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Section 1 Basic economic ideas and resource allocation

Chapter 1 Scarcity, choice and opportunity cost


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * fundamental economic problem 基本经济问题 scarce resources but unlimited wants; sometimes called the basic economic problem.
2 resources 资源 inputs available for the production of goods and services.
3 wants 愿望 the goods and services that people may like to have but are not always realised.
4 needs 需求 things that are necessary for survival, such as food.
5 * scarcity 稀缺性 a situation in which wants and needs are greater than the resources available.
6 choice 选择 resources are scarce so individuals, firms and governments have to consider alternatives.
7 factors of production 生产要素 resources or inputs available in an economy that are used in the production of goods and services.
8 firm 企业 any business that hires factors of production to produce goods and services.
9 * opportunity cost 机会成本 the cost expressed in terms of the next best alternative that is foregone when a choice is made.


Chapter 2 Economic methodology


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 macroeconomics 宏观经济学 the study of an economy or a group of economies.
2 microeconomics 微观经济学 the study of individual markets (households and firms).
3 model 模型 a simplified view of reality used to explain economic problems and issues.
4 * positive statement 实证性陈述 a statement that is based on facts or actual evidence.
5 * normative statement 规范性陈述 a statement that is based on the economist's opinion or value judgement and which cannot be proven.
6 * ceteris paribus 其他条件不变 a Latin phrase meaning 'other things equal' or 'other things are unchanged'; used by economists to model the effects of one change at a time.
7 * short run 短期 time period when a firm can change at least one but not all factor inputs.
8 * long run 长期 time period when all factors of production are variable but with a constant, such as the state of technology.
9 * very long run 超长期 time period when all key inputs into production are variable.


Chapter 3 Factors of production


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 entrepreneur 企业家 an individual who seeks out new business opportunities and is willing to take risks.
2 * land 土地 a factor of production; natural resources in an economy.
3 * labour 劳动力 a factor of production; human resources available in an economy.
4 low-income countries 低收入国家 economies where income per head was $1025 or less in 2018 (World Bank).
5 * capital 资本 a factor of production; a physical resource made by humans that aids the production of goods and services.
6 * enterprise 企业 as a factor of production, enterprise involves organising production and taking risks.
7 physical capital 实物资本 factors of production such as machinery, buildings and infrastructure.
8 * economic growth 经济增长 in the short run, an increase in a country's output and, in the long run, an increase in a country's productive potential.
9 lower middle-income countries 中等偏低收入国家 countries where income per head was between $1026 and $3995 in 2018 (World Bank).
10 human capital 人力资本 the value of labour to the productive potential (future growth) of an economy.
11 * specialisation 专业化 the process by which individuals, firms and economies concentrate on producing those goods and services where they have an advantage over others.
12 * division of labour 劳动分工 where a manufacturing process is split into a sequence of individual tasks.
13 high-income countries 高收入国家 economies where income per head was $12,376 or more in 2018 (World Bank).


Chapter 4 Resource allocation in different economic systems


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 middle-income economies 中等收入国家 economies where income per head was between $1026 and $3995 (lower middle-income economies) and $3996 and $12375 (upper middle-income economies) in 2018 (World Bank).
2 economic system 经济体制 the way in which production is organised and choices are made in an economy.
3 * market economy 市场经济 an economic system where most decisions are taken through the market mechanism.
4 * planned economy 计划经济 an economic system where resources are state owned and allocated by a central body.
5 * mixed economy 混合经济 an economic system where both market forces and government are involved in resource allocation decisions.
6 * market mechanism 市场机制 resource allocation decisions are taken by individual producers and consumers with no government intervention; also known as price mechanism.
7 productive resources 生产资源 resources that are available to be used.
8 * private sector 私营部门 that part of an economy under private ownership.
9 * public sector 公共部门 that part of an economy under government ownership.
10 * privatisation 私有化 where there is a change in ownership from the public to the private sector.
11 * emerging economy 新兴经济体 one that is making quick progress towards becoming a high-income economy.
12 Asian Tiger economy 亚洲四小龙经济 export-led, high growth economies in Asia.


Chapter 5 Production possibility curves


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * production possibility curve (PPC) 生产可能性曲线(PPC) a simple representation of the maximum level of output that an economy can achieve, given its current resources and state of technology; may be referred to as a production possibility frontier.
2 trade-off 权衡 what is involved in deciding whether to give up one good for another good.
3 productive capacity 生产能力 the maximum output that can be produced when all resources are used fully.


Chapter 6 Classification of goods and services


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * excludability 排他性 where it is possible to stop someone from consuming a good or service.
2 * rivalry 竞争性 where consumption by one person of a good or service reduces the availability of the good or service for others.
3 * non-rival 非竞争性的 where consumption by one person does not reduce consumption by someone else.
4 * private goods 私有商品 goods that are consumed by one person and not available to anyone else.
5 * free goods 免费商品 goods that are not scarce and have zero opportunity cost.
6 * public good 公共产品 a good that is non-excludable and non-rival.
7 * non-excludable 非排他性的 a situation where it is not possible to stop anyone else from using a good.
8 * pure public good 纯公共产品 good which is both non-excludable and non-rival.
9 * quasi-public good 准公共产品 good that has some but not the full characteristics of a public good.
10 free rider 搭便车的人 someone who does not pay to use a public good.
11 * merit good 有益商品 a good that is thought to be desirable for consumers but which is underprovided by the market because of information failure.
12 * demerit good 有害商品 a good that is thought to be undesirable for consumers and is overprovided by the market because of information failure.
13 * information failure 信息失灵 a situation where consumers do not have full or complete information when making decisions.


