Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
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What do firms/businesses do?

A

Produce goods and services using factors of production( labor, land, and capital)

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2
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HouseHolds

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Owns factors of products and consumes goods and services

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3
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Who buys and sells in markets for goods and services

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Househould buys and firms sells to households

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4
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Who buys and sells in market for factors and products

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Firms buys factors of productions and households sell their factor of production

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5
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Microeconimcs

A

Study of house households and firms interact with each other

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6
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Macroeconimcs

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Study of overall economics in a society

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7
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Normative Analysis

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Makes a claim how the world ought to be. Relies on personal values
Example: We ought to end homelessness

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8
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Positive Analysis

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Describes the world as is and relies on data.
Example: Minimum wage laws causes uneployment

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