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Econ Final Exam

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show A condition of price stability where the quantity demanded equals the quantity supplied.  
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equilibrium price   show
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surplus   show
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a surplus is represented by any point ...   show
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show quantity of the surplus  
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shortage   show
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a shortage is represented by any point ...   show
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show the quantity of the shortage  
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price ceiling   show
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price floor   show
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price control   show
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supply curve   show
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show a table that shows the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity supplied  
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show producers offer more of a good as its price increases and less as its price falls  
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Change in the cost of factors of production   show
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Change in technology   show
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show If a seller has an opportunity to produce a different product that brings in more profit  
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Change in producers price expectations   show
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Change in the number of sellers in the market   show
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show the amount of a good or service that a firm is willing and able to supply at a given price  
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show The quantity of something that producers have available for sale at every price  
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Demand   show
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Law of demand   show
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Demand Schedule   show
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show a graphic representation of a demand schedule  
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non-price determinant   show
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Quantity Demanded   show
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show A curve showing the different combinations of two goods or services that can be produced in a full-employment  
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Traditional Economy   show
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market economy   show
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command economy   show
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mixed economy   show
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show Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of political economics. Seen today as the father of Capitalism. Wrote On the Wealth of Nations (1776) One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment.  
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Karl Marx   show
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marginal cost   show
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marginal benefit   show
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show the process of deciding whether to do or use one additional unit of some resource  
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show the physical objects that someone produces  
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show Actions or activities that one person performs for another; intangible  
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land   show
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labor   show
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show any human-made resource that is used to produce other goods and services  
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show people who decide how to combine factors of production to create new goods and services  
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Trade-off   show
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opportunity cost   show
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show the action of buying and selling goods and services.  
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show government rules that block or inhibit international trade between countries.  
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absolute advantage   show
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show the ability of an individual  
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Specialization   show
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Depreciated Value   show
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show the value of a currency in one country compared with the value in another  
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show goods and services purchased from other countries  
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Exports   show
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show A tax on imported goods  
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show tax on imports used primarily to raise government revenue without restricting imports  
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show A tax on imported goods that raises the price of imports so people will buy domestic goods  
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show A limit placed on the quantities of a product that can be imported  
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show an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.  
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fiscal policy   show
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Inflation   show
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show A tax graduated so that people with higher incomes pay larger fraction of their income than people with lower incomes.  
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proportional tax   show
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show A tax in which the burden falls relatively more heavily on low-income groups than on wealthy taxpayers.  
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show increases in the price level (inflation) resulting from an excess of demand over output at the existing price level  
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show a sustained rise in the price level caused by a leftward shift of the aggregate supply curve (increase in cost of production)  
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show a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced  
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Depression   show
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show Federal spending required by law that continues without the need for annual approvals by Congress.  
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show Federal spending on programs that are controlled through the regular budget process  
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social insurance programs   show
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public assistance programs   show
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monetary policy   show
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federal funds rate   show
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open market operations   show
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fractional reserve banking   show
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show the minimum interest rate set by the Federal Reserve for lending to other banks.  
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show Federal Reserve system actions to increase the money supply  
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show This is the percentage of their deposits that member banks must keep available in a Federal Reserve Bank.  
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contractionary monetary policy   show
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show The most narrowly defined money supply  
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show All of M1 + less immediate (liquid) forms of money to include savings  
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M3   show
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show Gross Domestic Product- the total market value of all final goods and services produced annually in an economy  
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show (consumer price index) a measure of the overall cost of the goods and services bought by a typical consumer  
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unemployment   show
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show a business owned and managed by a single individual  
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Partnership   show
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Corporation   show
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show the combination of two or more firms competing in the same market with the same good or service  
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show the combination of two or more firms involved in different stages of producing the same good or service  
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conglomerate   show
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publicly held corporation   show
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corporate charter   show
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articles of incorporation   show
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stock   show
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show the degree of competition in which there are many sellers in a market and none is large enough to dictate the price of a product  
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monopolistic competition   show
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Oligopoly   show
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Monopoly   show
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barriers to entry   show
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Nash Equilibrium   show
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show Evaluates alternate strategies when outcome depends not only on each individual's strategy but also that of others.  
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payoff matrix   show
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