Common Economics Terms

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Across
  1. 2. Smith father of modern economics
  2. 4. Resources nation’s land and all of the materials nature provides that can be used to make goods or services
  3. 5. basic economic problem we all have
  4. 8. can be used to make goods and services
  5. 9. neccesities people have for goods and services
  6. 11. Resources once they are gone or diminished, they cannot be reproduced; leads to scarcity
  7. 13. to produce first basic economic question; consideration of what resources are available
  8. 15. study of economic choices made by individuals and small groups
  9. 16. type of economy where the government makes all major economic decisions
  10. 19. Market type of economy the United States has; a market economy that has elements of command and traditional as well
  11. 21. work that is done for a person
  12. 22. desires people have for goods and services
Down
  1. 1. workers and their abilities
  2. 3. study of economy as a whole and the economic choices made by large groups
  3. 6. buildings and tools used to make goods or services
  4. 7. type of economy based on custom or habit
  5. 10. Wants no limit on what people want in their lives; also leads to basic economic problem
  6. 12. study of people make choices about using resources to meet their wants and needs
  7. 13. gets the goods last basic economic question; considers how to distribute goods and services
  8. 14. System nation's way of producing things its people want and need
  9. 17. type of economy where individuals and businesses own all resources and decisions are made based on price
  10. 18. things(wants) people can touch or hold
  11. 20. to produce second basic economic question; consideration of workforce and labor needs