economics Flashcards

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is a social science concerned with the explanation and prediction of observed phenomena in society, it is the study of what constitutes rational human behavior to fulfill needs and wants

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economics

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comes from the Greek word outlined economics which means “household management”

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oikanomia

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3
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the social unit of people who live in a house

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household

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a business organization that sells goods or services on a for-profit basis

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firm

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5
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the activity of making, providing, purchasing, or selling products or services

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economic activity

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6
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branches of economics

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macroeconomics
microeconomics

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7
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overall performance of the economy as a whole

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macroeconomics

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8
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concerned with the behavior of individual entities such as the consumer, the producer, and the resource owner

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microeconomics

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9
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division of economics

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production
distribution
exchange
consumption
public finance

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10
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process of producing goods or creating goods

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production

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11
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distribution of goods and services to different economic channels for individual

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distribution

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12
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transferring goods and services to a person or return for something

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exchange

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13
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proper utilization of economic goods

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consumption

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14
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activities of the government regarding taxation, borrowing, and expenditure

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public finance

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