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Economics AOS1 Unit3 Definitions
Australian Economics
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Economics
12th Grade
02/25/2016

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Economics
Definition
Social science that study the decisions made by individuals, business, governments and other groups about how scarce resources are allocated
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Living Standards
Definition
The aggregate welfare of people in a country and how well off they are, made up of material and non-material
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Price mechanism
Definition
forces of demand and supply and how they interact in changing market conditions
Term
Market
Definition
Any place that allows consumers and producers to interact and exchange currency for G+S
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Opportunity Cost
Definition
The cost of an alternative choice forgone in order to pursue an action
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Resources
Definition
Inputs used for the production of G+S
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Relative Scarcity
Definition
A situation where resources are limited compared to the demand placed upon them as a result of unlimited wants and needs.
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Externalities
Definition
An individual or firms undertaking economic action that imposes a 3rd party either positively or negatively.
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Efficiency
Definition
Can be equated with productivity of resources or the value of G+S produced per unit of input
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Relative Price
Definition
Is the price of one good or service in comparison with another.
Term
Economic Activity
Definition
Volume of production, employment, incomes and expenditure in an economy.
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Gross Domestic Products
Definition
Final market value of all goods and services produced in Australia
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GDP Income
Definition
Total income based on estimates of all income in the economy.
Term
GdP Production
Definition
Based off estimates of total outputs produced.
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GDP Expenditure
Definition
Based on estimates of total expenditure on final market products
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GNE Gross National Expenditure
Definition
Total expenditure spending by Australians on goods and services.
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Inflation
Definition
sustained increase in the aggregate or general price level in an economy.
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