National Income SAQ
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National Income SAQ

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What are the three main leakages in the circular flow of income?

Taxes, savings, and imports.

Name three main injections in the circular flow of income.

Government expenditure, investment, and exports.

Why is calculating national income important for economic planning?

It helps policymakers make informed decisions.

How does national income data indicate standards of living?

<p>It shows whether the standard of living has risen or fallen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the expenditure method formula for calculating national income?

<p>Y = C + I + G + (X - M)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factors affect consumption expenditure?

<p>Incomes, direct taxes, consumer expectations, marginal propensity to consume, interest rates, and availability of credit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is investment defined as in the context of national income?

<p>Capital formation or the production of capital goods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factors affect the level of investment?

<p>Business people's expectations, interest rates, and taxes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factors influence government spending?

<p>Government revenue from taxation, NTMA's ability to borrow at low interest rates, EU rules, and the size of public debt.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the level of exports?

<p>Incomes in foreign markets and exchange rates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factors affect the level of imports?

<p>Incomes in Ireland, marginal propensity to import, and exchange rates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does national income statistics not account for population changes?

<p>Why does national income statistics not account for population changes?</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the nature of goods produced affect national income statistics?

<p>Spending more on health/education than military equipment indicates a better standard of living</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is inflation a limitation of national income statistics?

<p>Increased prices can raise national income but lower the standard of living.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the hidden or shadow economy?

<p>Unrecorded economic activity not accounted for in national income.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does GDP measure?

<p>The value of goods and services produced by Irish and foreign-owned FOPs in the domestic economy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

hat is the difference between GDP and GNP?

<p>GDP includes the value produced domestically by foreign and local factors, while GNP includes the value produced by local factors both domestically and abroad.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does GNI measure?

<p>The total income earned by a country's residents and businesses, regardless of where it is earned.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for calculating GNI?

<p>GNP + EU subsidies - EU taxes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does GNDI stand for and measure?

<p>Gross National Disposable Income; it measures the income available for gross saving and final consumption.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the hidden economy affect legitimate businesses?

<p>It leads to a decline in sales, job losses, and reduced economic activity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What impact does the hidden economy have on government tax revenue?

<p>Loss of VAT and excise duties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why might products/services in the hidden economy be harmful?

<p>Lack of regulation may result in unsafe products.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a patent?

<p>A sole right to produce an invention created by an inventor.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a trademark refer to?

<p>Brand names like Coca-Cola.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a copyright?

<p>Protection for creative works like films.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a trade secret?

<p>A company process not known outside the company, such as a recipe.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the multiplier effect?

<p>The relationship between an initial injection into the circular flow of income and the eventual total increase in national income.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do inflation rates affect savings?

<p>Higher inflation rates than interest rates decrease savings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What effect does Deposit Interest Retention Tax (DIRT) have on savings?

<p>High rates of DIRT discourage savings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do rising incomes influence savings?

<p>People can afford to save more.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a closed and an open economy?

<p>A closed economy does not engage in international trade, while an open economy relies heavily on it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes the expansion phase of the business cycle?

<p>High levels of economic growth and low interest rates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What marks the peak phase of the business cycle?

<p>The economy overheats, full employment is reached, and inflation is high.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens during the contraction phase of the business cycle?

<p>GDP falls over two successive quarters, national income falls, and pessimistic expectations prevail.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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