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Economics
Undergraduate 1
09/23/2009

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public good
Definition
a good or service whose consumption by one person does not exclude consumption by others
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free rider
Definition
an individual who reaps direct benefits from someone else's purchase of a public good
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monopoly
Definition
a firm that produces the entire market supply of a particular good or service
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anti trust
Definition
gov. intervention to alter market structure or prevent abuse of market power
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progressive tax
Definition
a tax that system in which tax rates rise as incomes rise
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regressive tax
Definition
a tax system in which tax rates fall as incomes rise
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public choice
Definition
theory of public sector behavoir emphasizing rationla self interest of decision makers and voters
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