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Unit 11 - Lesson 1
Learning outcomes:
Economic Growth
Increase in the real quantity of goods and services
produced within a country over a specific period of time.
Economic Growth is measured using Real figures:
Real figures eliminate the impact of price changes on
GDP
Real GDP will illustrate how much or little output produced
in an economy changes in a given period.
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2015: $166,000
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Decrease in PPF
A decrease in the PPF is shown by
an inward shift of the frontier.
Causes:
1. Deterioration in the quality of the
factors of production
2. Decrease in the quantity of
resources
a. Depleting natural resources