Across
- 8. a tax on imports, which is intended to protect domestic industries
- 10. the worst economic recession in American history.
- 12. international pop star and billionaire whose birthday is today - Friday the 13th!
- 13. International organization that controls a significant amount of the world's oil supply.
- 15. In economics, this doesn't exist
- 18. in economics it is often referred to as "M"
- 19. a value that hasn't been adjusted for inflation.
- 23. term created by Adam Smith which is when an unseen process corrects an imbalanced market.
- 24. a situation in which rising prices push workers to demand higher wages, which leads to higher prices
- 26. 2024-25 online/website co-editor of the "Wildcat Tracks" and G block Economics student.
- 27. a situation where there is only one seller in a market.
- 28. a situation where there is only one buyer in a market.
- 29. The name of a Massachusetts based grocery store chain and a tool used to calculate the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
- 30. currency used in many European Union countries.
Down
- 1. international body which deals with the rules of trade between nations.
- 2. currency used in the United Kingdom.
- 3. 1970s economic phenomena when inflation grew, but the GDP contracted
- 4. branch of economics that focuses on the behavior of individual decision-making units and how they interact through the market coordination.
- 5. an economic idea promoted by Adam Smith that government interference in the economy would be harmful.
- 6. 16th - 18th economic ideology that view trade was a zero sum game.
- 7. trade agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico that eliminated most tariffs and trade barriers between the three countries
- 9. the first United States Secretary of the Treasury
- 11. a fall in the real GDP for two consecutive quarters (six months).
- 14. 2024-25 online/website co-editor of the "Wildcat Tracks", G block Economics student, and former Mr. Smith 9th World History student.
- 16. Six time NFL Super Bowl winning coach who is now UNC's football coach.
- 17. branch of economics that explores the economy as a whole, including GDP, inflation, and unemployment.
- 20. amount of the current United States deficit is in the _______________ of dollars.
- 21. the "father" of capitalism and the author of "The Wealth of Nations"
- 22. in economics it is often referred to as "X"
- 25. an effort. to artificially create an advantage in a market in order to obtain some market power.
