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Core Concepts Vocab
Core Concepts Part 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Economic | The study of how people meet their wants and needs. |
| Scarcity | Having a limited quantity of resources. |
| Demand | Desire for a certain good or service. |
| Opportunity Cost | Cost of what u have to give up. |
| Incentive | A factor that encourages people to act a certain way. |
| Market | An organized way for producers and consumers to trade goods and services. |
| Inflation | Rise in prices |
| Market Economy | Economy where individual consumers and producers make economic decisions. |
| Recession | Decline in economic growth for six or more months. |
| Revenue | The money earned by selling goods and services. |
| Productivity | The amount of goods and services. |
| Command Economy | Economy in which the central government makes all the decisions. |
| Bond | Certificate issued by a company or government promising to pay back borrowed money with interest. |
| Tariff | Tax on imports and exports. |
| Trade | The exchange of goods and services in a market. |
| Gross Domestic Product | Total value of all goods and services. |
| Budget | Plan that shows income and expenses over a period of time. |
| Interest | Paid for borrowing money |
| Stock | Share of ownership in a community |
| Developed country | A _______________ have a strong economy |