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Circular Flow Model of the Economy
The circular flow model is a simplified representation of the macroeconomy that illustrates the continuous movement of money between key economic agents. In its most basic form, the model focuses on the interaction between households and firms, ignoring the roles of government and international trade. It shows that households and firms both receive income and then spend it, creating a closed loop where the production of goods and services (output) generates income, which is then used for spending (expenditure) on those same goods and services. This framework is fundamental to understanding why the three methods of measuring GDP—output, income, and expenditure—are theoretically equivalent.
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