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Economics

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Economics   The social science that deals with the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services  
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Bartering   Exchange one good or service for another  
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Traditional   Based on culture and rituals  
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Command   Relies on government to make all economic decisions  
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Market   Consumer choices determines how industry and financial markets operate  
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Mixed   Limited government involvement while applying free market concepts  
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3 questions answered   How to produce it? Whom to produce for? What to produce?  
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Capitailism   Economic system with private owners control the production  
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Supply   How much people have  
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Demand   What or how much people want  
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Specialization   Making a living doing what a person dose best  
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Human Capital   A supply of people who can produce goods and services  
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Capital Goods   Items that people need to perform their jobs  
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Natural Resources   Items that come from the world around us that we use for our own purposes  
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Entrepreneur   People with new ideas that are willing to take risks to start a business or make a product  
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GPD   The average annual income of a nation's citizens  
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Standard Of Living   Level of comfort in everyday life  
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Literacy Rate   The percent of people in a country who can read and write  
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Embargo   Bans on trading with another country for political reasons  
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Tariffs   A tax placed on a good(goods brought in from another country)  
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Quotas   Number limit on how many items of a particular product can be imported from a particular counrtry  
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Currency   Money  
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Exchange Rate   Converting one nation's money into an equal value of another nation's money  
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