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EBE1053 Principles of Economics GLOSSARY

LEARNING UNIT 1

INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS

(Chapter 1 to 3, Mankiw)

1. Absolute advantage
2. Allocate
3. Alternative
4. Assumption
5. Bystander
6. Circular flow diagram
7. Comparative advantage
8. Consumption
9. Cost
10. Decrease
11. Economic growth
12. Economy
13. Efficiency
14. Equity
15. Externality
16. Household
17. Incentive
18. Increase
19. Inflation
20. Margin/marginal
21. Opportunity cost
22. Production possibilities frontier
23. Productivity
24. Property right
25. Rational
26. Resources
27. Scarce/scarcity
28. Trade/trade-off
29. Unemployment

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