Section 2 The price system and the micro economy

Chapter 7 Demand and supply curves


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * price mechanism 价格机制 the means of allocating resources in a market economy.
2 consumers 消费者 individuals or households who buy goods and services for their own use or for others.
3 market 市场 where buyers and sellers get together to trade.
4 * demand 需求 the quantity of a product that consumers are willing and able to buy at different prices per period of time other things equal, ceteris paribus.
5 * supply 供给 the quantity of a product that producers are willing and able to sell at different prices within a time period, other things equal, ceteris paribus.
6 supply chain 供给链 all the stages of a product's progress from raw materials, production and distribution until it reaches the consumer.
7 notional demand 名义需求 where buyers may want to buy a product but which is not always backed up by the ability to pay.
8 effective demand 有效需求 demand that is supported by the ability to pay.
9 demand curve (D) 需求曲线(D) a line plotted on a graph that represents the relationship between the quantity demanded and the price of a product.
10 market demand 市场需求 the total amount demanded by consumers.
11 demand schedule 需求表 the data from which a demand curve is drawn on a graph.
12 movement up and down (along) a demand curve (点)沿着需求曲线上下滑动 shows how quantity demanded responds to a change in price.
13 * normal goods 通常商品 where the quantity demanded increases as income increases.
14 * inferior goods 劣质商品 where the quantity demanded increases as income decreases.
15 * substitute 替代品 an alternative good.
16 * complement 互补品 a good consumed with another.
17 * joint demand 联合需求 when two goods are consumed together.
18 supply curve (S) 供给曲线(S) a line plotted on a graph that represents the relationship between the quantity supplied and the price of the product.
19 supply schedule 供给表 the data from which a supply curve is drawn on a graph.
20 * subsidies 补贴 direct payments made by governments to producers of goods and services.
21 * indirect tax 间接税 a tax levied on goods and services, such as a general sales tax.
22 extension of demand or supply 扩张的需求或供给 an increase in the quantity demanded or quantity supplied.
23 contraction of demand or supply 萎缩的需求或供给 a decrease in the quantity demanded or quantity supplied.


Chapter 8 Price elasticity, income elasticity and cross-elasticities of demand


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * elasticity 弹性 a numerical measure of responsiveness of one variable following a change in another variable, ceteris paribus or other things equal.
2 * elastic 有弹性的 where the relative change in the quantity demanded is greater than the change in price, income or the prices of substitutes and complements.
3 * inelastic 缺乏弹性的 where the relative change in the quantity demanded is less than the change in price, income or the prices of substitutes and complements.
4 * price elasticity of demand (PED) 需求的价格弹性(PED) measures of the responsiveness of the quantity demanded for a product following a change in the price of the product.
5 * price elastic 价格有弹性的 when the relative change in the quantity demanded is greater than the change in price of the product.
6 * price inelastic 价格缺乏弹性的 when the relative change in quantity demanded is less than the change in price of the product.
7 * perfectly inelastic 完全非弹性的 where a change in price has no effect on the quantity demanded.
8 * perfectly elastic 完全弹性的 where all that is produced is sold at a given price.
9 * unit elasticity 单位弹性 where the change in price is relatively the same as the change in quantity demanded.
10 * income elasticity of demand (YED) 需求的收入弹性(YED) measures the responsiveness of the quantity demanded for a product following a change in income.
11 * necessity good 必需品 a type of normal good with a YED that is close to zero.
12 * superior good 奢侈品 a good with a YED greater than 1.
13 * cross elasticity of demand (XED) 需求的交叉弹性(XED) measures the responsiveness of the quantity demanded for one product following a change in the price of another product.


Chapter 9 Price elasticity of supply


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * price elasticity of supply (PES) 供给的价格弹性(PES) a numerical measure of the responsiveness of the quantity supplied to a change in the price of the product.
2 * price elastic supply 有价格弹性的供给 the quantity supplied responds more than proportionately to a change in its price.
3 * price inelastic supply 缺乏价格弹性的供给 the quantity supplied responds less than proportionately to a change in its price.


Chapter 10 The interaction of demand and supply


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * equilibrium 均衡 a situation where there is no tendency to change in a market.
2 * disequilibrium 不均衡 a situation where demand and supply are not equal in a market.
3 * equilibrium price 均衡价格 the price where demand and supply are equal, where the market clears.
4 * equilibrium quantity 均衡数量 the amount that is traded at the equilibrium price.
5 changes in demand (or supply) 需求(或供给)的变化 when there is a shift in the demand (supply) curve due to a change in factors other than the price of the product.
6 excise duties 消费税 a specific tax that is levied on goods such as cigarettes.
7 * ad valorem tax 从价税 a tax that is charged as a given percentage of the price.
8 * derived demand 派生需求 where the demand for a good or service depends upon the use that can be made from it.
9 * joint supply 联合供给 when two items are produced together.
10 * rationing 定额配给 where a producer limits the supply of products in the market to ensure the products remain exclusive.
11 * signalling 信号 where decisions taken by buyers or sellers are determined by price.
12 * transmission of preferences 偏好的传递 the automatic way in which the market allows the wants of consumers to be made known to producers.
13 * incentive 激励 where low or high prices influence consumption and production by encouraging buyers to consume and sellers to produce.


Chapter 11 Consumer and producer surplus


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * consumer surplus 消费者剩余 the difference between the price a consumer is willing to pay for a product and its market price.
2 * producer surplus 生产者剩余 the difference between the price a producer is willing to accept and what is actually paid.


Section 3 Government microeconomic intervention

Chapter 12 Reasons for government interventions in markets


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * market failure 市场失灵 when the free market does not make the best use of scarce resources.


Chapter 13 Methods and effects of government interventions in markets


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 incidence 影响程度 the extent to which the tax burden is borne by the producer or the consumer or both.
2 * maximum price 最高价格 a price that is fixed; the market price must not exceed this price; sometimes called a price ceiling.
3 * minimum price 最低价格 a price that is fixed; the market price must not go below this price; sometimes called a price floor.
4 * buffer stock scheme 存货缓冲法 a type of commodity agreement designed to limit price fluctuations.


Chapter 14 Addressing income and wealth inequality


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * wealth 财富 a stock of assets that has been built up over time.
2 * Gini coefficient 基尼系数 a numerical measure of income inequality.
3 informal economy 非正规经济 the part of the economy that is not regulated, protected or taxed by the government.
4 * minimum wage 最低工资 the least amount an employer can legally pay one of its workers; it is usually expressed as a wage rate per hour.
5 * transfer payment 转移支付 a payment made by the government to certain members of the community who may be unable to work or are in need of assistance.
6 * progressive tax 累进税 one where the rate of taxation rises more than proportionately to the rise in income.
7 * inheritance tax 遗产税 a progressive tax on an inheritance or gift.
8 * capital tax 资本税 a progressive tax paid annually on the difference between the buying and selling price of an asset.


