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Business Ch 1 From Class
Business Ch 1 From Class
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Business
Undergraduate 2
09/07/2011

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Term
Types of Resources
Definition
Labor, Capital, Entrepreneurs, Natural Resources
Term
Types of Economic Systems
Definition
Planned Economies, Market Economies, Mixed Economies
Term
Planned Economy
Definition
Gov makes decisions, tells you what to make and buy
Term
Market Economy
Definition
Gov is hands off, consumers and producers make decisions based on supply and demand
Term
Mixed Economy
Definition
Market + Gov determines producing and buying decisions
Term
Private Enterprise
Definition
Private property rights, freedom of choice, profits and competition
Term
Degrees of Competition
Definition
Pure, Monopolistic, Oligopoly, Monopoly
Term
U.S Economic System Characteristics
Definition
Markets, Supply and Demand, Private Enterprise, Varying Degrees of Competition
Term
Goals of an Economy
Definition
Stability, Full Employment, Growth
Term
Measures of Economic Performance
Definition
GNP, GDP, Productivity, Balance of Trade, National Debt
Term
GNP
Definition
Gross National Product (not used anymore)
Term
GDP
Definition
Gross Domestic Product
Term
Balance of Trade
Definition
Measures goods crossing the border, exports compared to imports
Term
Tools for Managing the US Economy
Definition
Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy
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Fiscal Policy
Definition
Controls gov spending, taxes
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Monetary Policy
Definition
Controls interest rates, money supply
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