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PHYSICAL SCIENCE: The scientific study of nonhuman, nonsociety phenomenon, such as atoms, planets, wildlife, and continental drift. Common disciplines that study these physical phenomenon go by the names physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy, among others. The primary reason for this entry is to provide a contrast with social sciences, especially economics, that study human behavior and society.
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Lesson 5: Market Demand | Unit 2: Law of Demand
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The law of demand is the basic principle underlying demand, one of our most important economic laws. A definition: The law of demand is an inverse relationship between demand price and the quantity demanded, ceteris paribus. - Inverse relationship means that people buy more of a good if the price is lower and less if the price is higher.
- In terms of scientific method, price causes quantity demanded. A change in the price causes a change in the quantity demanded.
Ceteris paribus is important to the law of demand.- Ceteris paribus means other things remain unchanged.
- Law of demand applies exclusively to the relationship between demand price and quantity demanded.
- All other things that can affect demand must remain constant to avoid distorting this relationship.
- Because demand is affected by many factors other than price, a buyer may buy larger amounts of a good even with a higher price.
- Other factors that affect demand are called demand determinants.
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CLOSED ECONOMY An economy that does not engage in international trade or other forms of interaction with other countries. That is, a closed economy neither exports goods and services to, nor imports goods and services from, other economies that make up its foreign sector. It is "closed" to the flow of goods and services into or out of the country. The alternative to a closed economy is an open economy, one that does engage in international trade.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time looking for the new strip mall out on the highway wanting to buy either a how-to book on home remodeling or a tall storage cabinet with five shelves and a secure lock. Be on the lookout for the last item on a shelf.
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Junk bonds are so called because they have a better than 50% chance of default, carrying a Standard & Poor's rating of CC or lower.
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"Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative. " -- Cato, Roman orator
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MGE
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