economic unit

…A unit that carries out economic activities based on its own will is called an economic unit, and depending on its role and function, it is divided into three types: households (or consumers), companies (or producers), and governments. A household is an economic unit that supplies production factors that it owns, such as labor and land, to the market and uses the income it earns to demand various consumer goods. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "economic unit" is listed below.

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…みずからの意思に基づいて経済活動を行う単位を経済主体economic unitと呼び，その役割や機能に応じて，家計(あるいは消費者)，企業(あるいは生産者)，政府の3種類に区別する。家計は，所有する労働･土地等の生産要素を市場に供給し，そこで得られた所得で種々の消費財を需要する経済主体である。…

※「economic unit」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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