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Econ 1A Micro
Chapter 2
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Economics
Undergraduate 1
04/09/2009

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circular flow diagram
Definition
visual model of the economy that shows how dollars flow through markets among households and firms
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Who are the buyers and sellers in a market for goods and services?
Definition
Households are the buyers while firms are the sellers
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In the market for the factors of production, who are the buyers and sellers?
Definition
Households are the sellers and firms are the buyers, of labor and what not that is
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Production possibilities frontier
Definition
a graph that shows combinations of output that the economy can possibly produce given the available factors of production and the available production of technology
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Opportunity cost
Definition
What one gives up to get something else
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Microeconomics
Definition
study of how households and firms make decisions and how they interact in markets
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Macroeconomics
Definition
the study of economy wide phenomna including inflation, employment and economic growth
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Positive statements
Definition
claim how the world is
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normative statements
Definition
claim how the world should be changed to
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