Microeconomics Basic Concepts

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Course Outline

  1. Economy and Economics
  2. Scope of Economics
  3. Economic Problem and Choice
  4. Opportunity Cost
  5. Economics as Science and Art
  6. Positive and Normative Economics
  7. Historical Definitions of Economics
  8. Mankiw’s Economic Principles

1. Economy and Economics

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Economy : A system through which people obtain a living and satisfy their wants through production, exchange, and distribution.
  • Economics : The study of how scarce resources are allocated to satisfy human wants.

Essential Points

  • Economic activities include:
    • production
    • consumption
    • distribution
    • exchange
    • public finance
    • debt
    • budget presentation

Memory Hook

Scarce resources → choices → satisfaction of wants

2. Scope of Economics

Key Concepts & Definitions

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1. What does an economy provide as a system through production, exchange, and distribution?

2. Why does economics focus on the allocation of scarce resources?

3. Which activity illustrates consumption rather than production?

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What is an economy?

A system for obtaining a living and satisfying wants through production, exchange, and distribution.

What does economics study?

How scarce resources are allocated to satisfy human wants.

What does consumption involve in economics?

Consumption is the process of destroying utility to analyze consumer demand and behavior.

What does macroeconomics study about the economy?

Macroeconomics studies the economy's overall performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making.

Economy Definition (System)

System for obtaining and satisfying wants

Economics (Study of)

How scarce resources satisfy human wants

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