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Macroeconomics Circular Flow

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Name : Idha Rahma Iswianti

NIM : 19080304009

Accounting Education 2019 I


Macroeconomics
Circular Flow
I. Circular flow of Income
The term circular flow of income or circular flow of economic activity refers to “a
simple economic model which describes the circulation/flow of income between
producers and consumers”.
In the circular flow model, producer and consumer are referred to as "firms" and
"households" respectively.
a. Firms
 An organization that produces goods and services for sale. Main objective is
to maximize profit in the production process.
 The two main functions are as follows:
 Produce goods and services and supply them in the market.
 Firms purchase inputs or raw materials from households to use them in the
production process.
b. Household
 It is a person or a group of people that share their income. The members of
households have two functions:
 They supply different factors of production
 Members of household also work as consumers
II. Two Sector model :
a. The circular flow of income or circular flow is a model of the economy in which
the major exchanges are represented as flows of money, goods and services, etc.
between economic agents.
b. The flows of money and goods exchanges in a closed circuit and correspond in
value, but run in the opposite direction. The circular flow analysis is the basis of
national accounts and hence of macroeconomics.

III. Explanation of Figure


Name : Idha Rahma Iswianti

NIM : 19080304009

Accounting Education 2019 I


 Firstly, the household sector supply their factors of production or factor services
(labor, land, capital...) to the business sector through the factor market.
 Secondly the business sector pays the rewards to household sector for their
contribution to the production in kinds of rent for land, interest for capital, and
wages for laborers…
 Thirdly business sector supply their outputs or goods and services in the goods or
product market.
 Fourthly household sector pays their income for consumption expenditure.
 Can we saw product market and factor market. Factor market refers to the market
for selling and purchasing or hiring of factors of production like labor, land …
 Product market means the market in which the goods and services are supplying
and demanding.
IV. CFM with Saving & Investment
 When household save, their expenditure on goods & services will decline to that
extent and as a result money flow to the business firms will contract.
 With reduced money receipts, firm will hire fewer worker or reduce the factor
payments.
 This will lead to the fall in total incomes of the households. Thus, saving reduces
the flow of money expenditure to the business firms and causes a fall in
economy’s total income.
 Economists therefore call savings a leakage.
 Business firms borrow from the financial market for investment in capital goods
such as machines, factories, tools & instruments etc.
 Thus, saving again brought into the expenditures stream and as a result total flow
of spending does not decrease.
 So, investment is called as injection to economy.
Name : Idha Rahma Iswianti

NIM : 19080304009

Accounting Education 2019 I


Questions and Answer
1. What happens if the household sector does a savings activity?
The expenditure on goods & services will decline to that extent and as a result
money flow to the business firms will contract. will lead to the fall in total incomes of
the households. Thus, saving reduces the flow of money expenditure to the business
firms and causes a fall in economy’s total income.

2. What is the purpose of saving back into the flow of expenditure?


Business firms borrow from the financial market for investment in capital goods such
as machines, factories, tools & instruments etc. As aresult total flow of spending does
not decrease.

3. What are the determinants of household consumption?


 Disposable income
 Wealth
 Future income expectations
 Interest rate
 Inflation
 Income distribution
 Demographic factor
 Taste and preferences

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