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_____ creates wealth.
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Trade
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Trade
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exchange to gain what people value
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Voluntary
exchange
exchange
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Involves exchange
of unequally valued goods
of unequally valued goods
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opportunity cost
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the value of the next-best alternative when a decision is made; it's what is given up
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Efficiency
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compares the ratio of the value of the output to the value of the input.
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Increased efficiency
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leads to lower production costs.
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Efficiency=
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Value of Output
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Value of Input
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Value of Input
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Production Possibilities Frontier (PPF)
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illustrates maximum combinations of products that can be produced using a given set of resources and talent.
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Absolute advantage
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Ability to make something using fewer resources than other producers use
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Comparative advantage
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Ability to make something at a lower opportunity cost than other producers face
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Specialization is a synonym for
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"following one's comparative advantage"
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Law of Comparative Advantage
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producers specialize so that they can expand their possibilities (wealth) by trading for something that is more costly to produce on their own
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Middlemen's comparative advantage is
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to generate quality information at a low cost
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To enhance wealth, people pursue their _____ _____.
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comparative advantage
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Comparative advantage
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is discovered through market exchanges of property rights
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Market specialization / Division of labor:
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creates the conditions for economic growth
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Rule of law / Private property rights:
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-allows freedom of exchange
-provides incentives to specialize in activities of comparative advantage
-provides incentives to specialize in activities of comparative advantage