Economics Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. The things that people sell.
  2. 6. An economic system where property and businesses are owned by the government. Supply and Price is also controlled by the government.
  3. 7. The right to make decisions for an individual's business or property
  4. 9. The name of Adam Smith's idea of a free market economy.
  5. 10. The government's right to take private property for the public as long as they pay a fair price to the owner.
  6. 11. The person who makes the goods.
  7. 12. Individuals own businesses and property rather than the government
  8. 13. Scottish economist who created capitalism and wrote the Wealth of Nations.
Down
  1. 1. An economic system where businesses and property are privately owned. The price and amount of goods traded are based on supply and demand and has little government regulation.
  2. 3. A person who buys goods and services.
  3. 4. When different businesses compete for consumers' money
  4. 5. The founder of a business. Someone who assumes the risks of organizing resources to produce goods and services. Someone who sees an opportunity to make money and takes it.
  5. 8. The government's job is to protect property rights.