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economics words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Barter | Trading goods and services among people and places. |
| Money | A medium of exchange. Something you can use for trade. |
| Credit | A trust between people or a pledge to pay later. |
| Stock | Buying shares in a company in exchange for a return of profit. |
| Incorporate | Selling shares of a business. |
| Consumer | Individuals or institutions which buy and use resources, good an services |
| Producers | Individuals of institutions which use the resources of land, labor, capital, and time to manufacture goods and services. |
| Financial Institutions | Institutions which collect savings and make loans on investments in economy. |
| Government | Institutions which have a regulatory function. In executing this responsibility they also become consumer and producers. |
| Economics | The science that deals with the production, distribution and use of goods, money, natural resources and services. |
| Scarcity | A situation in which there is not enough of something. |
| Oppertunity Cost | To choose one option over another given. |
| Supply | The various amounts of goods and services |
| Demand | The various amounts of goods or services |
| Inflation | The relative purchasing power of the dollar As measured by a market basket of goods and services. |
| Deflation | When prices Fall with no change in quantity or quality of goods. |
| Recession | A reduction in business activity. |
| Traditional Economy (Oregano Islands) | Includes a bartering system. |
| Market Economy (Mocha Island) | Supply and demand determine price. |
| Command Economy (Caraway Island) | government controls everything that will be produced, how it will be produced, and by whom. |