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7 fact-checked facts about economics, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.

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The basics

What does GDP stand for?

AnswerGross Domestic Product

GDP, gross domestic product, measures the value of final goods and services produced in a country.

What is barter?

AnswerTrading goods or services directly without money

Barter is exchanging goods or services for other goods or services without using money.

Going deeper

Which economist wrote 'The Wealth of Nations', published in 1776?

AnswerAdam Smith

Adam Smith's 'The Wealth of Nations' is a founding work of modern economics.

A market with only one seller is called what?

AnswerA monopoly

In a monopoly a single firm supplies the entire market.

What is the central bank of the United States called?

AnswerThe Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve System, created in 1913, is the central bank of the United States.

Expert level

The word 'economics' comes from a Greek word meaning management of what?

AnswerA household

It comes from Greek oikonomia, from oikos (house) and nomos (law or management).

Which principle is summarized as 'bad money drives out good'?

AnswerGresham's law

Gresham's law says people hoard more valuable money and spend the less valuable kind.

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