Across
- 2. what your country buys from other countries
- 4. a period of prolonged recession
- 7. measured by per capita gdp/gnp
- 8. type of economy where decisions are made by consumers and private businesses
- 12. group of over 140 countries that manage world trade
- 13. political economic system characterized by individual freedoms and the "invisible hand"; inspired by Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations
- 15. political economic system characterized by little economic freedom and a classless society with the goal of no unemployment; inspired by Karl Marx's The Communist Manifesto
- 16. free trade agreement between the US, Canada, and Mexico
- 19. the people who work
- 20. meaning "per person"
- 21. when confidence, spending, and GDP begin to rise again after a recession
- 23. common market of 28 European countries who share the same trade guidelines
- 25. the value of all goods and services produced within the borders of a given country
- 26. what you country sells to other countries
- 27. a total ban on trade
- 31. rising consumer confidence, spending, and GDP in the business cycle
- 32. measures inflation for producers
- 33. type of economy where decisions are made based on culture and religion from generations before
- 34. sending your product to other countries to be sold
- 36. limit on imports, meant to limit supply of imports
- 37. the value of all goods and services produced by the companies within the borders of a given country
Down
- 1. when a country can produce a good with the least sacrifice of resources compared to others
- 3. political economic system characterized by high taxes and government services; inspired by Karl Marx's The Communist Manifesto
- 5. natural resources
- 6. the money and materials used to produce goods and services
- 9. measures inflation for consumers
- 10. when a country can produce a good the fastest/cheapest
- 11. the four basic categories of resources
- 14. highest point of spending and GDP in business cycle
- 17. resources are limited and cannot meet our unlimited needs and wants
- 18. buying or building property in another country for your company to use
- 19. allowing a foreign company to use your intellectual property for a fee
- 22. hiring a foreign manufacturer to make your product
- 24. type of economy where decisions are made by the government
- 26. the skills and ideas of those who start businesses
- 28. falling consumer confidence, spending, and GDP in the business cycle
- 29. what occurs when your country's imports exceed exports
- 30. tax on imports, meant to raise prices on imports and limit demand for them
- 35. the lowest point of spending and GDP in the business cycle
