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Flashcards for Chapter 3 in the class Economics Book.

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all those who live under one roof   Household  
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Their level of satisfaction or sense of well-being   utility  
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economic unit formed by a profit-seeking entrepreneur who combines resources to produce goods & services & accepts the risk of profit and loss   Firm  
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the development of large-scale factory production   Industrial Revolution  
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guarantee individuals the right to use their resources as they choose or to change others for the use   Private Property Rights  
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attempt to promote competition and reduce anti competitive behavior   Antitrust Laws  
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When it is cheaper for one more firm to serve the market then for two or more firms to do so   Natural Monopoly  
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uses taxing and public spending to influence national economic variables   Fiscal Policy  
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tries to apply the right amount of money to help stabilize the business cycle and promote healthy economic growth   Monetary Policy  
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both rival and exclusive   Private goods  
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non-rival in consumption   Public goods  
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goods that are non-rival but exclusive   Quasi-public goods  
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goods that are rival but nonexclusive   open-access goods  
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by- products of production or consumption that impose cost on third parties   Negative Externalities  
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occur when the by- products consumption or production benefit third parties   Positive Externalities  
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middle income when incomes are ranked from lowest to highest   Median income  
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known as welfare programs, provide money and in kind assistance to poor people   Income-assistance programs  
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programs designed to help make up for the lost income of people who worked but are now retired, temporarily unemployed, or unable to work because of disability   Social Insurance  
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