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Economics Vocabulary
Learn more about economics by using these term/definition flash cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Trade | The exchange of something of value. |
| Specialization | The concentration of production on fewer kinds of goods and services than are consumed. |
| Interdependence | Reliance on others to satisfy want. |
| Production | The act of combining natural resources, human resources, capital goods and entrepreneurship to make goods and services. |
| Consumption | The purchase or use of goods and services. |
| Goods | Objects that are capable of satisfying people's wants. |
| Services | Actions that are capable of satisfying people's wants. |
| Market | The interaction of Buyers and sellers exchanging goods and services. |
| Market Clearing Price for Goods | The one Price at which quantity supplied equals quantity demanded. |
| Opportunity cost | The value of the next best alternative given up when a choice is made. |
| Supply | The quantities of a good or service that producers are willing to provide at various prices during a given period |
| Demand | the quantities of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy at various prices during a given time period |
| Import | Goods that are brought into a country as part of trade. |
| Export | Goods that leave a country as a part of trade |
| Scarcity | The lack of sufficient resources to produce all the goods and services people desire. |