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Civics Ch.18 voc

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need requirements for survival, such as food, clothing, and shelter
want a thing we would like to have, such as entertainment, vacations, or an item that makes life comfortable and enjoyable.
economics the study of how individuals and nations make choices about ways to use scare resources to fulfill their needs and wants
microeconomics the economic behavior and decision-making by individuals and small businesses.
macroeconomics economics behavior and decision making by government or whole industries or societies
economic model simplified representation of the real world that economists develop to describe how the economy behaves and is expected to preform in the future
economic system nations way of producing things its people want and need .
resource wealth
scarcity not having enough resources to produce all of the things we would like to have
trade-off the alternative you face if you decide to do one thing rather than another
opportunity cost the cost of the next best alternative use of time and money when choosing to do one thing rather then another
marginal cost the additional or extra opportunity cost associated with an action
cost-benefit analysis economic model that compares the marginal costs and marginal benefits of a decision
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