Micro chapter 1 Flashcards

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Incentive

A

A reward or punishment

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2
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Rational People

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Individuals who make the best choices based on goals

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3
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Market economy

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Resources priced by demand

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4
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Property Rights

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The right to own any good

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5
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Externality

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How one persons actions affects others

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6
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What is an example of externality?

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Company dumping waste in the river

-therefore it affects drinking water and kids cannot swim in a river

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7
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Who decides the price of a good in a market economy?

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Consumer

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8
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Market Failure

A

Market that fails to distribute resources efficiently

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9
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Equality

A

Resources that are distributed equally

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10
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Scarcity

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Economy has limited resources

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How is scarcity applied?

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When people cannot have all the goods they want

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12
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What is an example of a business cycle?

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A recession due to less jobs being available

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13
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Efficiency

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Resources that are used to its fullest potential

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14
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What is an example of productivity

A

Most productive I take 5 shots of vodka in 20 minutes

If I take 4 shots I am not reaching my fullest potential

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15
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Trade off

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giving up one thing for the other

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16
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Business Cycle

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The movement in economic activity

17
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What is an example of market failure?

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When the government prices items instead of the consumer (cigarettes)

18
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Market Power

A

When a firm or person influences market prices

19
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Inflation

A

When prices increase in an economy

20
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Productivity

A

What you produce given the amount of work

21
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Opportunity cost

A

Cost of what you give up

22
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What is an example of market power?

A

Monopoly

23
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Economics

A

Study of how an economy manages scarcity

24
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Name 3 items that have property rights

A

My IPAD
Land I own
An idea that I own