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Econ Ch 1

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Law of Unintended Consequences   When smth is passed, there will be unanticipated negative consequences  
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Primary Effect   Intended effect of a policy  
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Secondary Effect   How ppl affected by policy change their behavior  
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How does policy act when the secondary effect is greater than the primary?   The policy increases the problem it was meant to solve  
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How does policy act when the secondary effect is less than the primary?   Policy solves the problem (at a cost)  
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People behave certain ways for what reasons?   Scarcity, rationality, and self-interest  
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Scarcity is also known as?   Economic goods  
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Scarcity   Amount of good wanted is more than what exists  
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Rationality   Ability to set a well-defined goal and achieve it  
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Does a rational person move towards or away from their goal?   Towards  
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What type of person moves away from their goal?   Irrational  
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Self-interest   Care more about your own goals than that of others  
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What is the total economic surplus equation?   Total benefits-total cost  
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Rule for Rationality   Total economic surplus is maximized  
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Rule of Rationality is also known as?   Cost benefit principle  
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Incentive   When a cost/benefit is changed for behavior  
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Marginal Benefit   Additional benefit when consuming one more unit of good  
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Marginal Cost   Additional cost increased by producing one more unit of good  
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When is economic surplus maximized?   When marginal benefit equals marginal cost  
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Law of Diminishing Marginal Benefit   The more consumption of a good, the less total benefit,,,benefits of more consumption increase at a decreasing relationship  
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What is the equation for marginal benefit?   Change in total benefit over change in consumption  
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Law of Increasing Marginal Cost   Work increases for increase in benefit  
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What is the equation for marginal cost?   Change in total cost over change in consumption  
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Microeconomics   Interactions between buyers and sellers in indiv. markets  
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Macroeconomics   Economy as a whole (ex: inflation rate)  
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Positive Statements   Shown true or false based on objective facts  
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What type of statement can fair minded people agree on?   Positive  
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Normative Statements   Based on subjective value judgements of right or wrong  
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"is" and "will" go with what type of statement?   Positive  
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"aught" and "should" go with what type of statement?   Normative  
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