Economic Systems Government and Free Enterprise Scarcity and PPC curves Factors of Production Misc.
100
Command economy (Centrally planned economy)
Government officials making decisions on the distribution of goods and services is a characteristic of which kind of economic system
100
A person who enjoys the benefit of a good or service but does not pay for it.
What is a free rider?
100
Using resources to produce the maximum amount of goods and services
What is efficiency?
100
Land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship
Name the four factors of production
100
Classes
According to Karl Marx, history is a struggle between _________.
200
Traditional economy
This type of economic system has set economic roles based on gender.
200
A government program that protects citizens from economic hardship
Define:

Public safety net
200
On the inside/ under the PPC curve
Points on a PPC curve indicated that resources are not being fully employed are located...
200
Human capital
A college degree and job training are examples of __________.
200
Factor
An individual purchasing a new car is participating in the __________ market. (Circular flow model)
300
The government does not interfere with the economy
Define:


Laissez Faire
300
Taxes
Public goods are funded by _____________.
300
Economizing
Making decisions according to what you believe is the best combination of costs and benefits is known as _____.
300
Labor
All human effort used to produce a good or service is called ___________.
300
Both the producer and the consumer
With voluntary exchange, who benefits from market transactions?
400
Market economy
One disadvantage of a __________ system is the possibility of unequal distribution of income.
400
Nothing
What does the recipient of a transfer payment do in exchange of recieving the payment?
400
What will be produced? How will it be produced? For whom will it be produced?
What are the three economic questions?
400
Wood, water, wildlife, oil, etc. Varied answers.
Name a resrouce that is part of "land". (Other than land itself)
400
Property
Everything an individual owns and the labor he/she provides is also known as _____________.
500
A mixed economy has elements of traditional, command, and market economies blended together.
What is a mixed economy?
500
Public ownership to private ownership
When a nation's economy privatizes, it changes from __________ ownership to ________ ownership.
500
Addition or loss of resources, more or less efficient use of resources.
What factors may change a PPC curve?
500
Entrepreneurship
Vision, skill, ingenuity, and willingness to take risks are all part of _______.
500
The satisfaction gained from using one more unit of a good or service
Define:

Marginal benefit






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