part b- distinction between income and wealth

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  • what's wealth?
    Wealth is a stock of assets owned by individuals or firms in the economy
  • what are assets ?
    actual money e.g savings and physical items e.g houses or cars
  • how is wealth a stock concept?
    stockpile of resources- aren't currently being used in the circular flow of income but could be used
  • How's a correlation of wealth and income?
    Countries with high levels of wealth have high levels of income and vice versa