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05/07/2009

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Scarcity
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The condition that occurs because people's wants and need are unlimited while resources needed to produce services and goods to meet these needs and wants is limited.
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Basic Economic Questions
Definition
For whome to produce, what to produce, and how to produce.
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Opporunity cost
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The value of any alternative that you much give up when you make a choice.
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Production Possibilities Frontier
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All possible combinations of two goods that can produce in a certain period of time, under the condition of present techonlogy. No umemployed resources and efficient production.
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Allocation
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The process of choosing which needs will be met and how much of our resources will we use to satisfy them.
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Labor
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One of the resources used to produce goods and servies - human factor of production.
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Capital
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Produced goods that can be used as resources one for further production - the means of production includion tools, offices, equipment, also the finacial capita - the moneny to acquire land and labor.
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Natural Resrouces (Land)
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In econimics any material produced by nature that can be used to produce good or provide services.
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Trade off
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The choice between alternative uses for a given quantity of a resource.
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Specialization
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Concentarating the activity of a unit of production resource on a single task or operation.
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Absolute advantage
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The situation in which a country can produce more of a good than another company can produce with same quatity of resources.
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Comparative advantage
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The situation in which a coutry can produce a good at a lower opportunity cost than another country.
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Free enterprise
Definition
An economic system in which individuals own most, if not all, the resources and control their use.
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Command (social) economy
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An economy in which the major economic questions are determined by the government representing the interest of the entire society.
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Mixed economy
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An economic system where the basic question are resolved by a mixture of markey forces with government direction. (Free enterprise and socialism)
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Traditional economy
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An economic system in which the basic economic questions are answered by social custom.
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Markey economy
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An economy in which the basic ecnomic question are decided by the individuals in the marketplace.
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Circular flow
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A model of the economy that summarizes the flow of goods and services production from the four sectors - housefolds, businesses, government, and financial institutions.
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Democratic socialism
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An economic system where the means of production are mostrly in private hands, market driven. Higher taxes to deal with social servies provided by the state. Sometimes called a welfare state.
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State Socialism (Communism)
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An economic system where means of production are in the hands of government. Economic decisions made by a central authority. All wages set.
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Capitalism
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An economic system based where means of production are owned by private individuals to produce for profit. Production is determined by market forces.
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Adam Smith
Definition
Considered the Father of Modern Economics, wrote the "Wealth of Nations," this book was a major influence on our Founding Fathers and their pro free enterprise views coupled with limited government.
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Law of supply
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States that the quantity of goods supplied will be greater at a higher price than it will at a lower price. The relationship is direct.
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Law of Demand
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States that the quantity demanded of a good will be greater at lower prices than will be quantity demanded at high prices. This is an inverse relationship.
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Equilibrium price
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The price at which the questity demanded equals the quantity supplied.
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Surplus
Definition
The quantity supplied of an item at a given price exceeds the quantity demanded.
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Alfred Marshall
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An economist whose book "Principles of Economics" had a major impact on the economics profession. Most known for defining the concepts of elsticity of demand.
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Utility
Definition
The satisfaction from consumption, sense of well-being
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Elasticity
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Measurement of the degree of the response of a change in quatity to a change in price.
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Competition
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The rivalry between two or more businesses striving for the same consumer market.
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Profit
Definition
Net returns after subtracting total costs from total revenue.
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Entreprenuers
Definition
Individuals who take the risk of prucing a product for a profit.
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Bond
Definition
A certificate of debt stating the amount of a coroporation has borrowed from a holder and terms of repatment.
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Stock
Definition
Shares of ownership in a company.
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Mutual Fund
Definition
Financial organization that pools peopel's money and invests it.
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Broker
Definition
One who acts as an agent for others in negotiation contracts, purchases of sales in return for a fee or commision.
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Blue Chip Stock
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A stock that sells at a higher price because of public confidence in its long record of steady earnings.
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Preferred stock
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The portion of a corporations stock having a priority or preference over the common stock in the distribution of dividend and assets, usually Owned by employees.
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Bear Market
Definition
An investor whose concern in the stock markey causes her to sell sevurities thinking the price will fall thus cutting losses.
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Bull Market
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An investor whose concern in the stock market causes him to buy securities anicipating the price to rise thus making profit.
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Dividends
Definition
The part of a corporation's income paid to its stockholders.
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Investment
Definition
An increase in the amount of productive capital in the economy.
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Cooperative
Definition
A business that provides services for its members and is not run for profit. Members pool their resources to gain some benefit not availbale to them as an individual.
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Market Price
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The prevailing price at which merchandise, securites or commoditites are sold.
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Franchise
Definition
A contract between by which a firm (corporation) that lets an indiviual (or group) use their name and sell their product, in return for payments being made and requirements being met.
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Sole proprietorship
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A form of business in which there is one owner.
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Partnership
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A tyrpe of business organization to which there are two or more owners.
