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Baseball vocab
Term | Def |
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economy | the management of resources in a country |
scarcity | insufficiency or shortness of supply |
economic systems | an organized way in which a state or nation allocates its resources and goods and services in a community |
traditional economy | traditional customs and values answer the three basic economic questions |
market economy | supply and demand answer the three economic questions |
supply and demand | demand; how much of a product or service is desired by buyers. supply; how much the market can offer |
mixed economy | the blend of market and command; have both elements |
gross domestic product (GDP) | the total value of all goods and services produced by a country in 1 year |
natural resources | resources supplied by nature |
human capital | the education and training of workers |
capital goods | goods that are used in producing other goods, rather than being bought by consumers |
entrepreneurship | one who takes the risk of owning and running a buisness |
specialization | one nation can produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost |
trade | buying and selling goods and services |
opportunity cost | the value of what is given up when one choice is made over another |
interdependence | depending or relying on one another |
goods and services | goods; can be consumed by someone services; actions people take |
trade barriers | to restrict, limit, or control trade |
tariff | a tax on imported goods |
quota | limit on the quantity of imported goods |
embargo | ban with one country with trade |
system for exchanging currencies | a system that changes countries currencies into another countries currency |
exchange rate | how much one country's currency is worth compared to another |
command economy | government answer three economic questions |