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Definitions
Ad valorem tax,
Adverse selection,
Allocative efficiency
89
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1.1.1
What is ceteris paribus,
Why do economists develop models,
What are examples of economy models
5
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1.1.2
What is a positive statement,
A weakness of the response is tha...,
How are positive statements typic...
10
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1.1.3
What is the basic problem of econ...,
Why is scarcity a problem,
Why is scarcity a relative concept
19
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1.1.4
What does the production possibil...,
When is economic efficiency achieved,
What are the three economic agents
16
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1.1.5
An introduction of specialisation...,
What was the earliest method of e...,
What are the 4 key functions of m...
40
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1.2.1
How do rational consumers make ch...,
What is utility,
What does the rational choice mod...
6
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1.2.2
What is demand,
What is effective demand,
What is derived demand
28
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1.2.3
What is price elasticity of demand,
What is the formula for calculati...,
What is unitary elastic ped
38
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1.2.4
What is supply,
What is the law of supply,
What does the supply curve show
20
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1.2.5
What is price elasticity of supply,
What is the formula for calculati...,
If supply is elastic what does it...
14
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1.2.6
What does equilibrium mean,
What is disequilibrium,
What does equilibrium price repre...
16
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1.2.7
What did adam smith describe,
What is the price mechanism,
Through choice consumers send inf...
13
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1.2.8
What is consumer surplus,
Consumer surplus is the different...,
How is consumer surplus affected ...
8
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1.2.9
What is an indirect tax,
What are examples of indirect taxes,
What are the 2 types of indirect ...
15
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1.2.10
Behaviour in markets is strongly ...,
What are examples of social norms,
What is habitual behaviour
16
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1.3.1
What is the main role of prices i...,
When do market failures exist,
When does complete market failure...
9
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1.3.2
What are externalities,
Externalities are impacts on,
Why are externalities not reflect...
26
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1.3.3
What are the two main characteris...,
What is excludable as a character...,
What is rival in consumption as a...
18
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1.3.4
When does information failure occur,
When would a government intervene...,
What are examples of information ...
14
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1.4.1
In a free market system what view...,
What is the role of the government,
What is government intervention
52
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1.4.2
When can government failure happen,
What is government failure,
3
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