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fundamentals of economics terms

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need   show
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show something that we desire but that i not necessary for survival, such as video games or stylish haircuts  
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goods   show
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show actions of activities (intangible) that one person performs for another, such as a hair cut  
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scarcity   show
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shortage   show
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show the resources used to make all goods or services  
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show a term that refers to all natural resources used to produce goods and services - materials found in nature, in , or on the land such as oil, iron, coal, water, and forests  
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show a terms that refers to the effort people devote to tasks for which they are paid - medical care provider, teacher, technician  
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capital   show
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physical captial   show
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human capital   show
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economics   show
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show a term used to describe one of the common choices facing governments: the choice between spending money on military or domestic needs  
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opportunity cost   show
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show a graph that shows alternative ways to use an economy's productive resources - points a, b, or and c on guns or butter chart  
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production possibilities frontier   show
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efficiency   show
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show the use of fewer resources than the economy is capable of using  
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law of increasing costs   show
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economic system   show
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show level of economic prosperity  
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innovation   show
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traditional economy   show
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market   show
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show the concentration of the productive efforts of individuals and businesses on a limited number of activities  
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free market economy   show
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self-interest   show
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competition   show
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centrally (command) planned economy   show
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socialism   show
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communism   show
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