Definitions Flashcards

1
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absolute poverty

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2
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administrative barriers

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Trade protection measures taking the form of
administrative procedures that countries may use to prevent the free flow of imports into a country

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3
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actual output

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the quantity of output actually produced by an economy

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4
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aggregate demand

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the total demand of goods and services in an economy over a period of time

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5
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aggregate demand curve

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6
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balance on financial account

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7
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balanced budget

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8
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bilateral trade aggreement

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9
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budget deficit

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10
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business confidence

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11
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business cycle

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12
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competition

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13
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composite indicator

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14
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consumer confidence

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15
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consumer price index

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16
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deflation

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17
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deflationary/recessionary gap

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18
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demand

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19
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cyclical unemployment

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20
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demand-pull inflation

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21
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demerit goods

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22
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depreciation

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23
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elasticity

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24
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equilibrium

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25
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equity

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26
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fixed exchange rate

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27
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foreign aid

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28
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foreign debt

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29
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foreign direct investment

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30
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foreign exchange

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31
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free trade

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32
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human capital

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33
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HDI (human development index)

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34
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incentive related policies

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35
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trade liberisation

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36
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unemployment rate

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37
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informal sector

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38
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trade protection

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39
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unemployment

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40
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welfare loss

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41
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underemployment

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42
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transfer payments

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43
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sustainability

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44
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subsidy

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45
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structural unemployment

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46
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surplus

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47
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supply shock

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48
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supply-side policies

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49
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tariffs

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50
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speculation (currency)

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51
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supply

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52
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scarcity

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53
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seasonal unemployment

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54
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relative poverty

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55
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regressive taxation

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56
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social optimum

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57
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recession

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58
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shortage

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59
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quota

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60
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public good

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61
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public debt

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62
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privatisation

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63
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progressive taxation

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64
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primary sector

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65
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price floor

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66
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productivity

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67
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poverty cycle

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68
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opportunity cost

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