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Economics Theme 1

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By: Mitchell Downes
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Decks in this class (15)

Factors of Production
What are the four factors of prod...,
What is capital 2
2  cards
PPC/PPF
What is the production possibilit...,
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What is opportunity cost 3
4  cards
Consumer/Producer Surplus
What is consumer surplus 1,
What is producer surplus 2,
Is consumer surplus on the top or...
4  cards
Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility
What is the law of diminishing ma...
1  cards
The Price Mechanism
The rationing function 1,
The signalling function 2,
The incentive function 3
3  cards
Specialisation and Division of Labour
Specialisation 1,
Division of labour 2,
3 sectors of the economy 3
7  cards
Rational Decision Making
What is assumed about rational de...,
When may consumers act irrational...
2  cards
Income and Cross Elasticities.
If xed is positive what type of g...,
If xed is negative what type of g...,
If yed is positive what type of g...
4  cards
Indirect Taxes and Subsidies
Ad valorem tax 1,
Specific unit tax 2,
Subsidy 3
4  cards
Types of Market Failure
Market failure 1,
Complete market failure 2,
Partial market failure 3
4  cards
Externalities
Negative externalities of product...,
Positive externalities of product...,
Negative externalities of consump...
8  cards
Public Goods
Public goods 1,
Characteristics of a public good ...,
Examples of public goods 3
6  cards
Information Gaps
Symmetric information 1,
Asymmetric information 2,
Imperfect information 3
5  cards
Government Intervention in Markets
Why would a government intervene ...,
How would imposing indirect taxes...,
How can imposing subsidies solve ...
9  cards
Government Failure
Government failure 1,
Examples of government failure 2
2  cards

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