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Business Final Chapters 1-7
Flanagan
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Business
Undergraduate 1
10/25/2010

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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
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An international trade agreement that has taken bold steps to lower tariffs and promote free trade worldwide (the first of its' kind).
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fiscal policy
Definition
Government efforts to influence the economy through taxation and spending.
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monetary policy
Definition
Federal Reserve decisions that shape the economy by influencing interest rates and the supply of money.
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M1 money supply
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All currency plus checking accounts and traveler's checks (no credit cards).
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M2 money supply
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All of M1 plus most savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit (still no credit cards).
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open market operations
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The Federal Reserve function of buying and selling government securities, which include treasury bonds, notes, and bills.
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Degrees of Competition (5 market structures)
Definition
Pure competition (purely identical products), monopolistic competition (clothing), oligopoly (auto industry), monopoly (water, cable), natural monopoly
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5 economic measurements
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GDP, CPI (% change of price of goods consumers buy), PPI (% change of resources a producer would buy), Unemployment rate, Productivity
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World Trade Organization (WTO)
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A permanent global institution to promote international trade and to settle international trade disputes.
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World Bank
Definition
International cooperative of 185 countries, working together to reduce poverty in the developing world (loans to less developed countries).
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International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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International cooperative of 185 member countries working on stabilizing currency.
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Productivity Equation
Definition
Goods and Services divided by inputs.
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Consumer's Rights
Definition
Right to Be Safe, Right to Be Informed, Right to Choose, Right to Be Heard
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planned obsolescence
Definition
The strategy of deliberately designing products to fail in order to shorten the time between purchases (Apple).
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Definition
Federal Legislation passed in 2002 that sets higher ethical standards for public corporations and accounting firms. Key provisions limit conflict-of-interest issues and require financial officers and CEOs to certify the validity of their financial statements.
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acquisition
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A corporate restructuring in which one firm buys another (they acquire everything, Southwest acquired Continental).
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merger
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A corporate restructuring that occurs when two formerly independent business entities combine to form a new organization.
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divestiture
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The transfer of total or partial ownership of some of a firm's assets to investors or to another company (one company disinvests).
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franchisee
Definition
seeks franchisor permission
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corporation
Definition
separate entity from owners, if an owner dies, the company persists (Disney).
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angel investors
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Individuals who invest in start-up companies with high growth potential in exchange for a share of ownership
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