How Does Total Factor Productivity Differ from Partial Productivity

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Essay

How does total factor productivity differ from partial productivity?

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Definitions:

Say's Law

An economic principle that asserts that supply creates its own demand, meaning that production of goods and services creates an equal amount of demand for those goods and services.

Classical Economics

Laissez-faire economics. Our economy, if left free from government interference, tends toward full employment. The prevalent school of economics from about 1800 to 1930.

Fiscal Policy

Manipulation of the federal budget to attain price stability, relatively full employment, and a satisfactory rate of economic growth.

Recessions

Periods of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters.