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scarcity

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a situation that arises due to unlimited wants in face of limited resources

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economic goods

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goods that are scarce - limited supply

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free goods

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goods that arent scarce - unlimited supply

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poverty

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a situation in which individuals lack the basic necessities of life

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firm

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an organization that produces output

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household

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person or people who engage in economic activity as a single entity

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utility

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the benefit derived from consumption of a good or service

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positive statement

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a factual statement

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normative statement

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a statement involving a value judgement about what ought to be

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value judgement

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a statement based on your opinion or belief instead of facts

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factor of production

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resources used in the production process

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trade off

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a situation in which the choice of one option requires the sacrifice of another

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Opportunity cost

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the value of the next best alternative forgone

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production possibility curve

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a curve showing the maximum combination of goods and services that can be produced in a arbitrary time period

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capital goods

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goods used as part of the production process

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consumer goods

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goods produced for consumption

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resource allocation

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the way in which a societys productive assets are deployed

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market economy

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a market structure where the invisible hand is allowed to allocate all of a societies resources

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centrally planned economy

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when the government allocates all of a societies resources

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mixed economy

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where a combination of market forces and government intervention allocate resources

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capitalism

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a system of production in which there is private ownership of productive resources and individuals are free to pursue their objectives with little government interference

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invisible hand

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a term used by adam smith to refer to how a market independently allocates resources in a market economy

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specialisation

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the process of concentrating on a task or skill to become better at it

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division of labour

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a process whereby production is broken down into several steps and workers are assigned to each stage

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market
a set of arrangements that allow transactions to take place
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barter system
an economy without money
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money as a medium of exchange
the function of money that allows transactions to take place
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labour productivity
output per worker per unit of time
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marginal principle
the idea that economic decisions are made based on small changes from the existing
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rational decision making
a decision that allows an economic agent to maximise their objective
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utility
the benefit from consumption
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marginal utility
the addition utility from consuming an extra unit of a good or service
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the law of diminishing marginal utility
the more units of a good that are produced the lower the utility from consumption
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state provision
when the government decides which goods or services to provide and spends money providing them
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price control
a legal minimum or maximum price
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price floor
a legal minimum price
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price ceiling
a legal maximum price
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cartel
an agreement between firms on output or price
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merger
2 or more firms joining to become a larger firm
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buffer stock
a scheme intended to stabilize the price of a commodity by buying excess supply in periods when supply is high and selling when supply is low
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legislation
laws created by government to enforce regulations
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regulation
rules created by government to control the activities of producers and consumers
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prohibition
an attempt to prevent the consumption of a demerit good by making it illegal
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information provision
when the government decides to educate the public to help consumers make better choices
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pollution permit system
a system whereby firms can buy permits to pollute up to a certain level
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polluter pays principle
an argument that states the the cost of pollution should be paid by the economic agent causing it
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property rights
legal control or ownership of a good
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contracting out
a situation whereby the public sector places activities in the hands of the private sector and pays for them
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competitive tendering
a process by which the public sector asks the private sector to bid for contracts to provide a good or service
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public private partnership
an arrangement by which a government service is funded and operated through the partnership of the government and private sector
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private finance initiative
a funding arrangement where the private sector builds funds and operates an asset in exchange for an annual payment
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individual demand
the demand for a good from a single household
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market demand
the demand from the market as a whole
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joint demand
a situation whereby demand for 1 product causes an increase in demand for another
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competitive demand
where there are multiple products that a consumer could choose from
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composite demand
where products have multiple uses - high demand for a product causes a decrease in demand for another
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movement along the demand curve
when demand remains constant but there is a change in price
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shift in the demand curve
when the factors affecting demand of a product change causing the demand curve to move
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individual supply
the amount of a product that a single firm is willing and able to supply
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market supply
the amount of a product that is supplied by the market as a whole
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joint supply
a situation in which the supply of one good is proportional to the supply of another
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consumer surplus
the difference between what a consumer pays and what they would be willing to pay
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producer surplus
the difference between the price that the producer sets and the lowest price they are willing to sell it for
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cetirus paribus
the assumption that all else remains equal
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market equilibrium
the intersection of supply and demand
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disequilibrium
a situation in which the market is producing at a point that isnt the intersection of supply and demand
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elasticity
the extent to which a change in one variable will affect another variable
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price elasticity of demand
the effect of price on demand
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income elasticity of demand
the effect of income on demand
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cross elasticity of demand
the effect of the price of one good on the demand for another
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price elasticity of supply
the effect of price on supply
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market failure
a situation in which the market allocates resources inefficiently
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marginal social cost
the cost to society of producing an extra unit of a product
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marginal social benefit
the benefit to society of producing an extra unit of a product
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marginal external cost
the cost to 3rd parties of producing an extra unit of a product
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marginal external benefit
the benefit to 3rd parties of producing an extra unit of a product
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marginal private cost
the cost to the household/firm who are consuming/producing a product
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Asymmetric information failure
When one part has access to information that the other doesnt
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Moral hazard
A situation in which one party engages in risky behaviour because they know that another party will bear the consequences
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Merit goods
good that are underconsumed because consumers dont understand their benefit
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Demerit goods
goods that are overconsumed because consumers dont understand the dangers associated with them
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Private goods
A good which can be consumed by a single person only
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Public goods
Goods that are provided without profit to all members of a society, usually by government
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Non rivalrous
Consumption from one person doesnt reduce the amount available for consumption by another person
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Non excludability
Consumption from one person makes it impossible to exclude others from consumption
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non rejectability
Once a good has been provided one cannot avoid consuming it
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Quasi public good
A good that has some features of a public good but not all
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Features of public goods
Non-rivalry Non-excludability Zero marginal cost of production Non-rejectable
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Free riders
Those who benefit from a good or service without paying for it
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