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econ exam 1 Flashcards

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Scarcity

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things we want are those that are in short supply,

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Republic

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collections of groups

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Economic Problem

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We always want more (unlimited wants)
Limited resources
Scarcity (best describes economics)

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Opportunity Cost

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the opportunity cost of a choice is whatever we give up when we make it

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Explicit Cost

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payments that are actually made (money)

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Implicit Cost

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non money

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The Margin

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the idea, that good decisions are made by considering the value of adding one more,

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Marginal Cost

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defines supply (cost of one more)

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Marginal Benefits

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the cost or benefit of one more or one less of something

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Rational Behavior

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maximizing our utility;what we think is best for us

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Good

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something that creates utility or makes you “happy”

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Economic Good

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If you are willing to pay for it, it is an economic good

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Utility

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the economist’s term for happiness or satisfaction

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Bad

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Disutility (losing something you suffer disutility its a bad)

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Economic Bad

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Willing to pay to get rid of it? That is an economic bad

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Disutility

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negative utility

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Land

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natural resources and ground

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Labor

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workers

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Capital

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Machines made by people

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Entrepreneur

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risk taker

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John Locke

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Every man has a property in his own self

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Natural Law

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guarantees that something is good and legitimate by providing for a check and a reasoning about what is not good.

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Mercantilism

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an economic policy where a nation aims to maximize its wealth and power by encouraging exports and restricting imports

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Classical Liberals

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political tradition and a branch of liberalism that advocates free market

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Adam Smith

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Scottish economist and philosopher “The Wealth of Nations” 1776

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Natural Price

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equilibrium (adam smith)

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Equilibrium

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balance in the marketplace

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Public Good

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best provided by a gov/central authority

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Non-excludable

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products or services that cannot prevent certain people from using them.

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Common Property Resource

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is something that is jointly owned by all

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Non-rivalous

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i can take in a view of a sunset and some else can and nothing diminishes

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Externality

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when a person makes a choice/exchange they can pass some of that cost onto someone else or benefit

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Moral Hazard

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going to enter a contract w somebody and they are hiding from you
Rules and Regulations

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Asymmetric Information

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what happens when you don’t have perfect info
seller knows more about it than buyer
-pay more than what a car is worth

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3 Questions

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What to produce?
How to produce?
Who benefits?

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Capitalism

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Market determine the prices of goods
Markets set input prices

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Socialism

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means that the government owns the capital (usually theorized as “the people” own the capital), the government makes the decisions about allocation of resources and prices, and the workers and institutions are supposed to do what is best for society, not what is best for themselves.

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Self-Interest

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people and businesses are supposed to do what they think is best for themselves, to be motivated by their own interests.

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Social Darwinism

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people are poor its nature that made them poor rich are rich because they are “better”

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Laissez Faire

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the economy will work the best as long as the government keeps their hands off

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Planning

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command economy is done by planning

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Utopian Socialism

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socialism that is achieved through the moral persuasion of capitalists to surrender the means of production peacefully to the people.

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Scientific Socialism

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karl m
a social, economic, and political theory that uses scientific methods to understand and predict social and economic trends.

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Command Economy

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the government provide the health care, or prevent oil companies from artificially raising prices, or stop one tech company from buying and controlling all the social media apps.

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Fascism

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sought to eliminate the autonomy of large-scale capitalism and relegate it to the state.

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Shortage

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=Prices too low

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Legislative Branch

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makes laws

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Separation of Powers

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the division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another

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Executive Branch

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carry out laws

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Judicial Branch

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interprets the law

48
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Montesquieu

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The Founding Fathers took their view of separation of powers from a dude named

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Senate

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laws come out of
Has more powers than the house does
100 members
2 from each state
Min of 30 yrs old
6 yr terms
Most power and authority
Senate has more experienced members than house
Best, brightest, smartest

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House of Representatives

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laws come out of
435 members
Max number they could have 10,000 and min is 50
Appropriated by population of each state minimum 25 yrs old
2 yr term
At least 1 in each state

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President

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the commander in chief of the military
has a cabinet
Makes treaties with the advice and consent of congress
Appoints Ambassadors w the advice and consent of Congress
Appoints supreme court justices, with the advice and consent of congress
The president must be a natural born citizen
Must be at least 35 yrs old
Serves for 4 yrs and may be reelected once
In most states the candidate w the most votes gets all the electoral votes
Presidents are picked by electores, one for each senator and representative

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Advice and Consent

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Secretaries are nominated by the president with the advice and consent of congress

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Electoral College

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process which includes the: Selection of electors. Meeting of electors who cast votes for the president and vice president.

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Free Rider

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people who get the thing but don’t pay

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“General Welfare”

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a section of a constitution or charter that allows a governing body to enact laws to promote the general welfare of the people

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Explicit powers

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the powers of the United States federal government that are explicitly stated in the Constitution.

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Implied powers

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powers that a government branch has that are not explicitly stated in the Constitution, but are necessary to carry out other powers that are listed.

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Allocation

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gov action changes how resources are allocated

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Pareto Optimality

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The idea that we can only say economically that an idea is good is if it makes at least one person better off and no one worse off is known as:

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Interpersonal Utility Comparison

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a phenomenon that attempts to compare the satisfaction or utility that is gained by two different individuals when they consume the same commodity.

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Social Welfare Function

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a mathematical formulation used to gauge the collective or overall welfare of a community based on the utility levels of its individual members.

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Normative theories

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focuses on the value of economic fairness, or what the economy “should be” or “ought to be.”

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Positive theories

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based on objective data rather than opinions and value judgments.

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Efficiency

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is getting the most output for each input.

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Equity

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the idea that economic resources, wealth, and opportunities should be distributed fairly and justly across a society

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Why do economists think that maximizing is rational even if it makes us act in bad ways?

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Rational to an economist means you do what is best for you. Economists believe people maximize their utility.

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How do we analyze something in a scientific way.

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Have to be able to test any hypothesis supported by evidence

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How did folks before Adam Smith see the world differently than Smith did? Why did Smith believe in the power of the free market?

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Smith believed that there weren’t losers in a trade because they were voluntary

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Why is competition essential to Adam Smith’s theory?

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Competition gives things value

67
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What are the essential elements of capitalism and socialism? What was Marx’s critique of capitalism? What do modern economists think about socialist economies?

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Capitalism- private ownership of capital
market allocation
self interest motives

Socialism-

Marx’s critique was that businesses and workers are inherently at odds in what they want, and that businesses tend to win this fight.

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Why do most economists like capitalism? What are the concerns with modern capitalism?

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positive incentives
innovation and invention
Capitalism isn’t a static system
creates opportunity

Negatives

Does capitalism naturally create inequality?
Does competition erode naturally over time?
Conflict between workers and

69
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Explain why the production of public goods, according to most economists, will not work if left to the market.

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Companies will attempt to do as little as possible to meet demands

70
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What was Adam Smith’s view of government? What other things do modern economists debate whether they should be included in government’s role?

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Self-interest, everything people do are for self-interest

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