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6th Grade Economics
6th Grade Economics - Tinsley
Term | Definition |
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Traditional Economy | Traditions and customs passed down from one generation to another help make all economic decisions. Bartering plays a role in this economic system. |
Command Economy | An economic system where all of the economic decisions are made by the government or a central authority |
Market Economy | An economic system where all of the economic decisions are made by private businesses and consumers. Supply and Demand plays a role in creation of products and the buying of those products. |
Mixed Economy | An economic system where private business and consumers make the economic decisions but with government playing a role in regulating some of those decisions. |
The Three Economic Questions | What to produce, How to produce, For whom to produce |
The three trade barriers | Tariff, Quota, Embargo |
Embargo | A ban on trade |
Tariff | A tax on trade |
Quota | A limit in quantity on trade |
Four Factors of Production | Capital Goods, Natural Resources, Human Capital, Entrepreneurship |
Capital Goods | All of the goods that are produced in the country and then used to make other goods & services. |
Natural Resources | "Gifts of the Earth" These are resources that come from nature. |
Human Capital | All of the skills, talents, education, and abilities that human workers possess |
Entrepreneur | A person in a market economy that risk their own resources to start a business. |