Gains of Trade Vocabulary

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the condition that exists when someone can produce a good or service using fewer resources than someone else

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absolute advantage

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the direct exchange of goods or services without the use of money; a typical feature of traditional economies

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barter

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the condition that exists when someone can produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost than someone else

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comparative advantage

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the allocation of separate tasks to different people, based on the principle of specialization

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division of labor

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the characteristic of a society in which people rely on others for most of the goods and services they want

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economic interdependence

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large-scale manufacturing

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mass production

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a generally accepted medium of exchange that can be traded for goods and services or used to pay debts

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money

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the development of skills or knowledge in one aspect of a job or field of interest

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specialization

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a government measure that limits international trade, such as a protective tariff or an import quota

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trade barrier

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the total value of all the things a person or a group of people owns

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wealth