100 Istilah Ekonomi Dalam Bahasa Inggris

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100 Istilah Ekonomi Dalam Bahasa Inggris

100 Economic Terms in English

A

  • Aggregate: The total amount of something, such as aggregate demand or aggregate supply.
  • Asset: A resource controlled by an entity that has economic value.
  • Autarky: A situation in which a country does not trade with other countries.

B

  • Balance of Payments: A record of a country's international transactions.
  • Budget: A plan for how to manage one's finances.
  • Business Cycle: The fluctuation of economic activity around a long-term growth trend.

C

  • Capital: Assets used to produce goods and services.
  • Consumer Price Index (CPI): A measure of inflation.
  • Crowding Out: When government spending reduces private sector spending.

D

  • Demand: The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase.
  • Depreciation: A decrease in the value of an asset over time.
  • Discount Rate: The interest rate at which a central bank lends to commercial banks.

E

  • Economic Growth: An increase in the production of goods and services in an economy.
  • Elasticity: The responsiveness of one variable to changes in another variable.
  • Entrepreneur: A person who starts and runs a business.

F

  • Fiscal Policy: The use of government spending and taxation to influence economic activity.
  • Foreign Exchange Market: A market where currencies are traded.
  • Free Trade: Trade between countries without tariffs or other trade restrictions.

G

  • GDP (Gross Domestic Product): The total value of goods and services produced within a country.
  • Gini Coefficient: A measure of income inequality.
  • Government Shutdown: A situation in which a government is unable to pass a budget and is forced to cease operations.

H

  • Hyperinflation: A rapid and uncontrolled increase in prices.
  • Human Capital: The skills and education that make a worker productive.

I

  • Inflation: A sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services.
  • Interest Rate: The cost of borrowing money.
  • Investment: The act of putting money into a financial asset.

K

  • Keynesian Economics: An economic theory that emphasizes the role of government spending in stabilizing the economy.
  • Knowledge Economy: An economy in which knowledge and information are key drivers of growth.

L

  • Labor Market: The market in which workers are matched with jobs.
  • Laissez-Faire: An economic policy that emphasizes minimal government intervention.
  • Liquidity: The ability to buy or sell an asset quickly and at a fair price.

M

  • Macroeconomics: The study of the economy as a whole.
  • Market Failure: A situation in which the market fails to allocate resources efficiently.
  • Microeconomics: The study of individual economic units, such as households and firms.

N

  • Nationwide: Affecting the entire country.
  • ** Nominal GDP**: GDP measured in current prices.
  • Nominal Interest Rate: An interest rate that is not adjusted for inflation.

O

  • ** Opportunity Cost**: The value of the next best alternative that is given up when a choice is made.
  • Output Gap: The difference between actual and potential GDP.

P

  • Per Capita GDP: GDP per person in a country.
  • Phillips Curve: A graph that shows the trade-off between inflation and unemployment.
  • Price Elasticity: The responsiveness of demand to changes in price.

Q

  • Quantitative Easing: A monetary policy in which a central bank creates new money to buy assets.
  • Quota: A government-imposed limit on the quantity of a good or service that can be imported or exported.

R

  • Recession: A period of negative economic growth.
  • ** Rent**: A payment made to the owner of a resource.
  • Risk Premium: The extra return required to compensate for a higher level of risk.

S

  • Scarcity: The fundamental economic problem of unlimited wants and limited resources.
  • Supply: The amount of a good or service that producers are willing and able to produce.
  • Surplus: A situation in which supply exceeds demand.

T

  • Tariff: A tax on imported goods.
  • Tax: A compulsory payment to the government.
  • Trade Deficit: A situation in which a country imports more goods and services than it exports.

U

  • Unemployment Rate: The percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.
  • Utility: The satisfaction or happiness gained from consuming a good or service.

V

  • Velocity of Money: The rate at which money is spent and respent in the economy.

W

  • Wage: The payment made to a worker for their labor.
  • **World Trade