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Intro to Economics
Definitions of the Introduction to Economics Chapter
Term | Definition |
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Economics | Is the study of how people and businesses with limited income make decisions about what they spend their money on. |
Factors of Production | Are the elements necessary to produce goods and services. They can be divided into four categories: land, labour, capital and enterprise. |
Economic System | The way a country uses its factors of production to produce goods and services is referred to as the economic system of that country. |
Economic Growth | Refers to the changes in the quantity of goods and services produced in a country from one year to the next. |
Inflation | An increase in the prices in a country from one period to the next is referred to as economic growth. |
GNP | the total quantity of goods and services produced in a country from one year to the next is referred to as the Gross National Product. |