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Essential Economic Terms

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show the study of how people choose to use their limited resources to satisfy unlimited wants  
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show a term used for things that produce income  
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Resources   show
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show a medium that allows buyers and sellers of a specific good or service to come together for an exchange  
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show something that provokes an action or greater effort, as a reward for increased productivity  
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show a market containing a single firm that has or s close to total control of the sector  
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show decisions based on whether to do a bit more or less of of something. (not "either or" but "how much")  
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Opportunity Costs   show
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Comparative Advantage   show
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show being very good or even excellent at a particular thing or task  
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Interdependence   show
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Profit   show
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Trade-Off   show
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Supply   show
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Subsidy   show
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Demand   show
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show a tax imposed on some goods, especially luxury items, which adds to the production costs of every unit produced  
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Individual Choice   show
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show materials and parts businesses use to make products and services to sell  
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show finished products made and sold by businesses  
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Market Cap   show
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show the central banking system of the United States of America  
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show the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period  
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Unemployment   show
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Tariff   show
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show when prices of goods and services fall and people can purchase more good with limited money (high dollar value)  
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show when the prices of goods and services get a boost which decreases the buying power of the money (low dollar value)  
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show the process of designing, launching and running a new business  
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