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Which of the following best exemplifies the principles of mercantilism?
Which of the following best exemplifies the principles of mercantilism?
- A country encourages imports to lower domestic prices, even if it depletes its gold reserves.
- A country equally values agricultural production, manufacturing, and service industries in its economic planning.
- A country strives to maintain a trade surplus, accumulating gold and silver while imposing high tariffs on imports. (correct)
- A country focuses on free trade, eliminating tariffs and allowing the market to determine the flow of goods.
How do tariffs most directly function to limit imports?
How do tariffs most directly function to limit imports?
- By increasing the price of imported goods, making them less attractive to consumers. (correct)
- By stimulating domestic production to outcompete foreign goods.
- By establishing quotas that directly limit the quantity of goods entering a country.
- By subsidizing domestic industries, allowing them to lower their prices.
Which statement best reflects the core belief of the physiocrats regarding the source of wealth?
Which statement best reflects the core belief of the physiocrats regarding the source of wealth?
- Wealth stems from the division of labor and specialization in various industries.
- Wealth is generated through efficient manufacturing processes and technological innovation.
- Wealth is created by a favorable trade balance and the accumulation of precious metals.
- Wealth primarily originates from land and agricultural production, which yields a surplus. (correct)
What underlying principle connects the concepts of 'division of labor' and 'specialization' in classical economics?
What underlying principle connects the concepts of 'division of labor' and 'specialization' in classical economics?
In what way does 'laissez-faire' economics, as advocated by the Physiocrats, contrast with mercantilism?
In what way does 'laissez-faire' economics, as advocated by the Physiocrats, contrast with mercantilism?
Which of the following actions would most directly contradict Adam Smith's concept of the 'invisible hand'?
Which of the following actions would most directly contradict Adam Smith's concept of the 'invisible hand'?
According to economic principles, what is the fundamental reason why individuals and nations must make economic choices?
According to economic principles, what is the fundamental reason why individuals and nations must make economic choices?
How might a nation increase its wealth by finding new resources to satisfy existing wants, as described in the text?
How might a nation increase its wealth by finding new resources to satisfy existing wants, as described in the text?
Flashcards
Laws of Economics
Laws of Economics
General principles guiding production, distribution, and consumption of goods.
Mercantilism
Mercantilism
Economic system focused on accumulating gold and silver (bullion) in the state's treasury.
Trade Balance
Trade Balance
Difference in value between a country's exports and imports.
Tariffs
Tariffs
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Imperialism
Imperialism
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Physiocrats
Physiocrats
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Laissez-faire
Laissez-faire
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Division of Labor
Division of Labor
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Study Notes
- Laws of economics are the general principles guiding the production, distribution, and consumption of goods.
- Mercantilism advocates for building up a state's treasury by accumulating bullion (gold and silver).
- Trade balance is the difference in value between a country's exports and its imports.
- Tariffs are taxes governments apply specifically to imported goods.
- Imperialism involves establishing colonies and territories to benefit the mother country.
- Physiocrats were French economists who favored a "natural" or "laissez-faire" economy.
- Laissez-faire is a French phrase meaning "let things alone," describing an economic system with minimal governmental regulation.
- Classical economics, developed in the 19th and early 20th centuries, theorizes that a free market system optimally balances supply and demand.
- Division of labor separates work into individualized tasks.
- Specialization focuses on producing goods by people excelling at specific jobs.
- Physiocrats were the first group to attempt a science of production, distribution, and consumption of goods.
- Physiocracy was written by Pierre Samuel du Pont.
- Adam Smith is considered the "Father of Economics".
- The Wealth of Nations is Adam Smith's most famous book.
- Nations increase wealth by:
- Producing more goods from existing resources
- Increasing available resources
- Discovering new resources to satisfy wants
- Improving the effectiveness of existing goods
- Reducing people's wants
- Redistributing already produced goods.
- Diligent work, guided by intelligence and freedom, is the source of prosperity.
- Economic choices are necessary because human wants are unlimited, but goods are limited.
- Tariffs limit imports by discouraging the purchase of foreign products with high taxes.
- 18th-century French economists believed that government should not control the economy.
- They thought regulations stifle the economy.
- A free economy lowers prices.
- They prevent high profits
- What is best for the individual is best for society
- Physiocrats believed land was the only true source of wealth.
- They thought that only land provided surplus of wealth.
- That manufacturing only changed the form of that wealth.
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Laws of economics guide production and consumption. Mercantilism focuses on accumulating bullion. Classical economics theorizes that a free market optimally balances supply and demand. Division of labor separates work into individualized tasks.
