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Macroeconomics
Exploring Economics 5th edition By Sexton Chapter 1-4
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09/12/2011

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Scarcity-
Definition
Human wants exceeded available resources
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Macroeconomics-
Definition
the study of the whole economy including the topics of inflation, unemployment, and economic growth
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Microeconomics-
Definition
The study of household and firm behavior and how they interact in the market place.
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Self Interest-
Definition
the self-regulating nature of the marketplace
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Ceteris Paribus-
Definition
Holding all other things constant
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Fallacy of Composition-
Definition
The incorrect view that what is true for the individual is always true for the group.
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Resources-
Definition
Inputs used to produce goods and services
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Human Capital-
Definition
The productive knowledge and skill people receive from education, on-the-job training, health, and other factors that increase productivity.
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Opportunity Cost-
Definition
The value of the best forgone alternative that was not chosen
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Specialization-
Definition
One person with fewer things going on produces more because they and focus on one thing and master it
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Comparative Advantage-
Definition
Occurs when a person or country can produce a good or service at lower opportunity cost than others
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Command Economy-
Definition
Government runs everything “communism, socialism”
I. Cannot cover everything i.e.… Cuba running out of toilet paper
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Market Economy-
Definition
an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices “capitalism”
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Mixed Economy-
Definition
an economic system that combines private and state enterprises “free market”
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Circular Flow-
Definition
The relationship between household and firms
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Household-
Definition
labor, entrepreneurship,
Everything is owned by “Households
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Firms-
Definition
Manufacture the stuff we need in homes
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Production Possibility Curve-
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Always on a graph Two types of goods “because you only have two axis” Takes place over time Quality and quantity of resources don’t change Technology doesn’t change.