Microeconomics studies individual economic decision-making units and variables, like households, firms, and industries. It examines how these units interact in markets and how resource allocation, price determination, and production are determined. Macroeconomics, on the other hand, looks at aggregate economic measures for an entire economy, such as total output and income, unemployment rates, and price levels. It studies topics like national income accounting and the effects of fiscal and monetary policy. While microeconomics takes a bottom-up view of markets, macroeconomics takes a top-down perspective of the overall functioning of the economy.

4.  The prefix micro is derived from Greek word
‘mickros’ meaning small.
 Micro economics studies the economic
behavior of individual economics units and
individual economic variables.
 The study of economic behaviour of the
households, firms, and industries forms the
subject matter of micro economics.

5. Micro economics is concerned with
economic activities of individual
economic units as consumers,
resource owners and business firms.
It revolves around the
interaction of consumers
producers in markets.
It explains how these
individuals as consumers or
households, as resource
owners, and as producers
play their part in the
working of the whole
economic system.

7. Determination of product prices
Determination of factor prices
and their quantities in the
individual markets.
The allocation of resources
among various firms and
industries.

8. The prefix ‘macro’ is derived
from the Greek word
‘makros’ meaning, large.
Macro economics is the
study of the economics as a
whole.
Macro economics deals with
the functioning of the
economy as a whole.

10. MICRO ECONOMICS MACRO ECONOMICS
It deals with an individual’s
economics behavior
It deals with aggregate
economics behavior of the people
in general.
It deals with the pricing of a
particular commodity in an
industry.
It deals with the general price
level, National income
accounting, etc.
Price is the basic parameter of
micro economics.
Income is the basic parameter of
macro economics.
Study of micro economics is
important for resource
utilization, public finance, and
for taking business decisions.
Study of macro economics is
important for formulation of
economic policy of the whole
nation.

11. Contd..
Micro Economics Macro Economics
The concepts were
popularized by the famous
Alfred Marshall.
The concepts were popularized
by the famous Lord J.M. Keynes.
These concepts have more
theoretical value.
These concepts have more
practical value.
Bottom up view of the
economy
Top down view of the economy.
The concepts of micro
economics are independent
concepts.
The concept of
macroeconomics are
interdependent on one another.

12. Functioni
ng of the
market
economy
Allocation
of
resources
Price
determin
ation
Economic
Eficiency
Helpful in
Interntional
Trade
Useful in
business
decisions
Formulation
of economic
policy

13. Understanding
the working of
the economy
Understanding
the major
issues facing
the economy
Study of
National
Income
Insight into
Micro
Economics
Useful in
formulating
Government’s
Economics
policy
International
Comparison