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Bretton Woods
The Bretton Woods system was a 1944 international monetary framework that pegged world currencies to the US dollar, which was backed by gold.
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Inflation
Inflation is the sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services, reducing the purchasing power of money over time.
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Economics
Economics is the social science that studies how individuals, businesses, and governments allocate scarce resources to satisfy unlimited wants.
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Microeconomics
Microeconomics studies individual economic behavior — how consumers, firms, and workers make decisions about resource allocation and pricing.
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Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics studies the economy as a whole, focusing on large-scale phenomena like GDP, inflation, unemployment, and national economic policies.
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Law of Demand
The law of demand states that, all else being equal, an increase in price leads to a decrease in the quantity demanded by consumers.
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Law of Supply
The law of supply states that, all else being equal, an increase in price leads to an increase in the quantity of goods supplied by producers.
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Blue Economy
The blue economy refers to sustainable use of ocean and marine resources for economic growth, job creation, and environmental preservation.
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CPI
The Consumer Price Index tracks changes in the average price of a basket of common goods and services to measure inflation over time.
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GDP
GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is the total monetary value of all goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific period.
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Taxation
Taxation is the process by which governments collect mandatory financial contributions from individuals and businesses to fund public services and operations.
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Opportunity Cost
Opportunity cost is the value of the next best alternative you give up when making a choice between two or more options.
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Budget
A budget is a financial plan that estimates income and expenses over a specific period, used by individuals, businesses, and governments to manage money.
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Recession
A recession is a significant decline in economic activity lasting more than a few months, typically marked by two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth.
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Deflation
Deflation is a sustained decrease in the general price level of goods and services, increasing the purchasing power of money over time.
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Stagflation
Stagflation is the rare and painful combination of stagnant economic growth, high unemployment, and rising inflation occurring simultaneously.
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Supply
Supply is the quantity of a good or service that producers are willing and able to offer for sale at various prices during a given period.
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Demand
Demand is the quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices during a given period.
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Equilibrium
Economic equilibrium is the point where supply equals demand, and neither buyers nor sellers have an incentive to change their behavior.
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GNP
Gross National Product measures the total value of goods and services produced by a country's residents, regardless of where they are located.
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Quantity Theory of Money
The quantity theory of money states that the general price level is directly proportional to the amount of money in circulation in the economy.
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Fiscal Policy
Fiscal policy is the government's use of taxation and spending to influence the economy, manage aggregate demand, and achieve macroeconomic goals.
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Monetary Policy
Monetary policy is the process by which a central bank manages the money supply and interest rates to achieve economic objectives like price stability.
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Interest Rate
The interest rate is the cost of borrowing money or the reward for saving, expressed as a percentage of the principal amount per year.
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