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Econ 2

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3 key economic questions   show
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show Structure of methods and principles society uses to produce and distribute goods and services  
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show Land, Labor, Capital  
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Factor payments   show
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show Amount of money a business receives in excess of its expenses  
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show Deliver the right goods in the right quanity to the right people  
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show The freedom to buy what we can pay for, to seek work where we want, to own property, and to become entrepreneurs.  
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show Goods and services will be available when they are needed and paychecks will be received on time  
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Economic Goal:Equity   show
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Economic Goal: Growth   show
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show Set of programs to protect people who face unfavorable economic conditions such as layoffs, injuries, or natural disasters plus a base income for the elderly  
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Standard of living   show
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How does innovation change economics?   show
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Traditional Economy   show
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show Any arrangement that allows buyers and sellers to exchange things  
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Markets eliminate the need for   show
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Benefits of Specialization   show
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show Choices made by individuals determine what gets made, how it is made, and how much people can consume of the goods and services produced. Individuals and businesses make their own decisions on what to buy and sell.  
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Another name for Free Market Economy   show
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show households and firms  
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show Person or group of people living in a single residence  
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Firm   show
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show Arena of exchange in which firms purchase the factors of production from households  
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show Arena of exchange in which households purchase goods and services from firms  
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show Must grow with nations population so it can provide hobs for new people joining the work force  
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show Set of programs to protect people who face unfavorable economic conditions such as layoffs, injuries, or natural disasters plus a base income for the elderly  
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Standard of living   show
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Innovation   show
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show Oldest and simplest, relies on habit, custom, or ritual to answer the three key economic questions-revolves around the family  
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show Any arrangement that allows buyers and sellers to exchange things  
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show any one person to be self-sufficient  
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show Concentration of the productive efforts of individuals and businesses on a limited number of activities  
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show Choices made by individuals determine what gets made, how it is made, and how much people can consume of the goods and services produced. Individuals and businesses make their own decisions on what to buy and sell.  
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Another name for Free Market Economy   show
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show households and firms  
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show Person or group of people living in a single residence  
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Firm   show
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show Arena of exchnage in which firms purchase the factors of production from households  
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Product market   show
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show Wrote the book "The Wealth of Nations" that described how markets function  
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show An individual's own personal gain-the motivating force in the free market-the push that leads people to act  
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show Hope of reward or fear of penalty that encourages a person to behave in a certain way  
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show Regulating force - Struggle among producers for the dollars of consumers  
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Invisible hand   show
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Consumer sovereignty   show
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show 1.Economic Efficiency, 2.Economic Freedom,3.Economic Growth  
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show Government rather than individuals producers and consumers answers the key economic questions of what to produce, how to produce it, and who gets it  
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show Another name for centrally planned economy-  
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Economy that opposes private property, free market pricing, competition, and consumer choice   show
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Socialism   show
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show Central government owns and controls all resources and means of production and makes all economic decisions  
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Authoritarian   show
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show Soviet Union  
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show Individuals/consumers  
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What does Adam Smith mean by the invisible hand?   show
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Traditional Economy   show
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What must be done to improve the standard of living of a nation?   show
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Mixed Economy   show
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show They exist because no one is self sufficient  
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show Individuals  
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show How will goods be produced?  
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Free enterprise system   show
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show Represents the actions taken by government to affect the economy  
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How is the economic system in China today different from the one in the Soviet Union?   show
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How are free market economies able to attain economic growth?   show
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Why does a socialist society have a more flexible command economy than a communist society?   show
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show Only the government was involved in determining prices, wages and products to be produced  
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show Government should not interfere in the economy  
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show Property owned by individuals or businesses  
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show Period of change in which an economy moves from one economic system to another  
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show The selling of state run firms which are then allowed to compete in the marketplace  
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