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Econ.
Chapter 1 to 3
Question, | Answer |
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Define MECHANISM. | PROCESS or means by which something can be accomplished. |
Define ASSUMPTION. | Something TAKEN FOR GRANTED; something we think is true. |
Define ECONOMIC GROWTH. | INCREASE in a nation's total OUTPUT of goods and services OVER TIME. |
Define PRODUCTIVITY. | Measure of the amount of OUTPUT produced in a specific time period with a given amount of resources; normally refers to labor, but can apply to all factors of production. |
Define HUMAN CAPITAL. | Sum of PEOPLE'S SKILLS abilities, health, and motivation. |
Define DIVISION OF LABOR. | Division of WORK INTO a number of SEPARATE TASKS to be preformed by different workers. |
Define SPECIALIZATION. | Assignment of TASKS to workers, factories, regions, or nations that can preform them most EFFICIENTLY. |