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Microeconomics
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Economics
Undergraduate 1
03/13/2014

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Term
Efficiency
Definition
Economic concept relating to value
State of affairs in which a person is doing something at least cost
Depends on what a person subjectively values
Minizmizing Cost and Maximizing Profit
Term
Comparative Advantage
Definition
Do the activity in which you are most efficient ( opporutnity costs are minimized)
Term
Production Possibiliities Frontier
Definition
Given a fixed set of resiources, what is the most output you can produce with your inputs
If you devote all your production
Gomer vs. Goober- Corn vs. Strawberries
Term
Diamond- Water Paradox
Definition
We have a plentiful supply of water, so diamonds are more scare than water, so we are willing to pay a higher price for diamonds
Term
Scarcity and Value
Definition
The more scarce something is, the higher value we place on it so the price is higher
Term
Demand
Definition
Demand Curve
Term
Qauntity Demanded
Definition
A particular point on the demand curve
Term
Rules of the Game
Definition
Private property rights, free exchange, the rule of law
Get social cooperation when the rules of the game are right
Term
Determinents of Demand
Definition
1. Price of Related Good
2. Income of consumers
3. Expectations on future price
4. Taxes
Term
Law of demand
Definition
The price and quantity demanded of a good are inversly related
Term
Changes in Demand
Definition
Effect the demand curve- will make the line shift
Term
Changes in Quantity Demanded
Definition
Changes specific point on demand curve
Term
Price- elasticty of demand
Definition
The percentege change in quanity demanded per percent change in price
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