🎓CFA Final Prep All Topics

Business Cycles & Output Gaps

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What is absolute advantage?

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Producing more of a good with the same resources.

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What does the output gap measure?

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Actual GDP−Potential GDP

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What fiscal stance is contractionary, and when is it most appropriate?

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T>G; most appropriate when the economy is overheating.

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What fiscal stance is expansionary, and when is it most appropriate?

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G>T; most appropriate when the output gap is negative.

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