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ECON 1020 Exam 1 Review: Foundations of Economics, Production, Trade, and Markets

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Introduction to Economics

Factors of Production

Positive and Normative Statements

Production Possibilities Frontier (PPF) - Introduction and Productive Efficiency

PPF - Increasing Marginal Opportunity Costs and Allocative Efficiency

PPF - Outward Shifts

PPF - Comparative Advantage and Absolute Advantage

PPF - Comparative Advantage and Trade

Exporting and Importing

Sources of Comparative Advantage

Tariffs

Import Quotas and VERs

Arguments Against International Trade

Balance of Trade; Trade Deficit and Trade Surplus

Introduction to Supply and Demand

The Basics of Demand

Shifting Demand

The Basics of Supply

Shifting Supply

Supply and Demand Together: Equilibrium, Shortage, and Surplus