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Corporation
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An organization of people legally bound together through a charter to conduct some type of business.
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Unemployment
Definition
The condition of those who are willing and able to work and actively seeking work but who do not currently work.
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Social Security Tax
Definition
A tax that provides disability and retirement for most working peole.
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SDI
Definition
State Disability insurance- A partial wage-replacement insurance plan for california workers. It provides affordabe, short-term benefits to eligible workers who suffer a loss of wages when they are unable to work.
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Minimum wage
Definition
The lowest wage that can be paid for certain kinds of work.
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Unions
Definition
An organization formed to protect the rights of workers.
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Salaries
Definition
A fixed amount of money paid to a person on a regular basis.
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Downsizing
Definition
Restructing a firm and decresing its size to cost less be more productive and become a more efficient operation.
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Interest Rates
Definition
The price paid for the use on money, usually a percent of total loan.
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Wages
Definition
A payment for labor or service.
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Collective bargaining
Definition
The process of having a union negotiate with management to determine the terms of employment for all workers rather than each indiviual.
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Monopoly
Definition
A form of market orgainzation in which there is only one seller
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Oligopoly
Definition
A form of market organization in which there are relatively few sellers
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Cartel
Definition
A formal orpanization of firms in the same industry acting together to make decisions.
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Merger
Definition
A joining of two companies, when one company buys mroe than one half of the stock in another company thus they act as one.
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John M. Keynes
Definition
Twentieth centruy economist who changed the way we thought about the economy. He opened doors to government involvement in the economy.
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FDIC
Definition
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - The agency that insures deposits of individuals and businesses for up to $100,000 in the event of bank failure.
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Federal Reserve System
Definition
The central banking system for the Untied States.
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Monetary policy
Definition
The changing of the quantity of money in the economy in order to reduce unemployment, keep prices stable and promote economic growth.
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Near Money
Definition
Assets - Saving accounts that can be easily and quickly turned into money.
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Gresham's law
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An economic law stating that bad money drives good money out of circulation.
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Savings
Definition
The unspenct income that households do not spend on goods or services. Also sums of money stored or when prices are reduced.
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Fiat Money
Definition
Money not redeemable for anything instinsic value, money declared by goverment decree.
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Currency
Definition
A legal tender that is established by the government and used as a value on the market.
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Stagflation
Definition
Occurrence of inflation and unemployment at the same time.
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Debt
Definition
An obligation or liability to pay or render service, something owned for goods or services.
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Real GDP
Definition
GDP that has been adjusted for price changes.
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GDP
Definition
Gross Domestic Product is the total dollar value of all goods and services produced by resources located in the Unites States during one year's time.
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Appreciation
Definition
A rise in value or price.
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Mortgage
Definition
A pledge to a creditor as a security against a debt.
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Deficit
Definition
The amount by which speding exceeds revnue for the year.
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Recession
Definition
The condition in which unemployment is high and GDP falls for two or more consecutive quarters.
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Inflation
Definition
A rise in the average level of prices.
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Deflation
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A decline in that average level of prices.
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IRS
Definition
Internal Revenue Service - The agency in charge of collection taxes for the US government.
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Assets
Definition
An item of value that can be used to settle debt.
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CPI
Definition
Consumer Price Index - A number used to calculate change in the average level of prices for a nuber of item typically bought by urban families.
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COLA
Definition
Cost of Living Adjustment - Automatically adjusts employee wages to match inflation.
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Tax
Definition
A charge imposed by the government on people or property for public purposes.
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Budget
Definition
An estimation of expected income, expenses, and savings. It is a tool to help a person meet financial goals.
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Fiscal Policy
Definition
The changing of federal government spending and taxes in orger to control the level of economic activity.
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NAFTA
Definition
North American Free Trade Agreement is a trade agreement between Mexico, US, and Canada to promote economic growth and prosperity for all three economies by eliminating barriers to free trade.
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Trade
Definition
The business of buying and selling, conducting commerce, exchange of goods.
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World Bank
Definition
An organization established by the UN at the end of WWII. The goal is to reduce poverty by strengthening economies of poor nations through monetary loans and other programs.
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Tariff
Definition
A tax on imports.
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Quota
Definition
A limit on the amount of imports or exports.
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Import
Definition
Goods or services that one coutry buys from another country.
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Barter
Definition
A direct trade of good or services.
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Exchange rate
Definition
The rate at which one type of money can be traded for another.
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Export
Definition
Good or services that one coutry sells to another.
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Protectionism
Definition
The use of trade barriers to protect a nation's industries against foreign competition.
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International Monetary Fund
Definition
IMF was established to promote economic cooperation by maintaiining an orderly system of world trade and exchange rates.
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World Trade Organization (WTO)
Definition
Was esablished in 1995. It is a global comerce agency with the same legal status as the Unites Nations. It is empowered to enforce global commerce rules with the imposition of economic sanctions.
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