Econ Vocabulary

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  • Created on: 19-09-12 13:34
resources have to be allocated because wants are infinite whilst resources are scarce
basic economic problem
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economic choices involve the alternative uses of scare resources
choice
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the minimum which is necessary for a person to survive as a human being
needs
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the benefits forgone of the next best alternative
opportunity cost
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a curve which shows the maximum potential level of output in an economy
production possibility frontier
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desires for the consumption of goods and services
wants
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extractive and agricultural industries
primary sector
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production of goods,mainly manufacturing
secondary
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production of services
tertiary sector
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the line on a price-quantity diagram which shows the level of effective demand at any given price
demand curve
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a movement of the whole demand curve to the right or left
shift
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the quantity of goods that suppliers are willing to sell at
supply
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the price at which there is no tendency to change
equilibrium
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where demand is greater than supply
excess demand
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where supply is greater than demand
excess supply
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a good which is purchased with other goods to satisfy a want
complement
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a good which can be replaced by another to satisfy a want
substitute
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where price elasticity of demand is less than 1
inelastic
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where price elasticity is greater than 1
elastic
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where the value of price elasticty of demand = 1
Unitary elasticity
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a measure of the responsiveness of quantity demanded to a chenge in income
income elasticity of demand
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a measure of the responsiveness of quantity supplied to a chenge in price
price elasticity of supply
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economic choices involve the alternative uses of scare resources

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the minimum which is necessary for a person to survive as a human being

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the benefits forgone of the next best alternative

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a curve which shows the maximum potential level of output in an economy

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