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Principles of Macroeconomics Class Notes
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- ECON2410 (ECON2410)
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- Middle Tennessee State University
full class notes and test review from ECON2410 at Middle Tennessee State University. covers chapters 1- 18
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study of how people t entities
scare resources
make choices
about
allocating
macro economies
governments
:
+
micro :
personal choices
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- rewards and penalties that motivate behavior
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good
institutions
aligh self interest w/ social interest
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:
drug loss
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developed
③
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opportunity cost :
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is forgone when adesicion is made
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on personal money
:
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people
for people do
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want to
to
jobs
they
- trade for new resources +
comparitive
advantage
/
, ⑥ weath and economic
growth
economic creates wealth
growth
-
⑦ institutions matter
-
incentives to save and invest in
people ,
education,
heath
matter
-
even the
legal systems
⑧ booms and busts cannot be avoided ,
but can be
moderated
~
inflation is the rise of
prices caused mostly by
&
increases in
general
of
supply money
⑩ central
banking is hard
↳ too much
money= inflation
↳ not
enough money-economic slowdown
inflation :
2%
5%
unemployment :
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comparitive advantage
benefits of track :
off
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preferences differ
② increases
productivity thru
specialization
and division of
knowledge
③ increases
productivity thre comparative
advantage
↳ lower
opportunity cost
no trade= no
specialization
increased productivity
↳
people who specialize have more
knowledge obt
their field
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general knowledge
absolute
advantage
-
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