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