
Full Employment
Economic Prosperity

200

The demand for labour is derived from the demand for goods and services

Derived demand

200

Ms Blacker's favourite topic - must give textbook chapter & name

Ch 12 Environmental Sustainability

400

The total market value of goods and services produced by the residents of a country, regardless of where production takes place.

Gross National Income

400

Equation for Balance of Payments

CA + KAFA = 0

400

Graph that shows the trade-off between inflation and unemployment.

Phillips Curve

400
3 Functions of Fiscal policy

Redistribution of income

Reallocation of Resources

Stabilising economic activity

400

importance of government intervention in managing demand.

Keynesian Economic theory

400

The additional students in the Year 11 class 

Oliver x 2

Srijan

Asher

Kael

Liam

Remy

600

Provides long-term loans and aid to support development and poverty reduction.

World Bank

600

A floating exchange rate that fluctuates due to changes in demand and supply but is influenced by central bank intervention.

Managed floating exchange (Dirtying the float)

600

The situation where an increase in aggregate demand leads to rising output and rising prices simultaneously.

Economic Development

600

The concept that short-term government borrowing can raise interest rates and reduce private investment, partially offsetting the intended stimulatory effect of fiscal policy.

Crowding-out effect

600

Pitchford thesis

Idea of "Consenting adults" which suggests that a country's current account deficit (CAD) is not a problem for external stability if it stems from private sector savings and investment decisions, not from government policy distortions.

600

Font used for powerpoints & handouts

Variations - Mixed/different fonts

800

The theory that in the long run, exchange rates adjust so that identical goods cost the same across countries once currency values are accounted for.

Purchasing Power Parity

800

Savings-Investment Gap, Trade Dependence, Foreign Investment Reliance

Structural factors contributing to CAD

800

3 conditions for external stability

Stability of the currency

Sustainability of external accounts

Serviceability of foreign liabilities

800

Phrase used to describe the objective when applying a tax such as the carbon tax

To 'Internalise the externality'

800

economic growth (%) > (Productivity Growth (%) + Increase in labour force (%))

Okun's law

800

The number this year group (you) is my graduating Economics class

23rd

1000

A government policy or program designed to encourage domestic businesses to increase the sale of goods and services to overseas markets, often through measures such as tax concessions, grants, subsidies, or marketing assistance.

Export Incentives

1000

Long-term shifts in the patterns of production and employment across industries

Protectionist policies

1000

Multiplier equation + calculation of the new income level for Year 2, when equilibrium income in Year 1 is 4000 and govt spending increases by 300. MPC = 0.68

k= 1/MPS

Ans = $4937.50

1000

A fiscal approach aimed at reducing public debt over time while maintaining economic growth, requiring trade-offs between short-term stimulus and long-term sustainability.

Fiscal Consolidation

1000

Common resources are overused without regulation

Tragedy of the commons

1000

Favourite economics meme

I will find you and teach you Economics