Economic Chapter 3 Test
Created by jrogers
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public transfer payment
a transfer paymnet in which the government transfers income from taxpayers to reciepeint who do not provide anything in return
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market failure
occurs when people who are nt part of the marketplace interaction benefit from it or pay part of its cost
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public goods
products provided by ferderal, state and local government and consumered by the public as a group
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transfer payment
transfers of income from one person or group to another even though the receiver does not provide anything in return
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free rider
a person who avoids paying for a good or service but who benefits from that good or service anyway
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safety net
conisits of government programs designed to protect people from econmic hardship
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infrastructure
consist of all the goods and services that are necessary for the functioning of society