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- 4. all who are able and willing to work have jobs
- 6. gross domestic product
- 7. consumer price index
- 9. An economic measure of output per unit of input.
- 11. $1,000 savings
- 13. An individual retirement plan that bears many similarities to the traditional IRA, but contributions are not tax deductible and qualified distributions are tax free.
- 16. the state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage.
- 17. North American Free Trade Agreement
- 18. Series of statistical figures, such as the consumer price index or the gross domestic product, used by economists to predict future economic activity.
- 19. An increase in the value of one currency in terms of another.
- 22. the ability of a party (an individual, or firm, or country) to produce a greater quantity of a good, product, or service than competitors, using the same amount of resources.
- 25. The unrestricted purchase and sale of goods and services between countries without the imposition of constraints such as tariffs, duties and quotas
- 26. quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied at the market price.
- 27. expansion/contraction of money supply
- 28. An offer to purchase a security or other asset that cannot be transferred to another party.
- 32. pro-government; favored monetary policy
- 35. A monetary system in which a country's government allows its currency unit to be freely converted into fixed amounts of gold and vice versa.
- 37. the founding father of modern Economics, defined Economics as the study of the nature and causes of nations' wealth or simply as the study of wealth.
- 38. The minimum amount of compensation an employee must receive for performing labor.
- 40. an increase in the level of economic activity
- 41. An economic measure of a negative balance of trade in which a country's imports exceeds its exports. A trade deficit represents an outflow of domestic currency to foreign markets.
- 42. Government actions and policies that restrict or restrain international trade, often done with the intent of protecting local businesses and jobs from foreign competition.
- 44. Analysis An examination of the additional benefits of an activity compared to the additional costs of that activity.
- 45. a business cycle contraction
- 46. an absence of competition, which often results in high prices and inferior products.
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- 1. used to compare national wealth or standard of living
- 2. An economic theory of total spending in the economy and its effects on output and inflation. Keynesian economics was developed by the British economist
- 3. A situation in which income exceeds expenditures.
- 4. An economic system where few restrictions are placed on business activities and ownership.
- 5. a situation when the price charged is more than the equilibrium price determined by market forces of demand and supply
- 8. amount of an asset or resource that exceeds the portion that is utilized
- 10. measurement of "useful-ness" that a consumer obtains from any good.
- 12. the means by which a government adjusts its spending levels and tax rates to monitor and influence a nation's economy.
- 14. ex. Canada
- 15. the fed banking system's attempt to control business cycle
- 19. The ability of a firm or individual to produce goods and/or services at a lower opportunity cost than other firms or individuals.
- 20. ex. Merica
- 21. The highest point between the end of an economic expansion and the start of a contraction in a business cycle.
- 23. Attempts by governments or government agencies to financially stimulate an economy
- 24. hands off type of government role
- 29. the difference between the market value of assets and the market consistent value of liabilities.
- 30. benefits the government gives to the people
- 31. ex. North Korea
- 33. hands off-government; Australian, favored supply-side economics
- 34. only one company exerts control over most of a market
- 36. Currency that a government has declared to be legal tender, but is not backed by a physical commodity.
- 39. World Trade Organization
- 41. a low turning point or a local minimum of a business cycle.
- 42. a situation when the price charged is less than the equilibrium price determined by market forces of demand and supply.
- 43. general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money
