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Randomness
100
This is money invested in new business
What is venture capital
100
If Mexico is able to grow grapes better than any other country, they have this
What is a comparative advantage?
100
Congress _____________ spending when it wants to encourage economic growth
What is increases
100
A job in this field is high in demand
What is computer technology?
100
This is where paper money is printed today
What is the Treasury department's Bureau of Printing and Engraving?
200
This is what will happen if a corporation fails to make a profit
What is the value of its stock will decline
200
The price of an item will _______________ when there is a surplus
What is decrease?
200
The government lowers taxes in this type of economy
What is a recession?
200
Firefighters, security guards, and police officers are all examples of _______________ workers
What is service
200
The U.S. has this type of economy
What is a mixed economy?
300
The increase or decline of personal incomes is an example of this
What is a coincident indicator?
300
If consumers have less money to spend, this drops and prices go down
What is demand?
300
Nursing, teaching, and physical therapy are all examples of this job field
What is professional field
300
This is the reason why the demand for laborers will decrease
What is automation?
300
Salespeople, physical therapists, and teachers are all example of this color worker
What are white-collar workers
400
The number of building permits issued is an example of this
What is a leading indicator
400
Tariffs, import quotas, and embargoes are all example of this
What are trade barriers?
400
These are the ways the government implements its fiscal policy
What is spending and taxing?
400
This is the country's largest employer
What is the U.S. government
400
Legally, employers cannot discriminate job applicants based on these three things
What is gender, race, religion
500
This encourages producers to invent new products and keeps prices low
What is competition?
500
If this policy is in effect, the overall demand for goods and services increases
What is easy-money policy?
500
The Fed can change the amount of money available by raising and lowering this
What is interest rates?
500
These are things people believe to be most important in their lives
What are personal values
500
Deposits in commercial banks are protected by this
What is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation