Micro Exam 1 Notes

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Externality

________- impact of one persons actions on the well- being of a bystander.

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Dr Wheeler

________ economics definition- the study of human behavior as to how we may best ameliorate the material aspects of the fall.

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Liberal

________- treating everyone equal human beings.

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Perfect competition

________- particular market where there are many buyers and sellers.

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Elasticity

________- responsiveness of the variable (dependent) to change in another variable (independent)

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Institution

________- durable forms of common life, framework /structures of what we do together.

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dignity

Market- institution that emerges when people are treated with respect and ________ and are provided with freedoms.

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Lionel Robbins

________ economics definition- human behavior as a relationship between ins and scarce means which have alternative uses.

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Microeconomics

________- study of how households /firms make decisions and interact in specific markets.

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Oikos

________- of certain affinity, a dwelling.

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Trade

________ is based if comparative advantage.

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Adam Smith

________- father of economics.

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Absolute advantage

________: producing good or service at the lowest money cost, using the fewest resources possible.

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Normative statements

________- claim about how the world should be.

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Positive statements

________- claim about how the world is.

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Comparative advantage

________- producing good or service at the lowest opportunity cost.

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Status analysis

________- everything remains equal and we study status at different points in time.

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Point elasticity formula

________: multiply the slope of the demand curve by the ratio of price to quantity at the specific point on the demand curve.

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Liberal

treating everyone equal human beings

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Subdue

tread down, bring into bondage (kabash, radah)

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Abad

work

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Shamar

keep

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Celeris peribus

everything equal

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Institution

durable forms of common life, framework/structures of what we do together

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Autarky

no trade, independence

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Fungible

you can divide it as many times as you want

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Concrete

place, Dons Market

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Abstract

emergent institution

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Perfect competition

particular market where there are many buyers and sellers

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Adam Smith

father of economics

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Knowledge problem Hayek

households and economics are different

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Market

institution that emerges when people are treated with respect and dignity and are provided with freedoms

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Microeconomics

study of how households/firms make decisions and interact in specific markets

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Positive statements

claim about how the world is

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Constrained

liberal

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Unconstrained

conservative

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Factors that determine price demanded

price, income, price of related goods, quality

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Absolute advantage

producing good or service at the lowest money cost, using the fewest resources possible

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Comparative advantage

producing good or service at the lowest opportunity cost

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Elasticity

responsiveness of the variable (dependent) to change in another variable (independent)

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Point elasticity formula

multiply the slope of the demand curve by the ratio of price to quantity at the specific point on the demand curve

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Income elasticity

change in quantity demanded/change in income

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Cross price elasticity

change in demand/change in price

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Price elasticity of supply

change in quantity supplied/change in price

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