Markets in Action

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Opportunity Cost
The cost of the (next) best alternative which is foregone when a choice is made
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Specialisation
the concentration by a worker or workers, firm, region or whole economy on a narroew range of goods and services
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Exchange
the process by which goods and services are traded
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Division of Labour
the specialisation of labour where the production process is broken down into seperate tasks
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Productivity
output, or production of a good or service, per worker
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Production Possibility Curve
this shows the maximum quantities of different combinations of output of two prouducts, given current resources and the state of technology
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Productive Potential
the maximum output that an economy is capable of producing
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Supply
the quantity of a product that producers are willing and able to provide at different market prices over a period of time
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Demand
the quantity of a product that consumers are able and willing to purchase at various prices over a period of time
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Command Economy
an economic system in which most resources are state owned and also allocated centrally
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Mixed Economy
an economic system in which resources are allocated through a mixture of the market and direct public sector involvement
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Market
where or when buyers and sellers meet to trade or exchange products
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Notional Demand
the desire for a product
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Effective Demand
the willingness and ability to buy a product
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Demand Curve
this shows the relationship between the quantity demanded and the price of the product
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Movement along the demand curve
this is in response to a change in price of a product
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Consumer Surplus
the extra amount that a consumer is willing to pay for a product above the price that is actually paid
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Normal Goods
goods for which an increase in income leads to an increase in demand
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Inferior Goods
goods for which an increase in income leads to a fall in demand
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Producer Surplus
the difference between the price a producer is willing to accept and what is actually paid
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Equilibrium Price
the price where demand and supply are equal
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Disequilibrium
any position in the market where demand and supply are NOT equal
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Elasticity
the extent to which buyers and sellers respond to change in market conditions
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Price Elasticity of Demand
the responsiveness of the quantity demanded to a change in the price of a product
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the concentration by a worker or workers, firm, region or whole economy on a narroew range of goods and services

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the process by which goods and services are traded

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the specialisation of labour where the production process is broken down into seperate tasks

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output, or production of a good or service, per worker

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