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Chapter 07
Brief Principles of Macroeconomics Vocabulary
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Economics
Undergraduate 2
10/12/2013

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Productivity
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The quantity of goods and services produced from each unit of labor input
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Physical Capital
Definition
The stock of equipment and structures that are used to produce goods and services
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Human Capital
Definition
The knowledge and skills that workers acquire through education, training, and experience
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Natural Resources
Definition
The inputs into the production of goods and services that are provided by nature, such as land, rivers, and mineral deposits
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Technological Knowledge
Definition
Society's understanding of the best ways to produce goods and services
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Diminishing Returns
Definition
The property whereby the benefit from an extra unit of an input declines as quantity of the input increases
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Catch-Up Effect
Definition
The property whereby countries that start off poor tend to grow more rapidly than countries that start off rich
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