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Macroeconomics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | Market value of finished goods produced within a nations boarders within a given period (1Year) |
| Comparative Advantage | Ability to produce at lowest opportunity cost |
| Absolute Advantage | Ability to produce at lowest cost |
| Adam Smith | The Wealth of Nations (1776) |
| Mercantilism | Wealth is infinite |
| Communism | No government or market to allocate resources |
| Welfare Socialism | Significant government involvement |
| State Socialism | Total control by state |
| Socialism | Centralized ownership of resources and decision making |
| Capitalism | Decentralized ownership of resources and decision making |
| Benevolence | Kind, generous |
| Omniscience | State of knowing everything |
| Unconstrained Vision | Unlimited potential- reply upon government planners desirable social outcomes |
| Constrained Vision | Rely on "Invisible Hands", competitive markets |
| How to Choose? | Efficacy, equality, freedom, clean environment, support an authority |
| Economic Systems | System of resources, production and distribution within a society |