Section 4 The macro economy

Chapter 15 National income statistics


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * national income 国民收入 a country's total output.
2 national income statistics 国民收入统计 measures of the total output (income and expenditure) of an economy.
3 * gross domestic product (GDP) 国内生产总值(GDP) the total output produced in a country.
4 * gross national income (GNI) 国民总收入(GNI) GDP plus net income from abroad.
5 net property income from abroad 来自国外的净财产收入 receipts of profit, rent and interest earned on the ownership of foreign assets minus the payments of profit, rent and interest to non-residents.
6 compensation of employees 员工薪酬 income of workers who work in another country for a short period of time.
7 gross national disposable income 国民可支配收入 GNI plus net transfers of workers' income to their relatives to and from other countries.
8 * multinational companies (MNCs) 跨国公司(MNCs) firms that operate in more than one country.
9 * circular flow of income 收入循环流 a simplified view of how income flows around the economy.
10 output method 产量法 a way of measuring GDP by calculating the total production of goods and services of the country.
11 value added 增值 the difference between the price at which products are sold and the price of goods and services used in their production.
12 income method 收入法 a way of measuring GDP by totalling all the incomes earned in producing the country's output.
13 expenditure method 支出法 a way of calculating GDP by totalling all the spending on the country's output.
14 * market prices 市场价格 prices paid by consumers; they take into account indirect taxes and subsidies.
15 * basic prices 基础价格 prices charged by producers before the addition of indirect taxes and the deduction of subsidies.
16 * gross investment 总投资 total spending on capital goods.
17 net domestic product (NDP) 国内生产净值(NDP) GDP minus depreciation.
18 net national income (NNI) 国民净收入(NNI) gross national income (GNI) minus depreciation.
19 * net investment 净投资 additions to the capital stock.
20 * depreciation (of capital goods) (资本品的)折旧 the value of capital goods that have worn out or become out-of-date.


Chapter 16 Introduction to the circular flow of income


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * open economy 开放经济 an economy that is involved in trade with other economies.
2 * closed economy 封闭经济 an economy that does not trade with other economies.
3 * injections 注入 additions to the circular flow of income.
4 * leakages 漏出 withdrawals from the circular flow of income.


Chapter 17 Aggregate demand and aggregate supply analysis


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * aggregate demand (AD) 总需求(AD) the total demand for an economy's goods and services at a given price level in a given time period.
2 consumer expenditure 消费支出 spending by households on goods and services.
3 * disposable income 可支配收入 income minus direct taxes plus state benefits.
4 dissaving 动用储蓄 consumer expenditure exceeds income, with people or countries drawing on past savings, or borrowing.
5 * saving 储蓄 income minus consumption.
6 * investment 投资 spending on capital goods.
7 * government spending 政府支出 the total of local and national government expenditure on goods and services.
8 * net exports 净出口 exports minus imports.
9 * exchange rate 汇率 the price of one currency in terms of another currency.
10 * aggregate supply (AS) 总供给(AS) the total output (real GDP) that producers in an economy are willing and able to supply at a given price level in a given time period.
11 short-run aggregate supply (SRAS) 短期总供给(SRAS) the total output of an economy that will be supplied when there has not been enough time for the prices of factors of production to change.
12 long-run aggregate supply (LRAS) 长期总供给(LRAS) the total output of a country supplied in the period when prices of factors of production have fully adjusted.
13 * average cost 平均成本 the cost per unit of output.
14 supply-side shocks 供给侧冲击 large and unexpected changes in short-run aggregate supply.
15 Keynesians 凯恩斯主义者 people who agree with the view of the economist John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) that government intervention is needed to achieve full employment.
16 new classical economists 新古典经济学家 economists who think that the LRAS curve is vertical and that the economy will move towards full employment without government intervention.
17 macroeconomic equilibrium 宏观经济均衡 the output and price level achieved where AD equals AS.


Chapter 18 Economic growth


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * economic development 经济发展 an increase in welfare and quality of life.
2 * nominal (or money) GDP 名义GDP total output measured in current prices.
3 * real GDP 实际国内生产总值 total output measured in constant prices.
4 * constant prices 不变价格 prices in a base year.
5 * price index 价格指数 a way of comparing changes in the price level over time. The value of the first year in the index (base year) is set at 100 and the value of each following year is a percentage of it.
6 * base year 基准年 the reference point in time. It is the starting year in an index and is given a value of 100.
7 * GDP deflator 国内生产总值平减指数 the price index of all domestically produced goods and services.
8 * recession 经济衰退 a decline in real GDP over at least two consecutive quarters.


Chapter 19 Unemployment


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * unemployment 失业 the state of being willing and able to work but not having a job.
2 homemakers 家庭主妇 people who look after the household of their own families. For example, a parent who stays at home to look after the home and children.
3 economically inactive 经济上不活跃 people who are not in the labour force.
4 * labour force 劳动力 the employed and the unemployed.
5 economically active 经济上活跃 people in the labour force.
6 * labour force participation rate 劳动力参与率 the proportion of the population that are of working age and who are either working or actively seeking work.
7 level of unemployment 失业水平 the number of workers who are unemployed.
8 * unemployment rate 失业率 unemployed workers as a percentage of the labour force.
9 * employment rate 就业率 employed workers as a percentage of the population of working age.
10 discouraged workers 就业意愿丧失者 workers who would like a job but who have given up actively seeking work after a period of trying to find work.
11 * claimant count measure 请领失业补助统计法 a measure of unemployment based on those claiming unemployment benefits.
12 * labour force survey measure 劳动力调查法 a measure of unemployment based on a survey that identifies people who are actively seeking a job.
13 sampling error 抽样误差 the people being surveyed having different characteristics or experiences to the rest of the population.
14 * frictional unemployment 摩擦性失业 unemployment that is temporary and arises when workers are in-between jobs.
15 * voluntary unemployment 自愿性失业 unemployment resulting from the unemployed choosing not to accept jobs at the going wage rate. (unemployment that rises when workers are not willing to work at the current wage rate.)
16 * search unemployment 求职性失业 unemployment that exists when people take time looking for a job they are willing to accept.
17 * casual unemployment 临时性失业 unemployment that occurs when people have left one short-term job and before they take up another short-term job.
18 * seasonal unemployment 季节性失业 unemployment arising at particular times of the year when demand for the product falls.
19 * structural unemployment 结构性失业 unemployment caused as a result of the changing structure of economic activity.
20 * regional unemployment 地区性失业 unemployment arising from a decline in job vacancies in a particular area of the country.
21 * technological unemployment 技术性失业 unemployment caused by advances in technology.
22 * international unemployment 国际性失业 unemployment arising when a country loses its international competitiveness in producing a product or products.
23 * cyclical unemployment 周期性失业 unemployment that results from a lack of aggregate demand.
24 * underemployment 不充分就业 a situation where people are working fewer hours than they would like or working in jobs that they are overqualified for.


