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Module 9 - Fundamentals of Economic Thinking

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Activity 1 : : Activity 2 : : Activity 3 : : Activity 4 : : Activity 5: : Activity 6

Activity 2: Topics and Concepts

Supply and Demand

  • ceteris paribus 
  • complementary goods
  • demand
  • demand curve
  • demand function
  • demand schedule
  • economics
  • exchange
  • economic problem
  • economic system
  • efficiency
  • expenditure
  • factors of production
  • margin
  • equilibrium
  • income effect 
  • inferior good 
  • invisible hand 
  • law of demand 
  • law of supply
  • law of increasing costs
  • macroeconomics
  • microeconomics 
  • specialization 
  • normal good 
  • opportunity cost 
  • positive/normative economics 
  • price 
  • price elasticity
  • production possibilities frontier 
  • profit 
  • rational choice
  • resource 
  • scarcity 
  • substitute goods
  • substitution effect 
  • supply 
  • supply curve 
  • supply function 
  • supply schedule
  • surplus
  • shortage

Gross Domestic Product

  • absolute advantage  
  • business cycle
  • consumption expenditures
  • capital accumulation
  • comparative advantage    
  • comparative disadvantage   
  • division of labor
  • economic growth
  • expansion    
  • efficiency    
  • GDP deflator    
  • gross domestic product (GDP)    
  • gross national product (GNP) 
  • government expenditures
  • investment expenditures
  • inflation
  • national income
  • net exports
  • personal disposable income
  • nominal GDP    
  • opportunity costs    
  • production possibilities frontier (PPF)    
  • real GDP 
  • unemployment
  • frictional unemployment
  • cyclical unemployment
  • structural unemployment
  • extensive growth
  • intensive growth
  • trough
  • peak
  • recession
  • recovery
  • price index
  • resource
  • factors of production  

Create a visual schematic of these terms, using either concept maps, notes, or flash cards. Enter your definitions of key terms, definitions, concepts and vocabulary into your notebook or computer file.

Activity 1 : : Activity 2 : : Activity 3 : : Activity 4

Copyright 2008, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. rbennett1. (2007, November 26). Module 9 - Fundamentals of Economic Thinking. Retrieved November 20, 2009, from Western Governors University Web site: http://ocw.wgu.edu/liberal-arts/iea4-and-iec4-econ-and-world-history-after-dec/a92.html. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Creative Commons License