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Economics
ch 1,2,3
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Economics
Undergraduate 3
09/11/2007

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Economics is the study of?
Definition
how society manages its scarce resources.
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scarcity
Definition
the limited nature of society's resources
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opportunity cost
Definition
whatever must be given up to obtain some item
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marginal changes
Definition
small incremental adjustments to a plan of action.
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market economy
Definition
The decisions of a central planner are replaced by the decisions of millions of firms and households.
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market failure
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refers to a situation in which the market on its own fails to produce an efficient allocation of resources.
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productivity
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the amount of goods and services produced from each hour of a worker's time.
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inflation
Definition
an increase in the overall level of prices in the economy
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factors that shift the supply curve?
Definition
prices,technology,expectations, number of sellers
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factors that shift demand curve
Definition
consumer income, prices of related of goods,tastes,expectations, number of buyers
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