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Man-made resources used to produce other goods and services; for examples, machines, factories , tools. | Capital |
An economic principle referring to a consumer's desire and willingness to pay a price for a specific good or service. | Demand |
When one nation prohibits trade with another, often for political reasons | Embargo |
The willingness to assume the risks of organizing and coordinating resources to produce goods and services. | Entrepreneurship |
The market price where the quantity of goods supplied is equal to the quantity of goods demanded. | Equilibrium Price |
Goods shipped out of one count for trade or sale with another. | Exports |
Total market value of the goods and services produced by a nation in a given time period. | Gross Domestic Product |
The number of deaths of babies in a given population | Infant Mortality |
The condition where countries become dependant on one another because of specialization and trade. | Interdependence |
All human effort including the knowledge and skills used in the production of goods and service | Labor |
Gifts of nature: natural resources used to produce goods and services, for example, land, minerals, and trees. | Land |
The number of years a person is expected to live. | Life Expectancy |
The percentage of citizens in a country who can read and write. | Literacy Rate |
The average amount of income for every person in a country; the total amount of everyone's income divided by the population. | Per Capita Income |
A limit on the amount of goods that can be imported | Quota |
Things of value and efforts used to produce goods and services: land, labor capital, and entrepreneurship | Resources |
The basic economic problem that arises because people have unlimited wants but resources are limited. | Scarcity |
When production is concentrated on producing only those goods and services that can most efficiently be produced given existing resources | Specialization |
Payments made to domestic businesses to help them compete with foreign businesses. | Subsidy |
An exchange of goods or services. | Trade |
Limits or restrictions on foreign trade. | Trade Barriers |