Chapter 20 Price stability


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * barter 物物交换 direct exchange of goods and services for other goods and services.
2 * price stability 价格稳定 a low and stable inflation rate.
3 * inflation rate 通货膨胀率 the percentage rise in an economy's price level over a period of time.
4 * inflation 通货膨胀 a sustained increase in an economy's price level over a period of time.
5 * price level 价格水平 the average of all prices in an economy.
6 * creeping inflation 爬行性通胀 a low rate of inflation.
7 * hyperinflation 恶性通货膨胀 a very high rate of inflation, which may result in people losing confidence in the currency.
8 * deflation 通货紧缩 a sustained fall in the price level.
9 * disinflation 反通货膨胀 a fall in the inflation rate.
10 annual average method 年度平均法 a way of calculating the inflation rate by comparing the average level of prices during a twelve-month period with the average level in the previous twelve months.
11 year-on-year method 同比法 a way of calculating the inflation rate by comparing the percentage change in the price level for a given month with that of the same month of the previous year.
12 * consumer price index (CPI) 消费者价格指数(CPI) a measure that shows the average change in the prices of a representative basket of products purchased by households.
13 * money values 名义价值 values at the prices operating at the time.
14 * real data 实际数据 data adjusted for inflation.
15 * cost-push inflation 成本推动型通货膨胀 inflation caused by increases in costs of production.
16 * wage-price spiral 工资-价格螺旋上升 higher wages causing prices to rise which, in turn, push up wages and so on.
17 * demand-pull inflation 需求拉动型通货膨胀 inflation caused by increases in aggregate demand not matched by equivalent increases in aggregate supply.
18 monetarists 货币主义者 economists who consider that inflation is caused by an excessive growth in the money supply.
19 * menu costs 菜单成本 costs to firms of having to change prices due to inflation.
20 * shoe leather costs 皮鞋成本 costs of moving money around in search of the highest interest rate.
21 * fiscal drag 财政拖累 the income of people and firms being pushed into higher tax brackets as a result of inflation.
22 * inflationary noise 通胀噪音 confusion over relative prices caused by inflation.
23 * total cost 总成本 the sum of fixed costs and variable costs.
24 debtors 债务人 people, firms or governments who owe money.


Section 5 Government macroeconomic intervention

Chapter 21 Government macroeconomic policy objectives


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * inflation target 通胀目标 the inflation rate a central bank is set to achieve.


Chapter 22 Fiscal policy


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * fiscal policy 财政政策 the use of taxation and government spending to influence aggregate demand.
2 * budget 预算 an annual statement in which the government outlines plans for its spending and tax revenue.
3 * budget surplus 预算盈余 government revenue exceeding government expenditure.
4 * budget deficit 预算赤字 government expenditure exceeding government revenue.
5 * balanced budget 预算平衡 government revenue equalling government expenditure.
6 * automatic stabilisers 自动稳定器 changes in government spending and taxation that occur to reduce fluctuations in aggregate demand without any alteration in government policy.
7 * cyclical budget deficit 周期性预算赤字 a budget deficit caused by a decline in economic activity.
8 * structural budget deficit 结构性预算赤字 a budget deficit caused by an imbalance between government spending and taxation.
9 * tax base 税基 the coverage of what is taxed.
10 * national debt 国家债务 the total amount of government debt.
11 * specific taxes 从量税 taxes that are charged as a set amount per unit.
12 * sin taxes 罪孽税 taxes on products considered harmful to consumers.
13 * direct taxes 直接税 taxes on income and wealth.
14 * tax avoidance 避税 the legal bending of the rules of the tax system to pay less tax.
15 * tax evasion 逃税 the illegal non-payment or underpayment of a tax.
16 * regressive tax 累退税 a tax which takes a larger percentage of the income or wealth of those on low incomes.
17 * proportional tax 比例税 a tax which takes the same percentage of the income or wealth of all income groups.
18 * marginal rale of taxation (mrt) 边际税率(mrt) the proportion of extra income taken in tax.
19 * average rate of taxation (art) 平均税率(art) the proportion of income that is taxed.
20 * current government spending 政府经常性支出 government spending on providing goods and services.
21 * capital government spending 政府资本性支出 government spending on investment.
22 * exhaustive government spending 政府耗尽性支出 government spending which makes use of resources.
23 * non-exhaustive government spending 政府非耗尽性支出 government spending which allows others to decide how resources are used.
24 * expansionary fiscal policy 扩张性财政政策 increases in government spending and cuts in taxes designed to increase aggregate demand.
25 * contractionary fiscal policy 紧缩性财政政策 decreases in government spending and increases in taxes designed to reduce the growth of aggregate demand.
26 * discretionary fiscal policy 相机财政政策 deliberate changes in government spending and taxation.


Chapter 23 Monetary policy


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * central bank 中央银行 bank owned by the government that provides banking services to the government and commercial banks and which operates monetary policy.
2 * commercial banks 商业银行 banks which aim to make a profit by providing a range of banking services to firms and households.
3 * monetary policy 货币政策 the use of interest rates, the money supply, credit regulations and the exchange rate to influence aggregate demand.
4 * interest rates 利率 the price of borrowing money and the reward for saving.
5 * money supply 货币供给 the total amount of money in an economy.
6 * credit regulations 信用管控 rules affecting bank lending.
7 * target rate for inflation 通胀目标率 the rate a central bank is set to achieve.


Chapter 24 Supply-side policy


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * infrastructure 基础设施 buildings and constructions that support society and economic activity, for example bridges, roads and sewage systems.
2 * supply-side policy 供给侧政策 government policy tools designed to increase aggregate supply.


Section 6 International economic issues

Chapter 25 The reasons for international trade


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * factor endowment 生产要素禀赋 the availability of capital, enterprise, labour and land in an economy.
2 * absolute advantage 绝对优势 a situation where, for a given set of resources, one country can produce more of a particular product than another country.
3 * opportunity cost ratio 机会成本比率 the quantity of one product compared to the quantity of another product that has to be sacrificed to produce it. For example, an opportunity cost ratio of one car: eight tables means that the production of eight tables has to be given up to produce one car.
4 * comparative advantage 比较优势 a situation where a country can produce a product at a lower opportunity cost than another country.
5 * free trade 自由贸易 international trade not restricted by taxes on imports and other policy tools designed to give domestic producers protection from competition from imports.
6 * trading possibility curve 贸易可能性曲线 a diagram showing the effects of a country specialising and trading.
7 * imports 进口 goods and services purchased from other countries.
8 * exports 出口 goods and services sold to other countries.
9 * terms of trade 贸易条件 a numerical measure of the relationship between export and import prices.


