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M1 M2 macroeconomic equilibrium macroeconomics mandatory spending margin requirement marginal analysis marginal cost marginal product marginal revenue marginal tax rate marginal utility market market basket market demand curve market economy market equilibrium market failure market structure market supply curve maturity measure of value mediation Medicaid Medicare medium of exchange member bank money supply components conforming to money's role as medium of exchange; coins, currency, checks, other demand deposits, traveler's checks (p. 429) money supply components conforming to money's role as a store of value; M1, savings deposits, time deposits (p. 430) level of real GDP consistent with a given price level; intersection of aggregate supply and aggregate demand (p. 445) that part of economic theory dealing with the economy as a whole and decision making by large units such as governments and unions (p. 193) federal spending authorized by law that continues without the need for annual approvals of Congress (p. 260) minimum deposits left with a stockbroker to be used as partial payment on other securities (p. 423) decision making that compares the extra cost of doing something to the extra benefits gained (p. 131) extra cost of producing one additional unit of production (p. 129) extra output due to the addition of one more unit of input (p. 124) extra revenue from the sale of one additional unit of output (p. 130) tax rate that applies to the next dollar of taxable income (p. 229) satisfaction or usefulness obtained from acquiring one more unit of a product (p. 93) meeting place or mechanism allowing buyers and sellers of an economic product to come together; may be local, regional, national, or global (p. 14) representative collection of goods and services used to compile a price index (p. 351) demand curve that shows the quantities demanded by everyone who is interested in purchasing a product (p. 91) economic system in which supply, demand, and the price system help people make decisions and allocate resources; same as free enterprise economy (p. 36) condition of price stability where the quantity demanded equals the quantity supplied (p. 143) market where any of the requirements for a competitive market—adequate competition, knowledge of prices and opportunities, mobility of resources, and competitive profits—are lacking (p. 174) market classification according to number and size of firms, type of product, and type of competition (p. 164) supply curve that shows the quantities offered at various prices by all firms that sell the product in a given market (p. 114) life of a bond or length of time funds are borrowed (p. 321) one of the three functions of money that allows it to serve as a common denominator to measure value (p. 286) process of resolving a dispute by bringing in a neutral third party (p. 202) joint federal-state medical insurance program for lowincome people (p. 265) federal health-care program for senior citizens, regardless of income (p. 233) money or other substance generally accepted in exchange; one of the three functions of money (p. 286) bank belonging to the Federal Reserve System (p. 407) member bank reserves merger microeconomics minimum wage misery index mixed economy modified free enterprise economy modified private enterprise economy modified union shop monetarism monetary policy monetary standard monetary unit monetize the debt money money market monopolistic competition monopoly moral suasion most favored nation clause multinational multiplier municipal bond mutual fund mutual savings bank reserves kept by member banks at the Fed to satisfy reserve requirements (p. 418) combination of two or more business enterprises to form a single firm (p. 68) branch of economic theory that deals with behavior and decision making by small units such as individuals and firms (p. 89) lowest legal wage that can be paid to most workers (p. 152, 216) unofficial statistic that is the sum of monthly inflation and the unemployment rate; same as discomfort index (p. 438) see modified private enterprise economy (p. 51) free enterprise system with some government involvement; same as modified private enterprise economy (p. 560) free enterprise market economy where people carry on their economic affairs freely, but are subject to some government intervention and regulation (p. 51) arrangement under which workers have the option to join a union after being hired (p. 201) school of thought stressing the importance of stable monetary growth to control inflation and stimulate longterm economic growth (p. 453) actions by the Federal Reserve System to expand or contract the money supply in order to affect the cost and availability of credit (p. 415) mechanism that keeps a money supply durable, portable, divisible, and stable in value; gold standard, silver standard, fiat money standard (p. 292) standard unit of currency in a country's money supply; American dollar, British pound (p. 289) process of creating enough additional money to offset federal borrowing so that interest rates remain unchanged (p. 427) anything that serves as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, and a store of value (p. 286) market in which financial capital is loaned and or borrowed for one year or less (p. 325) market structure having all conditions of pure competition except for identical products; form of imperfect competition (p. 166) market structure characterized by a single producer; form of imperfect competition (p. 169) Federal Reserve System's use of persuasion to accomplish monetary policy; congressional testimony, press releases (p. 424) trade law allowing a third country to enjoy the same tariff reductions the United States negotiates with another country (p. 477) corporation producing and selling without regard to national boundaries and whose business activities are located in several different countries (p. 72) change in overall spending caused by a change in investment spending (p. 448) bond, often tax exempt, issued by state and local governments; known as munis (p. 323) company that sells stock in itself and uses the proceeds to buy stocks and bonds issued by other companies (p. 316) depositor-owned savings institution operated for the benefit of depositors (p. 303)