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Economics Unit 1

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show the study of how people fulfill their unlimited wants in a world where resources are scarce  
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show resources that can be drawn on indefinitely if used conservatively (ex: solar energy, water, wind)  
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Non-renewable resources   show
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show when a resource or factor of production is not available in sufficient quantities to satisfy the ways society uses it  
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show the study of individual markets (ex: effects on the price of one good, an individual labor market, individual consumer behavior, supply of one good)  
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show the study of a whole economy (GDP) (ex: inflation, employment and unemployment, aggregate demand (AD), and productive capacity of an economy)  
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show study of economics that states the facts without the input of opinions or value judgements  
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show study of economics that states facts in addition to value judgements, states the desirable reality, and asserts how things "should" be  
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Resources   show
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show includes all natural resources used to produce goods and/or services  
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show aids or tools used to produce goods and/or services  
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show capital that includes buildings, machines, tools, equipment, workspaces, etc.  
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Human capital   show
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Entrepreneurial ability   show
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Rational pursuit of self-interest   show
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Marginal analysis   show
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Incentives   show
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show the time and information gathering required to make a rational financial decision  
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Sunk costs   show
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Opportunity cost   show
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Production possibilities curve   show
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Economic efficiency   show
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show states that the opportunity cost of a good rises as more of the good is produced  
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show an increase in the ability to produce goods and services over time  
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show the economic goal of distributing equal opportunity  
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show the economic goal of the freedom for consumers to decide how to save/spend their incomes, to change jobs and form unions, and to close business or establish new ones  
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show the economic goal of increasing production, measured by changes in gross domestic product (GDP)  
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Economic security   show
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Economic stability   show
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show avoiding inflation or deflation  
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Full employment   show
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Traditional economy   show
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Command/centralized economy   show
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Market economy   show
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Mixed economy   show
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