Economics
and
how it affects business
The trend toward
mixed economies
Comparisons of key economic systems
Mixed economies
Command economies
Free-market economies
The U.S. economic
system
Business cycles
Recovery
Depression
Recession
Economic boom
Productivity in the service sector
Productivity in the United States
Key economic
indicators
Inflation and
Price indexes
Producer price index (PPI)
Consumer price index (CPI)
Stagflation
Deflation
Disinflation
The unemployment
rate
Seasonal unemployment
Cyclical unemployment
Structural unemployment
Frictional unemployment
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Fiscal policy
and
Monetary policy
Monetary policy
Fiscal policy
Communism
Problems
Socialism
Negative consequences of Socialism
Benefits of Socialism
Definition
Free-market capitalism
Benefits and limitations
Competition within free markets
Monopoly
Oligopoly
Monopolistic competition
Perfect competition
The equilibrium point (market price)
The economic concept of Demand
The economic concept of Supply
How prices are determined
How free markets work
Capitalism
The right to freedom of choice
The right to freedom of competition
The right to own a business and keep
all that business's profits
The right to own private property
How economics conditions
affect businesses
How business benefit the community
Corruption and the economy
Invisible hand
Adam Smith and the creation of wealth
The secret to creating a wealthy economy
What is economics?
Resource development
microeconomics
macroeconomics
