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Economics Comp
2014
41
Economics
Not Applicable
09/09/2013

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Term
Spontaneous Order
Definition
Adam Smith- The Invisible Hand concept.
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Invisible Hand
Definition
The result of human action, but not planning.
Term
Economics
Definition
"Economics is the study of human action." -Ludwig von Mises
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Scarcity
Definition
Unlimited wants but limited resources.
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Economic Good
Definition
An unlimited want but limited resources.
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Property Rights
Definition
Giving an incentive to protect one's belongings.
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Communism/Socialism
Definition
Centrally Planned Allocation.
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Capitalism
Definition
Market Allocation.
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Rational Choice
Definition
A decision made through logic.
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Utility
Definition
Satisfaction.
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Diminishing Marginal Utility
Definition
Decreasing satisfaction from individual units of goods.
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Diminishing Marginal Return
Definition
Deceasing production efficiency.
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Marginal Value
Definition
Value assigned to specific units.
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Subjective Value
Definition
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
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Efficient
Definition
Producing specialized goods.
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PPF
Definition
Production Possibility Frontier (Graph)
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Specialization
Definition
Pursuit of one's comparative advantage.
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Trade's Relation to Wealth
Definition
Trade increases wealth.
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Absolute Advantage
Definition
The one who can produce a larger number.
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Comparative Advantage
Definition
The one who can produce with a smaller opportunity cost.
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Role of Prices
Definition
Signaling information and coordinating actions.
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Law of Demand
Definition
The price and quantity are inversely proportional.
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Quantity Demanded
Definition
Actual demand number.
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Demand Shift Types
Definition
Preference, Expectation, Complements/Supplements, Income, Demographics, Population.
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Demand Curve
Definition
Shows the amount of goods consumers will buy at each price.
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Price Elasticity
Definition
The sensitivity of price for buyers.
Term
Land
Definition
Natural Resources.
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Labor
Definition
All human efforts.
Term
Capital
Definition
Tools.
Term
Entrepreneurship
Definition
People with ideas.
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Opportunity Cost
Definition
The price of not perusing the next best option.
Term
Tragedy of the Commons
Definition
Public resources tend to be wasted.
Term
Intermediate Good
Definition
A good used to facilitate trade.
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Transaction Cost
Definition
Cost of finding a buyer or seller.
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Information Cost
Definition
Cost of finding information about a good.
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Double Coincidence
Definition
Both parties must desire the trade.
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Consumer Surplus
Definition
The extra purchases due to satisfaction.
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Tradeoff
Definition
Giving one thing up to gain another.
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Elastic
Definition
Large sensitivity
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Inelastic
Definition
Small sensitivity
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Adam Smith
Definition
British Economist famous for inventing Capitalism and writing "The Wealth of Nations."
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