You Have Just Graduated from College and Are Buying a Brand

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Essay

You have just graduated from college and are buying a brand new car. There are two on the lot: a green one and a blue one. Both have the same features for the same price. Is there a potential asymmetric information problem?

Analyze the causes and effects of changes in CPI on the economy and individual standard of living.

Understand the concept of substitution bias and its implications for the accuracy of the CPI.

Learn the distinction between the CPI and other price indices like the GDP deflator and the producer price index.

Grasp the method for calculating inflation rates using the CPI and understand the concept of deflation.

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Definitions:

Bronchioles

A part of the respiratory tract that branches from the tertiary bronchi.

Pleura

The membranes that surround the lungs.

Cilia

Microscopic, hair-like structures on the surface of cells that move in a wavelike manner to transport substances or facilitate movement.

Epiglottis

A leaf-shaped flap of cartilage located behind the tongue, at the top of the larynx, which prevents food and drink from entering the windpipe during swallowing.