1. What is the ‘economic problem’? The fundamental economic problem is related to the issue of scarcity. Scarcity means that resources are limited and short in supply in the world (e.g. diamond). Because of limited resources and unlimited demands‚ society needs to decide how much to produce and distribute these relatively scarce resources. The basic economic problem can be define as what to produce‚ how much to produce and for whom to produce. Some countries are lucky to have great natural resources
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COURSE: BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (BCOM) UNIT: INTRODUCTION TO MACRO-ECONOMICS QUESTION: MICRO-ECONOMICS AND MACRO-ECONOMICS INTRODUCTION Economics is the foundation of all commercial activity and comprises two areas: microeconomics and macroeconomics. Macroeconomics is concerned with the big picture‚ for example‚ the national economy and gross domestic product. By contrast‚ microeconomics is concerned with the small picture and focuses on theories of supply and demand. Microeconomics is
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ECONOMICS conimists- 16th and 17th centuries. hysiocrats (farmers) ercantalists (traders) Father of Economics/ Father of the classical school of economic thought- Adam Smith (In 1776‚ he wrote ’An enquiry into the nature and causes of the Wealth of Nations’) According to Smith‚ self interest was an invisible hand which would work for the common benefit of the community. The Great Depression of 1929 was a phase in which supply exceeded demand. John Maynard Keynes (a British economist)
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how much food production would need to increase to feed 9 billion people by 2050. For example‚ in Elizabeth Dickinson’s info graphic essay‚ the largest number of respondents voted that the world would need to increase its food production by 70 percent. That is an enormous percentage because we would need to start increasing the production from now‚ so by the time 2050 comes around we will have increased by 70 percent. If we delay the process of starting to increase the food production then we will
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Economics is the social science that studies the behavior of individuals‚ households‚ and organizations (called economic actors‚ players‚ or agents)‚ when they manage or use scarce resources‚ which have alternative uses‚ to achieve desired ends. Agents are assumed to act rationally‚ have multiple desirable ends in sight‚ limited resources to obtain these ends‚ a set of stable preferences‚ a definite overall guiding objective‚ and the capability of making a choice. There exists an economic problem
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costs‚ and tradeoffs for individuals‚ businesses‚ and governments. a. Define scarcity as a basic condition that exists when unlimited wants exceed limited productive resources. b. Define and give examples of productive resources (factors of production) (e.g.‚ land (natural)‚ labor (human)‚ capital (capital goods)‚ entrepreneurship). c. List a variety of strategies for allocating scarce resources. d. Define opportunity cost as the next best alternative given up when individuals‚ businesses
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Economics The economics course provides students with a basic foundation in the field of economics. The course has five sections: fundamental concepts‚ microeconomics‚ macroeconomics‚ international economics‚ and personal finance. In each area‚ students are introduced to major concepts and themes concerning that aspect of economics. Fundamental Economic Concepts SSEF1 The student will explain why limited productive resources and unlimited wants result in scarcity‚ opportunity
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ECONOMICS ANALYSIS FOR BUSINESS UNIT – 1 1. What is Economics? Economics is the science which studies human behaviour as a relationship between ends and scare means which have alternative uses. 2. Definition of economics According to “Adamsmith” Economic is a social science the deals with human behaviour pertaining to production‚ Exchange and consumption of goods and services. 3. What are basic concept of economic? * Resource allocation * Opportunity cost * Diminishing marginal
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What is Global Production Network? Global production network (GPN) does not refer broadly to all products that are internationally traded. Rather‚ it refers to those products and services in which the production chain is extended over several (two or more) countries. GPNs are typically characterized by transnational corporations which tend to retain their knowledge-intensive‚ design-intensive activities‚ and marketing associated with proprietary know-how and higher value-added activities in
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Semester I Revised June 2012 Revised Business Economics I Syllabus for F.Y.B.Com from June 2012 onwards University of Mumbai Semester I Module I: Demand analysis Demand function and determinants of demand – Concept and importance of Elasticity of demand‚ Income‚ cross‚ promotional. Case studiesConsumer surplus‚ Demand forecasting: meaning significance and methods-case studies Module II Theory of production and cost Production function-short run and long run- Law of variable proportions- Isoquantproducers’
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