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The Market System

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Section 1
Introducing the Market System
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Defining a Market System

A market system is a way to match buyers and sellers.

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Gains from Markets

Gains in a market are referred to as total welfare or economic surplus.

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Production Possibility Frontier

A production-possibility frontier (PPF) graphs the combinations for the production of two commodities with which the same amounts are used.

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The Circular Flow Model

In economics, a circular flow model is a diagram that is used to represent the monetary transactions in an economy.

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