Economics Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. an area of economics that studies the financial impact of environmental policies
  2. 6. a chemical, biological or radioactive weapon capable of causing widespread death and destruction
  3. 8. conflict a clash between two or more contending ethnic groups; can be political, social, economic or religious
  4. 10. the branch of economics concerned with the study of entire economies at the national and global level; individual decisions are too small to see and big patterns become visible
  5. 12. theory of shielding a country's domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports
  6. 14. the branch of economics concerned with individual households and businesses and the decisions they face
  7. 16. looks at how many people who are actively searching for a job are unable to find one
  8. 18. items (usually tangible) that are purchased by consumers
  9. 19. the difference in total value between payments into and out of a country over a certain period
  10. 20. an excess of commodity exports over commodity imports
Down
  1. 1. the spread of nuclear weapons/ weapons technology and fissile material to countries that don't yet posses them
  2. 2. the study of the role of the government in the economy
  3. 3. economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances
  4. 5. a collection of theories regarding value, price, supply, demand, and distribution, which conclude that the best action a government take is to allow the market to self regulate (laissez faire)
  5. 7. an excess of commodity imports over commodity exports
  6. 9. the business activity of accepting and safeguarding money owned by other individuals, and then lending out this money in order to make more money
  7. 11. activities provided by other people (i.e. paying someone to file your taxes) which consumers purchase
  8. 13. relations the study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities
  9. 15. when the purchasing power of money falls as a result of something like overprinting
  10. 17. the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders