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Economics
Undergraduate 1
09/23/2009

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labor
Definition
skills(mental and physical) talents usable in production of goods and services.
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oppurtunity cost
Definition
the most desired goods or services that are forgone in order to obtain something else
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growth
Definition
is an increase in activity in an economy. It is often measured as the rate of change of gross domestic product (GDP). Economic growth refers only to the quantity of goods and services produced
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mixed economy
Definition
an economy that uses both market signals and gov directives to allocate goods and resources
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microeconomics
Definition
the study of individual behavoir in the economy of the components of the larger economy
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positive economics
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The study of economics based on objective analysis. Most economists today focus on positive economic analysis,
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direct relationship
Definition
A relationship between two numbers or other variables where an increase or decrease in one variable causes the same change to occur in the second variable.
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market mechanism
Definition
the use of market prices and sales to signal desired outputs
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GDP(gross domestic product)
Definition
the total market value of all final goods and serives produced within a nations boarder
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per capita GDP
Definition
the dollar value of GDP divided by total population; avg GDP
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income transfers
Definition
payments to individuals for which no current goods or servieces
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capital intensive
Definition
production proccesses that use a high ration of capital to labor inputs
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