Chapter 26 Protectionism


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * protectionism 贸易保护主义 protecting domestic producers from foreign competition.
2 * tariff 关税 a tax imposed on imports. Sometimes tariffs may be imposed on exports.
3 * absolute poverty 绝对贫困 a condition where people's income is too low to enable them to meet their basic needs.
4 * quota 限额 a limit on imports.
5 * embargo 禁令 a ban on imports and/or exports.
6 * voluntary export restraint 自愿出口限制 a limit placed on imports reached with the agreement of the supplying country.
7 * exchange control 外汇管制 restrictions on the purchases of foreign currency.
8 * infant industries 新生企业(朝阳企业) new industries that have a low output and a high average cost.
9 * dumping 倾销 selling products in a foreign market at below their cost of production.
10 * monopoly 垄断 where one firm dominates the market due to having a large market share; a pure monopoly is a single seller with 100% market share.
11 * current account 经常账户 a record of the trade in goods, trade in services, primary income and secondary income.


Chapter 27 Current account of the balance of payments


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 dividend payments 股息支付 a share of a firm's profits paid to its shareholders.
2 * exchange rate 汇率 the price of one currency in terms of another currency.
3 * balance of payments account 国际收支账户 a record of a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world over a year.
4 * capital account 资本账户 within the balance of payments, a record of the sale and purchase of copyrights, patents, trademarks, and money brought into the country by immigrants and taken out by emigrants.
5 * financial account 金融账户 within the balance of payments, a record of the transfer of financial and capital assets between the country and the rest of the world.
6 * imbalance (账户)不平衡 debit items in the current account not equalling credit items.
7 * current account deficit 经常账户逆差 the value of debit items on the current account exceeding the value of credit items.
8 * current account surplus 经常账户顺差 the value of credit items on the current account exceeding the value of debit items.
9 balance (账户)平衡 debit items on the current account equalling credit items.


Chapter 28 Exchange rates


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * floating exchange rate 浮动汇率 an exchange rate that is determined by the market forces of demand and supply.
2 * depreciation 贬值 a decrease in the international price of a currency caused by market forces.
3 * appreciation 升值 an increase in the international price of a currency caused by market forces.
4 * hot money flows 热钱流 flows of money moved around the world to take advantage of changes in interest rates and exchange rates.


Chapter 29 Policies to correct imbalances in the current account of the balance of payments


Section 7 The price system and the micro economy

Chapter 30 Utility


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * utility 效用 the satisfaction received from consumption.
2 * law of diminishing marginal utility 边际效用递减法则 as consumption increases, the satisfaction from consumption decreases.
3 * total utility 总效用 the total satisfaction received from consumption.
4 * marginal utility 边际效用 the utility derived from the consumption of one more unit of the good or service.
5 * equi-marginal principle 等边际法则 consumers maximise their utility where their marginal valuation for each product consumed is the same.


Chapter 31 Indifference curves and budget lines


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * indifference curve 无差异曲线 this shows all of the combinations of two goods that give a consumer equal satisfaction.
2 * marginal rate of substitution 边际替代率 the rate at which a consumer is willing to substitute one good for another.
3 * budget line 预算线 the combinations of two goods that can be purchased with given income and given prices.
4 * substitution effect 替代效应 where, following a price change, a consumer will substitute the cheaper good for the one that is now relatively more expensive.
5 * income effect 收入效应 where following a price change of a good, a consumer has higher real income and will purchase more of this good.
6 * Giffen good 吉芬商品 a type of inferior good where the quantity demanded falls as price falls and the quantity demanded increases as price increases.


Chapter 32 Efficiency and market failure


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * economic efficiency 经济效率 where scarce resources are used in the most efficient way to produce maximum output.
2 * productive efficiency 生产效率 when a firm is producing at the lowest possible cost.
3 * allocative efficiency 分配效率 where price is equal to marginal cost; firms are producing those goods and services most wanted by consumers.
4 * marginal cost 边际成本 the addition to total cost when making one extra unit of output.
5 * Pareto optimality 帕累托最优 where it is impossible to make someone better off without making someone else worse off
6 * dynamic efficiency 动态效率 when resources are allocated efficiently over time.


Chapter 33 Private costs and benefits, externalities and social costs and benefits


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * externality 外部性 where the actions of a producer or consumer give rise to side effects on others not directly involved in the action.
2 * third party 第三方 those not directly involved in the decision-making.
3 * negative externality 负外部性 where the side effects of an action have a negative impact that imposes costs on third parties.
4 * positive externality 正外部性 where the side effects of an action have a positive impact that provides benefits to third parties.
5 * private costs (PC) 私人成本(PC) those costs that are incurred by a consumer or by the firm that produces a good or service.
6 * private benefits (PB) 私人收益(PB) those benefits that accrue to the consumer or to the firm that produces a good or service.
7 * external costs (EC) 外部成本(EC) those costs incurred and paid for by a third party not involved in the action.
8 * external benefits (EB) 外部收益(EB) those benefits that are received by a third party not involved in the action.
9 * social costs (SC) 社会成本(SC) the total costs of a particular action.
10 * social benefits (SB) 社会收益(SB) the total benefits of a particular action.
11 * deadweight welfare loss 无谓的福利损失 the loss in welfare arising from an inefficient allocation of resources.
12 * asymmetric information 信息不对称 where one party has more or better information than another in a business transaction.
13 * adverse selection 逆向选择 when sellers have information that buyers do not have on product quality or when buyers have information that sellers do not have on product quality.
14 * moral hazard 道德风险 the temptation to take risks when some other party is covering these risks.
15 * cost-benefit analysis 成本-效益分析 a method of decision-making that takes into account the costs and benefits involved.
16 * shadow price 影子价格 one that is applied where there is no established market price available.
17 benefit:cost ratio 收益:成本比率 net benefits as a proportion of net costs.


