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Economics Final
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Economic Perspective
Economic way of thinking
marginal analysis
comparisons of marginal benefits and marginal costs, usually for decision making
Marginal
extra, additional, a change in
Economic Principle
A statement about economic behavior or the economy that enables prediction of the probable
effects of certain actions
Other things equal
the assumption that factors other than those being considered do not change
Microeconomics
is the part of economics concerned with decision making by individual customers, workers,
households, and business firms
Macroeconomics
examines either the economy as a whole or its basic subdivisions or aggregates, such as the
government, household, and business sectors.
Budget line
Schedule or curve that shows various combinations of two products a consumer can purchase
with a specific money income
Production possibilities curve
Displays different combinations of goods and services that society can produce in a fully
employed economy
Price elasticity of demand
the responsiveness of consumers to a price change is measured by__