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Humanities
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Imports | Goods/services bought IN |
| Exports | Goods/services sold OUT |
| Micro | Individual parts of economy |
| Macro | Whole economy |
| Inflation | General rise in prices |
| CPI | Measures changes in consumer prices |
| Fiscal policy | Government spending + taxes |
| Monetary policy | RBA uses interest rates |
| Cash rate | RBA's key interest rate |
| Structural unemployment | Skills don't match jobs |
| Cyclical unemployment | Economic downturn |
| Frictional unemployment | Between jobs |
| Scarcity | Limited resources, unlimited wants |
| Labour shortage | Not enough workers |
| Skills mismatch | Wrong skills for available jobs |
| Households | Consume + provide labour |
| Businesses | Produce + employ |
| Government | Tax + spend + regulate |
| Material | Money/things |
| Non-material | Quality of life |
| Opportunity cost | Next-best alternative given up |
| Identify | Say what it is |
| Describe | Say what happens |
| Compare | Similarities/differences |
| Explain | Say why |
| Analyse | Data + why + meaning |