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Ch. 1 Test I Vocab
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13
Economics
Not Applicable
05/18/2005

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Term
Inflation
Definition
Increase in overall level of price
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Market Failure
Definition
When the market does not allocate resources efficiently
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Externality
Definition
Impact of an action on a bystander
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Scarcity
Definition
Limited resources, Unlimited Wants
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Invisible Hand
Definition
Self-interested market participants unknowingly maximize society's welfare
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Market Economy
Definition
Household and firms determine the allocation of resources
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Market Power
Definition
Ability to substantially influence market price
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Efficiency
Definition
Getting the most from scarce resources
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Economics
Definition
Study of how society manages its scarce resources
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Productivity
Definition
Amount of goods and services produced per hour by a worker
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Opportunity Cost
Definition
Whatever is given up to get something else
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Marginal Changes
Definition
Incremental adjustments
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Equality
Definition
Distributing output "fairly" among society's members
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