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Basic economics 1000
basic economics
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Economics
Undergraduate 1
09/26/2006

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Economics
Definition
allocates scarce resources, is a social science, determines production
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who are economic agents?
Definition
consumers and producers
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wants vs. needs
Definition
needs are limited and wants are unlimited
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what is land?
Definition
natural resources (ores, forests, fisheries)
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what is labor?
Definition
Human resources (mental or physical= skilled vs unskilled)
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what is capital?
Definition
Man-made aid to production (equipment, machinery, buildings)
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what is human capital?
Definition
education, training and experience
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what is Entrepreneurship?
Definition
willingness to coordinate production and to bear risks
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what is scarcity
Definition
not enough for everybody at a price of zero
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What is technology?
Definition
Knowledge about how to produce, can be embedded in capit
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