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Basic Economics Terms

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show The buyer or user of a good or service.  
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show The maker of a good or provider of a service.  
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GDP   show
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Command Economy   show
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Developed Country   show
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Embargo   show
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show When countries focus on producing certain goods to be able to make them more efficiently and quickly.  
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show To add variety to something.  
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Quota   show
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Traditional Economy   show
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show A country that has few industries, low technology level, low GDP, and a low standard of living.  
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show Type of economy where all economic decisions are made by producers and consumers.  
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show A person who begins a project (usually a business), especially when it takes initiative and has risk.  
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Demand   show
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show Type of economy has some government controls, but also gives freedoms to producers and consumers.  
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show Not enough for all wants/needs.  
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show The amount of goods and services available to consumers.  
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Tariff   show
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Imports   show
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Surplus   show
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Exports   show
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show An exchange of goods or services that is done because both parties wish to. It always benefits both parties.  
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show The level of the peoples' wants and needs that are met by a society.  
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show Money given by the government to a business or industry in order to help keep the cost of a product or service low.  
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show Economic penalties that a government places on another country to limit trade as a punishment.  
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show Education and training of a the workers in a country.  
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show The percentage of adults in a country that can read and write.  
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Capital Goods   show
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show Materials such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.  
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show The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.  
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show The total value of all the goods and services produced in a country in a year divided by the number of people living in the country.  
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show The possible benefits missed out on when choosing one alternative over another  
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Law of Supply and Demand   show
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Currency   show
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Exchange Rate   show
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Political Trade Barrier   show
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show Spending money on something now in order to benefit from it in the future  
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show The work that people do to produce goods and services  
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Economic System   show
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Economic Continuum Line   show
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show What to produce? How to produce it? For whom to produce it?  
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Public Sector   show
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show The part of the economy owned by individuals and corporations  
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