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Fundamentals (Set 2)

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Three Key Economic Questions   What to produce? How to produce it? Who will consume it?  
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Traditional Economy   Economic system that relies on habit and customs to decide the production and consumption of goods.  
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Command Economy (Centrally planned)   Economic system where decisions about production and consumption are made by the government.  
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Market Economy (Capitalism)   Economic system where decisions about production and consumption are made by individuals.  
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Mixed Economy   Economic system where decisions about production and consumption are made by individuals & the government.  
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Household   Person or group living in the same residence  
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Firm   Organization that uses resources to produce a product. A business.  
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Specialization   The concentration of productive efforts on a limited number of activities  
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Factor Market   Firms pay households for land, labor, and capital  
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Product Market   Households pay firms for goods & services  
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"The invisible hand"   describes the self-regulating nature of a market economy. Self-interest and competition keep businesses acting in the consumers best interest.  
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Socialism   Type of command economy. Democratic means should be used to distribute wealth throughout an economy  
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Communism   Type of command economy. An authoritarian central government makes decisions about the economy.  
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Private Property   Property that is owned by individuals or businesses, not the government.  
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Laissez Faire   Doctrine that states the government should not interfere with the marketplace.  
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Incentive   An expectation that encourages people to behave a certain way.  
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