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Economics vocabulary
This is the vocabulary for the economic systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Economics | The manufacturing, bartering, and using of goods and services. |
| Capitalism | Economy system where private owners control production of profit. |
| Bartering | Exchanging one good or service for another. |
| Supply | How much people have. |
| Demand | What or how much people want. |
| GPD (Gross Domestic Product) | How much was produced in a year. |
| Standard of Living | The wealth to a person to a person or community. |
| Literacy Rate | The amount of people who can read and write. |
| Specialization | Making a living what a person does best. |
| Currency | Money. |
| Currency Exchange | Trading one type of currency for another. |
| Voluntary Trade | Choose to buy or not. |
| Embargo | Forbidden trade with another country |
| Tariffs | Taxes placed on imported goods |
| Quotas | Restrictions on the amount of goods that can be imported into another country |