Economics Flashcards

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Economy

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The system of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services within a society

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Goods

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Products produced to satisfy the needs/wants of customers

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Services

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Actions performed by others in exchange for payment, such as education or healthcare (essentially just people doing jobs)

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Scarcity

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A condition where resources are limited

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Individualism

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A form of economic government where values are more focused towards individual rights, freedoms, and self-interest

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Planned Economy

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An economic state where all (or most) of the economy is planned and controlled by the government.

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Command Economy

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An economic system where the government strictly controls the production and distribution of products

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Capitalism

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An economic system where a country’s trade is controlled by private ownership for profit.

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Socialism

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A system where the government or the community works together to own and control things like businesses and services.

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Mixed economy

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An economic system that uses attributes from both socialism and capitalism

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Market economy

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An economic system where all decisions about production and distribution is controlled by individuals and businesses in the market

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Privately owned

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A business or company that is owned by private individuals (not associated with the government)

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Publicly owned

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A business, corporation, or service that is owned mostly by the collective public

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Crown corporations

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A business operated and controlled by the government

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Supply

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The amount of a product or service that can be distributed

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Demand

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The want/need for a product or service

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Producers

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A group of people who create products or services to be distributed to consumers

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Consumers

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Individuals who purchase or obtain products and services created by producers

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Competition

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A form of business where one company is in conflict with another for customers

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Monopoly

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A form of business where one company has no conflict with any other companies (most likely because they are the only one with access to that product)

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Unions

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A group of workers who form together to fight for proper rights and freedoms

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Strikes

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An organization of people who stop working and protest for better working conditions, better pay, etc.

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Collective barganing

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Negotiations between employers and a group of employees to determine working conditions, wages, and benefits.

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Quality of life

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The satisfaction of individuals or societies, often influenced by economic factors

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Boycotts
Efforts to prevent people from purchasing a product or service as a way of protesting
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Taxation
Charges laid against individuals by the government to provide funding
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Perceived obsolescence
The belief that a product is no longer desirable or functional, often due to marketing strategies.
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Planned Obsolescence
The intentional design of products to have a limited lifespan
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Ethics
Values that guide human behavior and decision-making.
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Tax evasion
Purposefully avoiding paying taxes by under reporting income or claiming false deductions
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Difference between a Command economy and a Planned economy
Command economies are where the government controls the production and distribution of products, while Planned economies are where the government decides where, what, and who can create products
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True or False: Your employer can pay you less based on the amount of work you do.
False Your employer cannot pay you less based on how much work you do, but they can fire you.
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3 Factors of production
1. Land 2. Labour 3. Capital
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Definition and some examples of "Land" as a factor of production
Definition:Raw minerals extracted from nature used to make a product Examples: 1. Trees 2. Iron / steel 3. Gas / oil
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Definition and some examples of "Labour" as a factor of production
Definition: The physical work needed to make a product Examples: 1. Paid employees 2. unpaid workers 3. volunteers
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Definition and some examples of "Capital" as a factor of production
Definition: capital goods, or man-made resources like tools and infrastructure used to make a product Examples: 1. Money 2. Tools 3. idk... an MRI machine
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Three economic questions (What should a producer ask themselves about a product
1. What do people want and need (what is the product) 2. How will this product be made? 3. Who will buy this product
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Ethos
Establishing a connection with your audience and making them trust you
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Pathos
Getting your audience to feel something emotionally and inspiring them
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Logos
Using facts and logic to prove your opinion to your audience.