Ecomnics Flashcards
regret associated with options not chosen
opportunity cost
intangible products
services
study of large-scale economic events
macroeconomics
satisfaction received from choices
utility
study of the choices of individual people, individual households, or indi-
vidual businesses
microeconomics
“Feeding the poor should be our government’s greatest economic priority.”
normative economics
A ditch digger argues that he should receive $100 an hour because of the
years of practice it has taken him to perfect his craft.
intrinsic value
payment for financial capital
interest
household withdrawal from an account or borrowing
dissaving
tax revenues = $1 million; governmental spending = $900,000
budget surplus
payment for entrepreneurship
profit
welfare
transfer payment
governmental borrowing that prevents businesses borrowing
crowding out
- payment for entrepreneurship
Real capital
loans to business firms
financial capital
chicken or beef
substitute good
satisfaction gained by one more unit of input
marginal utility
graphic representation of the law of demand
demand curve