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ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA: The Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) -the Spanish acronym is CEPAL- was established in 1948. ECLAC, which is headquartered in Santiago, Chile, is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations. It was founded for the purposes of contributing to the economic development of Latin America, coordinating actions directed towards this end, and reinforcing economic relationships among the countries and with the other nations of the world. The promotion of the region's social development was later included among its primary objectives. The 33 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean are member States of ECLAC, together with several North American and European nations that have historical, economic and cultural ties with the region.

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Lesson 17: Money | Unit 4: Money's History Page: 19 of 25

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Metals are a natural for use as a commodity money.
  • The most important characteristic of metals is durability.
  • Some people erroneously think that metals and only metals are true money.

Metals:

  • They are extremely durable, quite divisible, relatively easy to transport and difficult to counterfeit.
  • They are not perfect.

Drawbacks:

  • Transportability: Metals are heavy.
  • Value in use affects value in exchange: A change in the market price brought by disruptions of the market, affect value in exchange and can play havoc with the economy.

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AVERAGE REVENUE PRODUCT AND MARGINAL REVENUE PRODUCT

A mathematical connection between average revenue product and marginal revenue product stating that the change in the average revenue product depends on a comparison between the average revenue product and marginal revenue product. If marginal revenue product is less than average revenue product, then average revenue product declines. If marginal revenue product is greater than average revenue product, then average revenue product rises. If marginal revenue product is equal to average revenue product, then average revenue product does not change.

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Much of the $15 million used by the United States to finance the Louisiana Purchase from France was borrowed from European banks.
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