Finals Loose Ends Flashcards

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1
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mixed economy

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an economy that incorporates command and market economy features

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circular flow

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shows a business and a household, with two rings of the product and factor markets going through them

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factors production

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services and products used to create a finished product, such as labor and materials

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marginal cost

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the cost of using one more unit of good or service

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3 economic questions

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  1. what will be produced?
  2. How will it be produced?
  3. For whom will it be produced?
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What is a regressive tax?

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takes a larger percentage of money from lower incomes than the upper

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What is property tax?

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a tax based on the value of an individual’s or business’s assets

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What is the income tax?

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a tax based on an individual’s income from all sources

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sales tax

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tax based on designated good or service at time of purchase

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Fiscal policy tools

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expansionary and contractionary effects

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Budget Categories

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mandatory: entitlement programs such as medicaire and social security

discretionary

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Aggregate Supply and Demand

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the total amount of goods and services an area purchases

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elasticity

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describes how responsive a product is with changing economic conditions. More elastic, more changeable

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equilibrium

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the price at which the quantity demanded and quantity supplied are equal

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15
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monopolistic competition

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when many sellers offer a similar, but not standard product

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16
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perfect competition conditions

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  1. numerous buyers and sellers
  2. standardized product
  3. freedom to enter and exit markets
  4. independent buyers and sellers
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Types of businesses

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  1. sole propietorship
  2. partnerships
  3. public and private corporations
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Functions of money

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  1. medium of exchange
  2. standard of value
  3. store of value
19
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monetary policy tools

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Action 1: Open Market Operations
Action 2: Adjusting the Reserve Requirement
Action 3: Adjusting the Discount Rate

20
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nominal vs. real GDP

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in real GDP, inflation is taken into account

21
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cost-push inflation

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rise in price rise because factors of production increase

22
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demand-pull inflation

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When consumer demand outstrips supply

23
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CPI (consumer pride index)

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a measure of the price changes in a specific group of goods or services over a period of time in relation to a base year

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Effects of inflation

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debtors benefit and consumption goes up

25
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absolute vs. relative poverty

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absolute is actual, relative is relative to country

26
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world bank

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provides loans to developing countries

27
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current secretary of Treasury

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Jacob Lew