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ECO Topic 2 Vocabulary Lessons 1,2,3,4 PEARSON 2016

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economic system   the structure of methods and principles that a society uses to produce and distribute goods and services  
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factor payments   the income people receive in return for supplying factors of production  
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profit   the amount of money a business receives in excess of its expenses  
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standard of living   level of economic prosperity  
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innovation   the process of bringing new methods, products or ideas into use  
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traditional economy   an economic system that relies on habit, custom, or ritual to decide the three key economic questions  
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market   any arrangement that allows buyers and sellers to exchange things  
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specialization   the concentration of the productive efforts of individuals and businesses on a limited number of activities  
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free market economy   an economic system in which decisions on the three key economic questions are based on voluntary exchange in markets  
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household   a person or group of people living in a single residence  
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firm   an organization that uses resources to produce a product or service, which it then sells  
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product market   the arena of exchange in which households purchase goods and services from firms  
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Adam Smith   Scottish social philosopher; published The Wealth of Nations; believed competition and our own self-interest actually helped to keep the marketplace functioning  
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sef-interest   an individual’s own personal gain  
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incentive   the hope of reward or fear of penalty that encourages a person to behave in a certain way  
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competition   the struggle among producers for the dollars of consumers  
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centrally planned economy   an economic system in which the government makes all the decisions on the three key economic questions  
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command economy   another name for a centrally planned economy  
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socialism   a range of economic and political systems based on the belief that wealth should be evenly distributed throughout society  
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communism   a political system in which the government owns and controls all resources and means of production and makes all economic decisions  
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authoritarian   describing a form of government that limits individual freedoms and requires strict obedience from its citizens  
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private property   property that is owned by individuals or companies, not by the government or the people as a whole  
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intellectual property   private property that individuals have created such as books, songs, or movies can be protected by government laws  
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mixed economy   the market-based economic system in which the government is involved to some extent  
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economic transition   a period of change in which a nation moves from one economic system to another  
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