Chapter 34 Types of cost, revenue and profit, short-run and long-run production


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * economies of scale 规模经济 the benefits gained from falling long-run average costs as the scale of output increases.
2 * isoquant 等产量曲线 a curve showing combinations of labour and capital to produce a given level of output.
3 * total product 总产量 the same as total output.
4 * production function 生产函数 the maximum possible output from a given set of factor inputs.
5 * marginal product 边际产量 the change in output arising from the use of one more unit of a factor of production.
6 * law of diminishing returns 收益递减法则 where the output from an additional unit of input leads to a fall in the marginal product; also known as the law of variable proportions.
7 * average product 平均产量 total product divided by the number of workers employed; a simple measure of productivity.
8 * profit maximisation 利润最大化(目标) the assumed objective of a firm; the difference between total revenue and total cost is at a maximum.
9 * fixed costs 固定成本 costs that are independent of output in the short run.
10 * variable costs 可变成本 costs that vary directly with output in the short run.
11 * increasing returns to scale 规模收益递增 where output increases at a proportionately faster rate than the increase in factor inputs.
12 * decreasing returns to scale 规模收益递减 where factor inputs increase at a proportionately faster rate than the increase in output.
13 * isocosts 等成本线 lines of constant relative costs for factors of production.
14 * minimum efficient scale 最小有效规模 lowest level of output at which costs are minimised.
15 * diseconomies of scale 规模不经济 where long-run average costs increase as the scale of output increases.
16 * external economies of scale 外部规模经济 cost savings accruing to all firms as the scale of the industry increases.
17 * total revenue (TR) 总收益(TR) a firm's total sales or earnings over a given period of time.
18 * average revenue (AR) 平均收益(AR) revenue per unit of output.
19 * marginal revenue (MR) 边际收益(MR) the additional or extra revenue gained from the sale of one more unit of output.
20 * price taker 价格接受者 a firm that is not able to influence market price.
21 * price maker 价格制定者 a firm that can choose what price to sell its goods in the market.
22 * profit 利润 the difference between total revenue and total costs.
23 * normal profit 通常利润 a cost of production that is just sufficient for a firm to keep operating in a particular industry.
24 * supernormal profit 超额利润 that which is earned above normal profit.
25 * subnormal profit 低于通常利润的利润 that which is earned below normal profit.


Chapter 35 Different market structures


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * market structure 市场结构 the way in which a market is organised in terms of certain characteristics which can be used to explain the behaviour of firms in a market.
2 * perfect competition 完全竞争 an ideal market structure that has many buyers and sellers, identical products, no barriers to entry; sometimes referred to as total competition.
3 * imperfect competition 不完全竞争 any market structure except for perfect competition.
4 * monopolistic competition 垄断性竞争 a market structure where there are many firms, differentiated products and few barriers to entry.
5 * oligopoly 寡头垄断 a market structure with few firms and high barriers to entry.
6 * barriers to entry 进入壁垒 restrictions that prevent new firms entering an industry.
7 * pure monopoly 纯垄断 where there is just one seller in the market.
8 * natural monopoly 自然垄断 where with falling long-run average costs, it makes sense to have only one firm providing the good or service.
9 * concentration ratio 集中率 a measure of the combined market share of the biggest three, four or five firms in a market.
10 * predatory pricing 掠夺性定价 where a firm sells its goods below average variable cost to force competitors out of the market.
11 * limit pricing 限制性定价 where firms deliberately lower prices and abandon a policy of profit maximisation to stop new firms entering a market.
12 * collusion 勾结 an anti-competitive action by producers.
13 * barrier to exit 退出壁垒 a restriction that prevents a firm leaving a market.
14 * shut-down price 关门价格 a firm will stop production when price falls below average variable cost.
15 * price competition 价格竞争 where firms compete on price to attract customers.
16 * non-price competition 非价格竞争 when firms use methods other than price to attract customers from rival producers.
17 * kinked demand curve 弯折的需求曲线 a traditional model of a firm's behaviour in oligopoly.
18 * price rigidity 价格刚性 where prices are unchanged despite a change in costs.
19 * price leadership 价格领导 a situation in a market whereby a particular firm has the power to change prices, the result of which is that competitors follow this lead.
20 * cartel 卡特尔 a formal agreement between firms to limit competition by limiting output or fixing prices.
21 * X-inefficiency X无效率 where the firm's costs are above those experienced in a more competitive market.
22 * contestable market 可竞争性市场 a market where entry is free and exit is costless.
23 * contestability 可竞争性 the extent to which barriers to entry into a market are free and exit from the market is costless.
24 * deregulation 去规则化(放松管制) when barriers to entry into an industry are removed.


Chapter 36 Growth and survival of firms


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * conglomerate 企业集团 a company with a large number of diversified businesses.
2 * economies of scope 范围经济 where a reduction in average total cost is made possible by a firm changing the different goods it produces.
3 * diversification 多样化 where a firm grows through the production or sale of a wide range of different products.
4 * horizontal integration 横向整合 where a firm merges or acquires another in the same line of business.
5 * vertical integration 纵向整合 where a firm grows by producing backwards or forwards in its supply chain.
6 * principal-agent problem 委托-代理问题 where one person (the agent) makes decisions on behalf of another person (the principal).


Chapter 37 Differing objectives and policies of firms


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * profit satisficing 利润满意(目标) a firm's objective to make a reasonable or minimum level of profit.
2 * sales maximisation 销售量最大化(目标) a firm's objective to maximise the volume of sales.
3 * cross-subsidisation 交叉补贴 profits from one part of a firm are used to offset losses made elsewhere in the business.
4 * revenue maximisation 收入最大化(目标) a firm's objective to maximise total revenue.


Section 8 Government microeconomic intervention

Chapter 38 Government policies to achieve efficient resource allocation and correct market failure


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * regulations 法律法规 a wide range of legal and other restrictions that come from government or regulatory bodies.
2 * property rights 产权 where owners have a right to decide how their assets may be used.
3 * pollution permit 污染许可证 a form of licence given by governments that allows a firm to pollute up to a given level.
4 * provision of information 信息提供 when governments directly provide information to correct market failure.
5 * production quota 产量限额 a physical limit on what can be produced.
6 * nudge theory 助推理论 influencing choice by 'nudging' individuals towards making more effective decisions.
7 * nationalisation 国有化 when a government takes over a private sector business and transfers it to state ownership.
8 * government failure 政府失灵 where government intervention to correct market failure leads to a net loss of economic welfare.


Chapter 39 Equity and redistribution of income and wealth


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * equality 平等 where everyone is treated in the same way.
2 * extreme poverty 绝对贫困 where a household exists on less than $1.90 a day.
3 * relative poverty 相对贫困 where household income is 50% or less than the average income.
4 * means-tested benefits 财产审查性补助 benefits that are paid only to those whose incomes fall below a certain level.
5 * poverty trap 贫困陷阱 where an individual or a family are better off on means-tested benefits rather than working.
6 * universal benefits 普惠福利 benefits available to all irrespective of income or wealth.
7 * universal basic income 无条件基本收入 a regular unconditional cash payment made by the government.
8 * negative income tax 负所得税 money paid out by the government to those earning below an agreed annual fixed benefit limit.


Chapter 40 Labour market forces and government intervention


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * marginal revenue product (MRP) 边际收益产量(MRP) the addition to total revenue as a result of employing one more worker.
2 * trade union 工会 an organisation of workers that aims to protect and enhance the well-being of its members through collective negotiations with employers and government.
3 * monopsony 买方垄断 where there is a single buyer in a market.
4 wage differential 工资差别 difference in pay between workers with different skills and responsibilities.
5 * transfer earnings 转移收入 the amount that is earned by a factor of production in its best alternative use.
6 * economic rent 经济租金 a payment made to a factor of production above that which is necessary to keep it in its current use. 


