Fundamental Economics | Microeconomics | Macroeocnomics | International Economics | Personal Finance Economics |
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What is land?
These are natural resources used in production of goods or services.
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What is the resource market?
This is where productive resources are exchanged for money.
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What is the peak?
This is the part of the business cycle when realGDP stops growing and begins to go down.
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What is comparative advantage?
This is when a country can produce a product at a lower opportunity cost than another country.
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What are regressive taxes?
This taxes take more from the poor than the rich.
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What is an opportunity cost?
This is the next best alternative given up when a choice is made.
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What is the Law of Supply?
This refers to the willingness of suppliers to produce and supply more at higher prices.
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What is the unemployment rate formula?
This formula takes the number of unemployed and divides them by the labor force. Multiply by 100 to get the percentage.
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What is a trading bloc?
This term refers to a group of countries that have agreed to reduce trade barriers.
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What is creditworthiness?
This refers to the ability of a person to borrow money.
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What is allocation?
This is how scarce resources are distributed. Rationing is an example of this process.
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What is a corporation?
This business organization is owned by shareholders.
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What is fiscal policy?
This is used by the government to change aggregate supply or demand.
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What is a quota?
This term refers to a limit on the amount of goods that can enter a country.
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What is simple interest?
This interest is charged only on the principle.
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What is a command economy?
This economic system favors equity, security, and stability.
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What is a price floor?
This refers to the lowest possible price that can be given.
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What is cyclical unemployment?
This unemployment occurs when the business cycle begins to go down.
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What is exchange rate?
This is one nation's currency in terms of another nation's currency.
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What is the premium?
This is the cost of insurance.
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What is productivity?
This is the relationship of inputs to outputs.
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What is monopolistic competition?
This market structure has many firms that can control their prices through branding and advertising.
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What is economic growth?
This occurs when realGDP continues to increase over time.
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What is the balance of payments?
This refers to the exchange of income and payments for imports and exports.
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What is a mutual fund?
This is a group of stocks or bonds that can reduce the risk of investment.
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