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Econ Chapter 3
Economics and Society Chapter 3
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Economics
Undergraduate 1
01/31/2014

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Term
any arrangement that enables buyers and sellers to get information and to do business with eachother
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market
Term
A market has two sides: _____ and _____
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buyers and sellers
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a market that has many buyers and many sellers, so no single buyer or seller can influence the price.
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competitive market
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the number of dollars that must be given up in exchange for a good or service.
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money price
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the highest valued alternative forgone.
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opportunity cost
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the ration of one price to another; opportunity cost
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relative price
Term
we divide the money price of a good by the money price of a "basket" of all goods. The resulting _____ _____ tells us the opportunity cost of all goods in terms of how much of the "basket" we must give up to buy it.
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relative price
Term
the money price of a "basket" of goods
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price index
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The _____ _____ of a good or service is the amount that consumers plan to buy during a given time period at a particular price. The _____ _____ is not necessarily the same as the _____ actually bought
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quantity demanded
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other things remaining the same, the higher the price of a good the smaller is the quantity demanded; and the lower the price of a good, the greater is the quantity demanded.
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Law of Demand
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when the price of a good rises, other things remaining the same, its relative price - its opportunity cost - rises. Although each good is unique, it has substitutes - other goods that can be used in its place.
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Substitution Effect
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When a price rises, other things remaining the same, the price rises relative to income.

Higher price + same income = can't afford
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Income Effect
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refers to the entire relationship between the rice of a good and the quantity demanded of that good.
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Demand
Term
One of the main factors that brings changes in demand:

The _____ of related goods
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price
Term
One of the main factors that brings changes in demand:

expected _____ _____
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future prices
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One of the main factors that brings changes in demand:

i_____
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income
Term
One of the main factors that brings changes in demand:

expected _____ _____ and credit
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future income
Term
One of the main factors that brings changes in demand:

p_____
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population
Term
One of the main factors that brings changes in demand:

pr_____
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preferences
Term
lists the quantities demanded at each price.
Definition
Demand Schedule
Term
other things remaining the same, the higher the price of a good the great is the quantity supplied; and the lower.... the smaller the quantity.
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Law of Supply
Term
if price of good A goes up and demand for good B goes down, the goods are ____
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compliments
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if price of good A goes up an demand for good B goes up, the goods are _____
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substitutes
Term
a change in expected future prices causes demand to _____
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rise
Term
if income goes up and demand for good goes up, it is a(n) _____ good.
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normal
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if income goes down and demand for good goes up, it is a(n) _____ good.
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inferior
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a change in supply is caused by a change in the price of _____ _____ _____.
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factors of production
Term
change in supply is caused by a change in _____ of _____. (_____)
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number of suppliers; competition
Term
a decrease in quantity demanded and an increase in quantity supplied is called a _____
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surplus
Term
an increase in quantity demanded and a decrease in quantity supplied is called a _____
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shortage
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There is an _____ consequence as well as an _____ one.
Definition
intended; unintended
Term
people learn the system and play it.
Definition
game theory
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