Section 9 The macro economy

Chapter 41 The circular flow of income


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * multiplier 乘数 a numerical estimate of a change in spending in relation to the final change in spending.
2 * marginal propensity to save (mps) 边际储蓄倾向(mps) the proportion of extra income which is saved.
3 * marginal propensity to consume (mpc) 边际消费倾向(mpc) the proportion of extra income that is spent.
4 aggregate expenditure 总支出 the total amount spent in the economy at different levels of income.
5 * marginal propensity to import (mpm) 边际进口倾向(mpm) the proportion of extra income spent on imports.
6 * consumption 消费 spending by households on goods and services.
7 * average propensity to consume (apc) 平均消费倾向(apc) the proportion of income that is consumed.
8 * average propensity to import (apm) 平均进口倾向(apm) the proportion of income that is spent on imports.
9 * consumption function 消费函数 the relationship between income and consumption.
10 * savings function 储蓄函数 the relationship between income and saving.
11 * autonomous investment 自主投资 investment that is made independent of income.
12 * induced investment 引致投资 investment that is made in response to changes in income.
13 * accelerator theory 加速器理论 a model that suggests investment depends on the rate of change in income.
14 * capital-output ratio 资本产出率 a measure of the amount of capital used to produce a given amount, or value, of output.
15 * inflationary gap 通胀缺口 the excess of aggregate expenditure over potential output (equivalent to a positive output gap).
16 * deflationary gap 通缩缺口 a shortage of aggregate expenditure so that potential output is not reached (equivalent to a negative output gap).


Chapter 42 Economic growth and sustainability


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * actual economic growth 实际经济增长 an increase in real GDP.
2 * potential economic growth 潜在经济增长 an increase in the productive capacity of the economy.
3 * output gap 产出缺口 a gap between actual and potential output.
4 * negative output gap 负产出缺口 a situation where actual output is below potential output.
5 * positive output gap 正产出缺口 a situation where actual output is above potential output.
6 * business cycle 经济周期 fluctuations in economic activity; also known as the trade cycle.
7 * depression 经济萧条 a fall in real GDP that lasts several years.
8 * gig economy 零工经济 a labour market based on short-term contracts.
9 * sustainable economic growth 可持续经济增长 economic growth that does not threaten future generations' ability to experience economic growth.
10 climate change 气候变化 a change in the weather of a region over a period of time.
11 * greenhouse gases 温室气体 carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide.
12 global warming 全球变暖 a rise in the temperature of the world's atmosphere arising from the emission of greenhouse gases.
13 * polluter pays principle 污染者付费原则 a policy that makes those responsible for causing damage to the environment pay for that damage.


Chapter 43 Employment and unemployment


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * full employment 充分就业 the level of employment corresponding to where all who wish to work have found jobs, excluding frictional unemployment.
2 * equilibrium unemployment 均衡失业(率) the unemployment which exists when the labour market is in equilibrium. It includes voluntary, frictional and structural unemployment.
3 * voluntary unemployment 自愿性失业 unemployment resulting from the unemployed choosing not to accept jobs at the going wage rate. (unemployment that rises when workers are not willing to work at the current wage rate.)
4 * disequilibrium unemployment 非均衡失业(率) unemployment that arises when the aggregate supply of labour is greater than the aggregate demand for labour at the current wage rate.
5 * natural rate of unemployment 自然失业率 the rate of unemployment that exists when the aggregate demand for labour equals the aggregate supply of labour at current wage rate and price level.
6 hysteresis 磁滞 unemployment causing unemployment due to workers becoming deskilled and demotivated when they are out of work for a long time.
7 long-term unemployed 长期性失业者 those who have been unemployed for a year or longer.
8 * labour mobility 劳动力可移动性 ability of workers to change where they work and in which occupation.
9 self-employed 个体经营者 those working for themselves.
10 * occupational mobility of labour 劳动力职业可移动性 the ability of workers to move from one occupation to another occupation.
11 * geographical mobility of labour 劳动力地域可移动性 the ability of workers to move to a job in a different location.


Chapter 44 Money and banking


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * money an item which is generally acceptable as a means of payment.
2 double coincidence of wants 意愿双重吻合 a situation where two people each have something the other one wants.
3 * money supply 货币供给 the total amount of money in an economy.
4 * narrow money 狭义货币 money that can be spent directly.
5 * broad money 广义货币 money used for spending and saving.
6 quantity theory of money 货币数量论 the theory that links inflation in an economy to changes in the money supply
7 * Fisher equation 费雪方程 the statement that MV = PT.
8 * demand deposit account 活期存款账户 a bank account that allows the holder to make and receive payments.
9 * savings deposit account 储蓄存款账户 a bank account which pays interest and may require notice to be given before money can be withdrawn from it.
10 government securities 政府证券 bills and bonds issued by the government to raise money.
11 equities 股票 shares in firms.
12 overdraft 透支 permission to spend more than is in a demand deposit account.
13 loan 贷款 a sum of money lent at an agreed rate of interest for a specific time period.
14 * reserve ratio 准备金率 the proportion of liquid assets to total liabilities.
15 * capital ratio 资本比率 a bank's available financial capital as a percentage of its riskier assets.
16 * liquidity 流动性 the ability to turn an asset into cash quickly and without loss.
17 * bank credit multiplier 银行信贷乘数 the process by which banks can make more loans than deposits available.
18 * quantitative easing 量化宽松(政策) a situation where a central bank buys government and private securities from the private sector in order to increase the money supply and so stimulate economic activity.
19 total currency flow 总货币流量 the net amount of money that flows into or out of the country as a result of international transactions.
20 * economic and monetary union 经济和货币联盟 co-ordination of policies and the operation of a single currency by a group of countries.
21 * liquidity preference 流动性偏好 a Keynesian concept that explains why people demand money.
22 * transactions motive 交易性动机 the desire to hold money for the day-to- day buying of goods and services.
23 * precautionary motive 预防性动机 a reason for holding money for unexpected or unforeseen events.
24 * active balances 有效余额 the amount of money held by households or firms for possible near-future use.
25 * speculative motive 投机性动机 a reason for holding money with a view to make future gains from buying financial assets.
26 * idle balances 闲置余额 the amount of money held temporarily as the returns from holding financial assets are too low.
27 * liquidity trap 流动性陷阱 a situation where interest rates cannot be reduced any more in order to stimulate an upturn in economy activity.


