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Economics vocabulary
This is the vocabulary for the economic systems
Term | Definition |
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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 |