Economic Systems | Government and Free Enterprise | Scarcity and PPC curves | Factors of Production | Misc. |
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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
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A person who enjoys the benefit of a good or service but does not pay for it.
What is a free rider?
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Using resources to produce the maximum amount of goods and services
What is efficiency?
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Land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship
Name the four factors of production
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Classes
According to Karl Marx, history is a struggle between _________.
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Traditional economy
This type of economic system has set economic roles based on gender.
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A government program that protects citizens from economic hardship
Define:
Public safety net |
On the inside/ under the PPC curve
Points on a PPC curve indicated that resources are not being fully employed are located...
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Human capital
A college degree and job training are examples of __________.
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Factor
An individual purchasing a new car is participating in the __________ market. (Circular flow model)
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The government does not interfere with the economy
Define:
Laissez Faire |
Taxes
Public goods are funded by _____________.
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Economizing
Making decisions according to what you believe is the best combination of costs and benefits is known as _____.
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Labor
All human effort used to produce a good or service is called ___________.
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Both the producer and the consumer
With voluntary exchange, who benefits from market transactions?
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Market economy
One disadvantage of a __________ system is the possibility of unequal distribution of income.
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Nothing
What does the recipient of a transfer payment do in exchange of recieving the payment?
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What will be produced? How will it be produced? For whom will it be produced?
What are the three economic questions?
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Wood, water, wildlife, oil, etc. Varied answers.
Name a resrouce that is part of "land". (Other than land itself)
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Property
Everything an individual owns and the labor he/she provides is also known as _____________.
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A mixed economy has elements of traditional, command, and market economies blended together.
What is a mixed economy?
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Public ownership to private ownership
When a nation's economy privatizes, it changes from __________ ownership to ________ ownership.
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Addition or loss of resources, more or less efficient use of resources.
What factors may change a PPC curve?
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Entrepreneurship
Vision, skill, ingenuity, and willingness to take risks are all part of _______.
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The satisfaction gained from using one more unit of a good or service
Define:
Marginal benefit |