Section 10 Government macroeconomic issues

Chapter 45 Government macroeconomic policy objectives


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * sustainable development 可持续发展 development that ensures that the needs of the present generation can be met without harming the well-being of future generations.


Chapter 46 Links between macroeconomic problems and their interrelatedness


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * Phillips curve 菲利普斯曲线 a curve that shows the relationship between the unemployment rate and the inflation rate over a period of time.
2 * expectations-augmented Phillips curve 附加预期因素的菲利普斯曲线 a diagram that shows that while there may be a trade-off between unemployment and inflation in the short run, there is no trade-off in the long run.


Chapter 47 Effectiveness of policy options to meet all macroeconomic objectives


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * crowding out 挤出效应 the idea that higher public sector spending will just replace private sector spending.
2 * crowding in 挤入效应 the idea that higher public sector spending will increase private sector spending.
3 * Laffer curve 拉弗曲线 a curve showing tax revenue rising at first as the tax rate is increasing and then falling beyond a certain rate.
4 * government macroeconomic failure 政府宏观经济失灵 government intervention reducing rather than increasing economic performance.
5 counter-cyclically 反周期 going against the fluctuations in economic activity.


Section 11 International economic issues

Chapter 48 Policies to correct disequilibrium in the balance of payments


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * net errors and omissions 净误差与遗漏 a figure included to ensure the balance of payments balances; sometimes called the balancing item.
2 * expenditure switching policy 支出转换政策 policy tools designed to encourage people to switch from buying foreign-produced products to buying domestically produced products.
3 * expenditure reducing policy 支出削减政策 policy tools designed to reduce imports and increase exports by reducing demand.


Chapter 49 Exchange rates


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * real exchange rate 实际汇率 a currency's value in terms of its real purchasing power.
2 * trade-weighted exchange rate 贸易加权汇率 the price of one currency against a basket of currencies.
3 * fixed exchange rate 固定汇率 an exchange rate set by the government and maintained by the central bank.
4 * devaluation (法定)贬值 a decision by the government to lower the international price of the country's currency.
5 * revaluation (法定)升值 a decision by the government to raise the international price of the country's currency.
6 * managed system (汇率)管制体系 where the exchange rate is influenced by state intervention.
7 * Marshall-Lerner condition 马歇尔-勒纳条件 the requirement that for a fall in the exchange rate to be successful in reducing a current account deficit, the sum of the price elasticities of demand for exports and imports must be greater than 1.
8 * J curve effect J曲线效应 a fall in the exchange rate causing an increase in a current account deficit before it reduces it due to the time it takes for demand to respond.


Chapter 50 Economic development


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * poverty cycle 贫困循环 the links between, for example, low income, low savings, low investment and low productivity.
2 * development traps 发展陷阱 restrictions on the growth of developing economies that arise from low levels of savings and investment.
3 * purchasing power parity (PPP) 购买力平价(PPP) a way of comparing international living standards by using an exchange rate based on the amount of each currency needed to purchase the same basket of goods and services.
4 * Human Development Index (HDI) 人类发展指数(HDI) a composite measure of living standards that includes GNI per head, education and life expectancy.
5 * Measurable Economic Welfare (MEW) 可衡量经济福利(MEW) a composite measure of living standards that adjusts GDP for factors that reduce living standards and factors that improve living standards.
6 * Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 多维贫困指数(MPI) a composite measure of deprivation in terms of the proportion of households that lack the requirements for a reasonable standard of living.
7 * Kuznets curve 库兹涅茨曲线 a curve that shows the relationship between economic growth and income inequality
8 shadow economy 影子经济 the output of goods and services hidden from the authorities.


Chapter 51 Characteristics of countries at different levels of development


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 demographers 人口统计学家 people who study changes in the structure of human populations.
2 birth rate 出生率 the number of live births per thousand of the population in one year.
3 death rate 死亡率 the number of deaths per thousand of the population in one year.
4 infant mortality rate 婴儿死亡率 the number of deaths of children aged under one per thousand live births in one year.
5 * net migration 净移民 the difference between immigration and emigration.
6 natural increase in population 人口自然增长 the number of live births exceeding the number of deaths.
7 * positive net migration 正的净迁移 more people coming to live in the country than people leaving the country to live elsewhere. It can also be referred to as net immigration.
8 * net migration rate 净迁移率 the number of migrants per thousand of the population in one year.
9 * dependency ratio 抚养比率 the proportion of the economically inactive compared to the labour force.
10 optimum population 最优人口数 the size of population that maximises GDP per head.
11 * Lorenz curve 洛伦茨曲线 a diagram illustrating the extent of income or wealth inequality.
12 * primary sector 第一产业 industries involved in farming and extracting natural resources.
13 * secondary sector 第二产业 industries that manufacture products.
14 * tertiary sector 第三产业 industries that produce services.


Chapter 52 Relationship between countries at different levels of development


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * International Monetary Fund (IMF) 国际货币基金组织(IMF) an international organisation that promotes free trade and helps countries in balance of payments difficulties.
2 aid 援助 assistance given to other countries on favourable terms.
3 * tied aid 附带条件的援助 aid with conditions attached.
4 untied aid 不附带条件的援助 aid without conditions attached.
5 bilateral aid 双边援助 aid given by one country to another country.
6 multilateral aid 多边援助 aid given by international organisations to a country or countries.
7 virtuous cycle 良性循环 the links between, for example, an increase in investment, increase in productivity, increase in income and increase in saving.
8 * emerging economy 新兴经济体 one that is making quick progress towards becoming a high-income economy.
9 * foreign direct investment (FDI) 外国直接投资(FDI) the setting up of production units or the purchase of existing production units in other countries.


Chapter 53 Globalisation


序号 重要标记 单词 含义 概念
1 * globalisation 全球化 the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected through trade and other links.
2 * trade bloc 贸易集团 a regional group of countries that have entered into trade agreements.
3 * free trade area 自由贸易区 a trade bloc where member governments agree to remove trade restrictions among themselves.
4 * customs union 关税同盟 a trade bloc where there is free trade between member countries and a common external tariff on imports from non-members.
5 * monetary union 货币联盟 a trade bloc which involves member countries operating the same currency, having one exchange rate and the same interest rate.
6 * full economic union 完全经济联盟 a trade bloc where there is free trade between member countries, a common external tariff, common economic policies and the same currency.
7 * trade creation 贸易创造 where high-cost domestic production is replaced by more efficiently produced imports from within the customs union.
8 * trade diversion 贸易转移 where trade with a low-cost country outside a customs union is replaced by higher-cost products supplied from within the customs union.