ECONOMICS VOCABULARY
ANAYA KNIGHTON
,MARKET ECONOMY
A market economy is an economy in which decisions regarding investment, production, and distribution are based on supply and demand, and prices of goods and services are determined in a free price system.Some countries that have a market economy are Mexico, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Canada . These countries have a market economy because the prices of goods and services are set by supply and demand.
COMMAND ECONOMY
An economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government. China, Cuba, North Korea and the former Soviet Union are examples of countries that have command economies.
TRADITIONAL ECONOMY
A traditional economy is an original economic system in which traditions, customs, and beliefs shape the goods and the products the society creates. Countries that use this type of economic system are often rural and farm-based.Traditional economies are often found in areas like Africa, Asia, and parts of South America. The Inuit in Canada are also a group that use this system. The standard of living, or quality of life, is often lower than in countries like the United States.
MARKET
A regular gathering of people for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other commodities.
BARTER
When companies exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money.Malaysia is one of those countries where the barter system has immense and ... Still in Malaysia along with the modern trade system, the barter system is in use.
EMBARGO
An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
- Sudan by US since 1997.
- Mali (by ECOWAS) total embargo in order to force Juntas to give power back and re-install National constitution. ...
- China (by EU and US), arms embargo, enacted in response to the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
TARIFF
QUOTA
TRADE BARRIER
CAPITAL
The wealth in the form of money or other assets owned by a person or organization or available or contributed for a particular purpose such as starting a company or investing.Some examples of capital goods, which are assets used to produce consumer goods and services, are machine tools, buildings, computers,and baggage-handling .
HUMAN CAPITAL
The skills, knowledge, and experience possessed by an individual or population, viewed in terms of their value or cost to an organization or country.Today, most theories attempt to break down human capital into one or more ..... An example of this is discrimination against minority or female employees.
CAPITAL GOODS
The same way, a chocolate candy bar is a consumer good, but the machines that are used to produce the candy would be considered production goods. Some of the capital goods can be used in both production of consumer goods or production ones, such as machinery for production of dump trucks.
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
STANDARD OF LIVING
LITERARCY RATE
MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE
MIXED ECONOMY
MIXED ECONOMY
A benefit or advantage to someone or something.
SERVICES
The action of helping or doing work for someone