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Question 1

The production of goods and services under______ is based on supply and demand in the general market—known as a MARKET ECONOMY—rather than through central planning—known as a planned economy or COMMAND ECONOMY.

Answer 1

Capitalism

Question 2

It is central planning—known as a planned economy or _____

Answer 2

Command Economy

Question 3

The Forefather of capitalist thinking

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Adam Smith

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The production of goods and services under capitalism is based on supply and demand in the general market—known as a

Answer 4

Market economy

Question 5

Prices allocate Capital and Labor between competing uses

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Capitalist Economy

Question 6

Government intervention can stabilize the economy.

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Assumption of Keynesian Economics

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His assumption was that humans were self-serving by nature but that as long as every individual were to seek the fulfillment of her/his own self-interest, the material needs of the whole society would be met.

Answer 7

Adam Smith

Question 8

In a capitalist economy. the market operates under the ______.

Answer 8

Laws of supply and Demand

Question 9

Example of Capitalist countries

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• Hong Kong
• Singapore
• New Zealand
• Switzerland
• Australia

Question 10

Ownership lies in the hands of individuals.

Answer 10

Capitalist Economy

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What is the purest form of capitalism?

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Free market or laissez faire

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Is an economic system in which private individuals or businesses own capital goods.

Answer 12

Capitalism

Question 13

It was marked by steeped declines in industrial production and in prices (deflation), mass unemployment and sharp rates of poverty and homelessness. It was the longest and most severe economic downturn in modern history.

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The Great Depression

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Competition between individuals who own the factors of production keep prices reasonable, production cost-effective, and quality high.

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Capitalist economy

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He wrote “The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (1935-1936)”

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John Maynard Keynes

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Father of modern Capitalism

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Adam Smith

Question 17

It was the longest and most severe economic downturn in modern history.

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The Great Depression

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He wrote “A Tract on Monetary Reform (1923)”

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John Maynard Keynes

Question 19

The more people spend, the larger the multiplier effect.

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Assumption of Keynesian Economics

Question 20

Profit is made by producing goods and services at the lowest possible cost while selling them at the highest possible price.

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Capitalist Economy

Question 21

Is a simplified version of reality that allows us to observe, understand, and make predictions about economic behavior

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Economic Model

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It is the amount a producer is willing to supply in the market while

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Supply

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Is the social science that studies the implications of incentives and decisions, specifically about how those affect the utilization and distribution of resources.

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Microeconomics

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They provide qualitative answers to specific questions—such as the implications of asymmetric information or how best to handle market failures.

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Theoretical Models

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Stock market crash resulting in reductions of spending and investing

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The Great Depression

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Deals with prices and production in single markets and the interaction between different markets but leaves the study of economy-wide aggregates to macroeconomics.

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Microeconomics

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Concept of Microeconomics

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1. Incentives & Behavior 2. Utility Theory 3. Production Theory 4. Price Theory

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It is the desire of consumers to purchase a product.

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Demand

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It studies the decisions of individuals and firms to allocate resources of production, exchange, and consumption.

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Microeconomics

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Limits of Macroeconomics

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*Fallacy composition *To regard the aggregates as homogenous *Aggregate variables may not be important necessarily *Indiscriminate use of macroeconomics *Statistical and Conceptual Difficulties

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Macroeconomics School of Thought

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* Classical * Keynesian * Monetarist * New Classical * New Keynesian * Austrian

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a branch of economics that studies how an overall economy—the markets, businesses, consumers, and governments—behave

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Macroeconomics

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It generally consists of a set of mathematical that describe the theory of economic behavior.

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Economic Model

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Government Spending leads to more spending.

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Assumption of Keynesian Economics

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Is a diagram indicating that the economy consists of households and firms interacting in a goods-and-services market and a labor market

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Circular flow diagram

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*Seek to derive verifiable implications about economic behavior under the assumption that agents maximize specific objectives subject to constraints that are well defined in the model. *For example, an agent’s budget.

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Theoretical Models

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Aim to verify the qualitative predictions of theoretical models and convert these predictions to precise, numerical outcomes.

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Empirical Models

Question 38

The_______ marketplace operates without checks or controls.

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Laissez-faire

Question 39

Focuses on the supply that determines the price level of the economy.

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Microeconomics

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It examines economy-wide phenomena such as inflation, price levels, rate of economic growth, national income, gross domestic product (GDP), and changes in unemployment.

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Macroeconomics