aggregate demand
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The total quantity of goods and services demanded
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capital
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Items used to produce goods and services such as machinery, money, and tools
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capitalism
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An economic system characterized by private ownership of resources, profit motive, competition, and market systems
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consumer price index
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A stat used to measure changes in the level of prices
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deficit budget
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When the government spends more money than it collects in income for one year
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demand schedule
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A table that shows how much of a product consumers will demand at various possible prices
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depression
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A major decline in business activity that lasts for more than 6 months characterized by high rates of unemployment
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economics
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The social science that studies how human societies use scarce resources to satisfy unlimited wants
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factors of production
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The resources needed to produce goods and services such as land, labor, capitol, and the entrepreneur
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fiscal policy
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The government's adjusting taxation and government spending to influence changes in the economy
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gross domestic product
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The dollar value of all finished goods and services produced within the nation's boundaries within one year
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gross national product
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The dollar value of all finished goods and services produced within the nation's boundaries and the foreign sector within one year
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