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SS Ch 20 Test
SS Ch 20 Test Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| private good | economic good that is consumed by one person, and cannot be used by another |
| public good | economic good that is used collectively, |
| externality | economic side effect that affects uninvolved third party |
| positive externality | benefits more people |
| negative externality | action has harmful side effects |
| merger | two or more companies form a single business |
| natural monolopy | costs of production are minimized by having single firm produce the product |
| recall | action that causes an unsafe product to be removed from shelves |
| real gdp | GDP after adjustments for inflation |
| inflation | long term increase in level of prices |
| monolopy | sole provider for good or service |
| antitrust law | legislation to prevent monopolies from forming and to preserve and promote competition |
| recession | period of declining economic activity lasting 6 or more months |
| bear market | stock prices decline |
| bull market | stock prices increase |
| welfare | aid given to poor in form of money or necessities |
| workfare | programs that require welfare recipients to exchange some of labor for benefits |
| fixed income | income remains same forever |
| compensation | payment to unemployed or injured workers to make up for lost wages |
| TANF | welfare program paid for by the fed gov and administered by individual states |
| inflationary times | economic trouble |
| CPI | consumer price index, average price of products |
| Clayton act | stronger and clearer then Sherman act, banned businesses that hurt competition |
| business cycle | expansion, peak, contraction or recession, trough, expansion, peak, contraction or recession |
| peak | highest point and starts to turn down |
| trough | lowest level and starts to climb again |