Economics

What Would Minimum Wage Be If It Rose With Inflation?

With the enactment of the New Deal’s National Industrial Recovery Act in 1933, the first federal minimum wage was established. The ultra-right Supreme Court of the time quickly declared it unconstitutional. In 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ran for reelection on the promise of continuing to fight for a federal minimum wage. In contrast, the […]

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How Is GDP Calculated Using The Expenditure Approach?

GDP = consumption + investment + government expenditure + exports imports, according to the expenditures method. The output method is also referred to as the “net product” or “value added” method. Key Terms Total spending on all final goods and services (Consumption goods and services (C) + Gross Investments (I) + Government Purchases (G) +

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