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Econ 1-7B Limitless (inflation bubbles)Online version
E.5.1 Explain measures of a country's economic performance such as gross domestic product (GDP), unemployment, and inflation. (E)
E.5.3 Identify the different causes of inflation (i.e., cost-push and demand-pull), and explain the impact of inflation on economic decisions. (E)
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U.S. had a ____ bubble just 8 years after the dot-com bubble. This is because the wanting to be rich clouds our judgment & makes us irrational.
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The ____ of economics shows us that dot-com bubbles & housing bubbles will not last, but the exuberance & excitement of the moment makes us think the thrill will last forever.
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2001, investors were irrational & wanted to get rich, so they bought stock in dot-com companies, without asking if the company was successful. In truth, many dot-com companies never ____ a ____ , so they went out of business & investors lost money
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If we purchase a car, only because we want to sell it to another buyer for ____ ____ than we paid for it, we are creating a bubble. This is what separates a bubble from a profitable opportunity.
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2001, investors were irrational & wanted to get rich, so they bought stock in dot-com companies, without asking if the company was successful. They ignored traditional ____ like price-earning ratios. The company went under & investors lost money.
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2017, with so many people buying stock in bitcoin & crypto currencies, it was clear that people wanted to get rich & were aggressively over-expanding. This is a sign of irrational _____ .
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2001, the internet was more accessible, so lots of people started web-based businesses. They wanted to expand & needed investors. Investors wanted to get rich, so they bought stock in the businesses. But the dot-com boom was a ____ , & it popped.
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There were 2 possible bubbles in 2017. One was in the stock market. The other was ____ , & other crypto currencies.
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The roaring 1920s, the dot-com bubble, the housing bubble: The history of economics shows us that a strong & quick ____ in the economy is always followed by a strong & quick ____ .
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The Limitless movies implies that humans are always overreaching. We are not happy with what we have, we always want more. The desire for more causes ____ exuberance, which causes economic bubbles.
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2001, the internet was more accessible, so lots of people started web-based businesses. They wanted to expand & needed ____ . [same] wanted to get rich, so they bought stock in the businesses. Stock market soared & the future was bright.
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In Limitless, The main character warns people against aggressive ____ . He says people are wired to overreach. The irony is that he doesn't follow his own advice. People are given to be exuberant & irrational.
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The movie Limitless is based on a book from 2001, which marked the end ____ boom. In 1997, the internet became stable & investors discovered ecommerce, that people could buy & sell online. They believed it would be a big deal.
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The characters in Limitless are a metaphor for bubbles in the economy. “I took the pill too, but I got scared. Because nobody can operate at that level of mental activity & not ____ .” No economy can operate with so much activity & not [same].
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The main character in Limitless is a metaphor for a bubble in the economy. His mental rise and fall represents a ____ & ____ in the economy.
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The 2008 housing bubble crashed because home prices dropped & because homeowners ____ on mortgages. This made sense because homeowners owed more to the bank than the actual price of the house.
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Human capital is why the federal government spends a lot of money on ____ . The government wants citizens to be be smarter and better and more productive.
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2008 housing bubble was caused by borrowers taking large loans, expecting the value of their homes to keep rising, so they could resell the house for more money & make a ____ ____ .
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____ ____ is the skill, talent, & knowledge that a workers has, which makes them more productive.
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The 2008 housing bubble was caused by several people purchasing home they could not ____ . They did this because they expected the value of their homes to keep rising, & they would resell the house for more money.
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