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Session 1: Scarcity, Opportunity Cost, and Incentives
Two things about economics,
____ is the root of economics,
____ is the root of all economic ...
13  cards
Session 3: Exchange and markets
In the traditional supply demand ...,
In the traditional supply demand ...,
In the traditional supply demand ...
13  cards
Session 2: Consumer choice, demand curves, elasticity
What is the utility curve,
The more of a good one has,
Marginal utility
23  cards
Session 4: Production, costs, and profit maximization
What is comparative advantage,
What is absolute advantage,
What does lower marginal cost grant
17  cards
Session 5: Perfect competition and price takers
What is the formula for total rev...,
Marginal revenue mr is,
What is the formula for marginal ...
14  cards
Session 6: Price searchers, monopoly, and oligopoly
What is market power,
What are the sources of market power,
When is profit maximized
9  cards
Session 7: Game theory and strategic competition
What is an oligopoly,
What is game theory,
What is the nash equilibrium
5  cards
Session 8: Decision-making under uncertainty
Greater revenue in outcomes natur...,
What is expected value,
What are real options
4  cards
Session 9: Information Asymmetry
What is asymmetric information,
What are some reasons for asymmet...,
What does asymmetric information ...
16  cards
Session 10: Externalities and transaction costs
What is an externality,
What is a positive externality,
What is a negative externality
4  cards

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