Shared Flashcard Set

Details

principles of microeconomics sixth edition
Chapter One
15
Economics
Undergraduate 1
09/14/2011

Additional Economics Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
scarcity
Definition
the limited nature of society's resources
Term
economics
Definition
the study of how society manages its scarce resources
Term
efficiency
Definition
the property of distributing economic prosperity uniformly among the members of society
Term
opportunity cost
Definition
whatever must be given up to obtain some item
Term
rational people 
Definition
people who systematically and purposefully do the best they can to achieve their objectives
Term
marginal change
Definition
a small incremental adjustment to a plan of action
Term
incentive
Definition
something that induces a person to act
Term
market economy 
Definition
an economy that allocates resources through the decentralized decisions of many firms and households as they interact in markets for goods and services
Term
property rights
Definition
the ability of an individual to own and excercise control over scarce resources
Term
market failure
Definition
a situation in which a market left on its own fails to allocate resources efficiently
Term
externality
Definition
the impact of one person's actions on the well-being of a bystander
Term
market power
Definition
the ability of a single economic actor to have a substantial influence on market prices
Term
productivity 
Definition
the quantity of goods and services produced from each unit of labor input
Term
inflation
Definition
an increase in the overall level of prices in the economy
Term
business cycle
Definition
fluctuation in economic activity, such as employment and production
Supporting users have an ad free experience!