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Author: Taylor Emma

A senior editor for The Mars that left the company to join the team of SenseCentral as a news editor and content creator. An artist by nature who enjoys video games, guitars, action figures, cooking, painting, drawing and good music.

General Concepts

Insurance

Introduction Definitions and Basics ●      Insurance, from the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics ●      Insurance plays a central role in the functioning of…

August 31, 2021 · Taylor Emma
General Concepts

Employment and Unemployment

Introduction Definitions and Basics ●      Unemployment, from the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics ●      Each month, the federal government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics…

August 31, 2021 · Taylor Emma
General Concepts

Business Cycles

Introduction Definitions and Basics ●      Business Cycles, from the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics ●      The United States and all other modern industrial…

August 31, 2021 · Taylor Emma
General Concepts

Aggregate Demand

Introduction Definitions and Basics ●      Keynesian Economics, from the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics ●      Keynesian economics is a theory of total spending…

August 31, 2021 · Taylor Emma
General Concepts

Aggregate Supply

Introduction Definitions and Basics ●      Aggregate Supply, at Answers.com ●      The total supply of goods and services produced within an economy…

August 31, 2021 · Taylor Emma
General Concepts

Supply

Introduction Definitions and Basics ●      Supply, from the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics ●      The most basic laws in economics are the law…

August 31, 2021 · Taylor Emma
General Concepts

Demand

Introduction ●      The word “demand” refers to what you want. Of course, you can’t always get what you want.…

August 31, 2021 · Taylor Emma
General Concepts

Exchange and Trade

Introduction ●      The words “exchange” and “trade” refer to the same activity–people who have one thing and want a…

August 31, 2021 · Taylor Emma
General Concepts

Supply and Demand, Markets and Prices

Introduction Definitions and Basics ●      Supply and Demand. Part 2. Comparisons on Price, at SocialStudiesforKids.com. ●      So we have supply, which is how…

August 31, 2021 · Taylor Emma