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1. 10 Econ. Principles Flashcards

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economy

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“one who manages a household”
Greek origin

Mankiw, N. (2023). Principles of Economics (second edition, 3-17). Macmillan Learning Inc.

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scarcity

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the limited nature of society’s resources

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economics

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the study of how society manages its scarce resources

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4 principles of individual decisionmaking

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  1. people make tradeoffs
  2. the cost of something is what you give up to get it
  3. rational people think at the margin
  4. people respond to incentives

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  1. people make tradeoffs
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trading off one goal against another

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  1. the cost of something is what you give up to get it
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comparing costs and benefits of alternative courses on action

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  1. rational people think at the margin
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small incremental adjustments to an existing plan of action

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  1. people respond to incentives
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behavior may change when costs or benefits change

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efficiency

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society getting most it can from scarce resources

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equity

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distributing economic prosperity fairly among the members of society

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opportunity cost

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whatever must be given up to obtain some item

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marginal changes

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small incremental adjustments to a plan of action

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QUICK QUIZ

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list and briefly explain 4 principles of individual decision-making

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principles 1-4

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discuss individual decision-making

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principles 5-8

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discuss people interacting with one another

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  1. trade can make everyone better off
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trade between two parties can make each country better off

Mankiw, N. (2023). Principles of Economics (second edition, 3-17). Macmillan Learning Inc.

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  1. markets are a good way to organize economic activity
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…promotes overall economic well-being
Adam Smith’s “invisible hand”, 1776, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

Mankiw, N. (2023). Principles of Economics (second edition, 3-17). Macmillan Learning Inc.

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market economy

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an economy that allocates resources through the decentralized decisions of many firms and households as they interact in markets for goods and services

Mankiw, N. (2023). Principles of Economics (second edition, 3-17). Macmillan Learning Inc.

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  1. governments can sometimes improve market outcomes
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  1. to promote efficiency
  2. to promote equity

Mankiw, N. (2023). Principles of Economics (second edition, 3-17). Macmillan Learning Inc.

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market failure

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a situation in which a market left on its own fails to allocate resources efficiently

Mankiw, N. (2023). Principles of Economics (second edition, 3-17). Macmillan Learning Inc.

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externality

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the impact of one person’s actions on the well-being of a bystander

Mankiw, N. (2023). Principles of Economics (second edition, 3-17). Macmillan Learning Inc.

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market power

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the ability of a single economic actor (or small group of actors) to have a substantial influence on market prices

Mankiw, N. (2023). Principles of Economics (second edition, 3-17). Macmillan Learning Inc.

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QUICK QUIZ

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list and briefly explain the 3 principles concerning economic interactions

Mankiw, N. (2023). Principles of Economics (second edition, 3-17). Macmillan Learning Inc.

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principles 8-10

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workings of the economy as a whole

Mankiw, N. (2023). Principles of Economics (second edition, 3-17). Macmillan Learning Inc.

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8. a country's standard of living depends on its ability to produce goods and services
almost all variation in living standards is attributed to differences in a country's productivity Mankiw, N. (2023). Principles of Economics (second edition, 3-17). Macmillan Learning Inc.
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productivity
the amounts of goods and services produced from each hour of a worker's time Mankiw, N. (2023). Principles of Economics (second edition, 3-17). Macmillan Learning Inc.
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9. prices rise when the government prints too much money
in almost all cases of large of persistent inflation, the culprit turns out to be the same - growth in the quantity of money Mankiw, N. (2023). Principles of Economics (second edition, 3-17). Macmillan Learning Inc.
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inflation
an increase in the overall level of prices in the economy Mankiw, N. (2023). Principles of Economics (second edition, 3-17). Macmillan Learning Inc.
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10. society faces a short-run tradeoff between inflation and unemployment
reducing inflation is often thought to cause a temporary rise in unemployment * see Phillips curve Mankiw, N. (2023). Principles of Economics (second edition, 3-17). Macmillan Learning Inc.
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Phillip's curve
shows the short-run tradeoff between inflation and unemployment Mankiw, N. (2023). Principles of Economics (second edition, 3-17). Macmillan Learning Inc.
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QUICK QUIZ
list and briefly explain the 3 principles that describe how an economy works as a whole Mankiw, N. (2023). Principles of Economics (second edition, 3-17). Macmillan Learning Inc.
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Table of 10 Principles of Economics
page 15 Mankiw, N. (2023). Principles of Economics (second edition, 3-17). Macmillan Learning Inc.
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possible test questions
pages 16 & 17 Mankiw, N. (2023). Principles of Economics (second edition, 3-17). Macmillan Learning Inc.

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