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Economics Vocab
Economics Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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GDP | Gross Domestic Product; the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year |
4 Factors of Economics Growth | Entrepreneurship, human capital, capital goods, natural resources |
Entrepreneurship | A person willing to risk their time and money in a new product or improved product |
Human Capital | The value of a person's skills and education |
Capital Goods | Goods used to make other goods |
Natural Resources | Gifts from the Earth |
Specialization | When countries focus on producing what they can produce easily and trade for what they need |
Interdependence | When countries rely on each other for goods and services; usually a result of specialization |
Market Economy | Supply and demand determine what is produced, how much is produced, and for whom it is produced |
Command Economy | The government determines what is produced, how much is produced, and for whom it is produced. |
Traditional Economy | Traditions and customs determine what is produced, how much is produced, and for whom it is produced. |
Mixed Economy | A combination of government and supply and demand control economic decisions |
Scarcity | When there is not enough of a good |
Surplus | When there is more than needed of a good |
Export | Goods that are sent out of the country to another |
Import | Goods that are brought into a country from another |
Quota | A limit on imports |
Tariff | A tax on imports |
Embargo | A refusal to trade with a country |
The higher the literacy rate.... | the higher the standard of living |