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"Economics is the study of people in the ordinary business of life."
-- Alfred Marshall
Economicsis the social science that describes the factors that determine the production,
distriution and consumption of goods and services.Economics is the study of how people choose
to use resources.Resources include the time and talent people have available, the land, buildings,
equipment, and other tools on hand, and the knowledge of how to combine them to create useful
products and services.
Important choices involve how much time to devote to work, to school, and to leisure, how many
dollars to spend and how many to save, how to combine resources to produce goods and
services, and how to vote and shape the level of taxes and the role of government.
Often, people appear to use their resources to improve their well-being. Well-being includes the
satisfaction people gain from the products and services they choose to consume, from their time
spent in leisure and with family and community as well as in jobs, and the security and services
provided by effective governments. Sometimes, however, people appear to use their resources in
ways that don't improve their well-being.
In short, economics includes the study of labor, land, and investments, of money, income, and
production, and of taxes and government expenditures. Economists seek to measure well-being,
to learn how well-being may increase over time, and to evaluate the well-being of the rich and
the poor. The most famous book in economics is the Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of The
Wealth of Nations written by Adam Smith, and published in 1776 in Scotland.
Although the behavior of individuals is important, economics also addresses the collective
behavior of businesses and industries, governments and countries, and the globe as a whole.
Microeconomics starts by thinking about how individuals make decisions. Macroeconomics
considers aggregate outcomes. The two points of view are essential in understanding most
economic phenomena.

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what is economicsSolutionEconomics is the study of people in.pdf

  • 1. what is economics Solution "Economics is the study of people in the ordinary business of life." -- Alfred Marshall Economicsis the social science that describes the factors that determine the production, distriution and consumption of goods and services.Economics is the study of how people choose to use resources.Resources include the time and talent people have available, the land, buildings, equipment, and other tools on hand, and the knowledge of how to combine them to create useful products and services. Important choices involve how much time to devote to work, to school, and to leisure, how many dollars to spend and how many to save, how to combine resources to produce goods and services, and how to vote and shape the level of taxes and the role of government. Often, people appear to use their resources to improve their well-being. Well-being includes the satisfaction people gain from the products and services they choose to consume, from their time spent in leisure and with family and community as well as in jobs, and the security and services provided by effective governments. Sometimes, however, people appear to use their resources in ways that don't improve their well-being. In short, economics includes the study of labor, land, and investments, of money, income, and production, and of taxes and government expenditures. Economists seek to measure well-being, to learn how well-being may increase over time, and to evaluate the well-being of the rich and the poor. The most famous book in economics is the Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of The Wealth of Nations written by Adam Smith, and published in 1776 in Scotland. Although the behavior of individuals is important, economics also addresses the collective behavior of businesses and industries, governments and countries, and the globe as a whole. Microeconomics starts by thinking about how individuals make decisions. Macroeconomics considers aggregate outcomes. The two points of view are essential in understanding most economic phenomena.