Economics Vocabulary Chapter 4
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| specialization | the development of skills or knowledge in one aspect of a job or field of interest
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| division of labor | the allocation of separate tasks to different people, based on the principle of specialization
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| voluntary exchange | the act of willingly trading one item or service for another
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| barter | the direct exchange of goods or services without the use of money; a typical feature of traditional economics
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| coincidence of wants | a situation in which each of two individuals has something the other wants is the basis for barter
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| money | a generally accepted medium of exchange that can be traded for goods and service or sued to pay debts
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| economic interdependence | the characteristic of a society in which people rely on others for most of the goods and services they want
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| trade barrier | a government measure that limits international trade, such as a protective tariff or an import quota
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| Commerce Clause | Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution which gives Congress the power to regulate interstate trade
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| absolute advantage | the condition that exists when someone can produce a good or service using few resources than someone else (look for the word "do it yourself"_)
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| comparative advantage | the condition that exists when someone can produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost than someone else (look for the word "specialized") ex. New York has advantage on apples, Vermont has advantage on maple syrup.
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| wealth | the total value of all the things a person or group of people owns (It doesn't necessarily mean money) - land, family, intelligence, common sense
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| mass production | large scale manufacturing
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