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Everyday Economics
What is Economics?

 Economics is the study of choices that people make to
  satisfy their needs and wants.

 Why is it important?
   Economics is highly relevant to every aspect of your life.
   You can’t have it all, so you must make choices!
Some Principles of Economic
Thinking…

 Individuals act to make themselves as well off as possible

 Everything has a cost

 All actions have consequences (intended / unintended)

 People’s choices influence the value of goods and
  services
2 kinds of Economics

 Microeconomics is the study of choices made by
  economic actors (households, companies, individual
  markets).

 Macroeconomics studies the behaviors of entire
  economies (all the sectors of the US economy)

 Other Examples?
Economic Decision-makers

 Consumers are people who decide to buy things based
  on needs and wants.

 Producers are the people who make things that satisfy
  consumers’ needs and wants

 Simply said, consumers choose what to buy, and
  producers choose what to provide and how to provide it.

 This is the basis of all economic systems!
How do you make decisions?

 Based on goods and services or simply products.

 Goods are physical objects that can be purchased.

 Services are actions or activities performed for a fee.

 Examples?
Economic Resources

 A resource is anything that people use to make or obtain
  what they need or want.

 Factors of production are resources used to create
  products (goods and services).
   A resource is only a factor of production when it is scarce or
    limited.
Factor #1: Natural Resources

 Items provided by nature to produce goods and services
Factor #2: Human Resources

 Any human effort used during production.
   Intellectual or physical
Factor #3: Capital Resources

 Any man-made good produced and used to make other
  goods and services.

 Capital resources = CAPITAL GOODS + MONEY SPENT TO
  BUY CAPITAL GOODS
Capital vs. Consumer goods

 Business use VS. personal use

 Some products can be either capital goods or consumer
  goods, depending on how they are used!

 Technology as a capital good
   Technology is the use of technical knowledge and methods
    to create new products or make existing products more
    efficiently.
Factor #4: Entrepreneurship

 The combination of organizational abilities and risk taking
  involved in starting a new business / creating a new
  product.

 Goal: To make something of value (whether it be a good
  or service) to maximize profits

 An entrepreneur must develop a new mix of the 4 factors
  of production to create a valuable product.
Class Activity:

               Groups of 3-4

               Relate 7 key terms to an event at
                the Staples Center.

               Some questions to think about…
                   Who are the consumers /
                    producers?
                   What kinds of goods / services are
                    provided?
                   What factors of production are
                    used before, during and after a
                    basketball game?

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Presentation1

  • 2. What is Economics?  Economics is the study of choices that people make to satisfy their needs and wants.  Why is it important?  Economics is highly relevant to every aspect of your life.  You can’t have it all, so you must make choices!
  • 3. Some Principles of Economic Thinking…  Individuals act to make themselves as well off as possible  Everything has a cost  All actions have consequences (intended / unintended)  People’s choices influence the value of goods and services
  • 4. 2 kinds of Economics  Microeconomics is the study of choices made by economic actors (households, companies, individual markets).  Macroeconomics studies the behaviors of entire economies (all the sectors of the US economy)  Other Examples?
  • 5. Economic Decision-makers  Consumers are people who decide to buy things based on needs and wants.  Producers are the people who make things that satisfy consumers’ needs and wants  Simply said, consumers choose what to buy, and producers choose what to provide and how to provide it.  This is the basis of all economic systems!
  • 6. How do you make decisions?  Based on goods and services or simply products.  Goods are physical objects that can be purchased.  Services are actions or activities performed for a fee.  Examples?
  • 7. Economic Resources  A resource is anything that people use to make or obtain what they need or want.  Factors of production are resources used to create products (goods and services).  A resource is only a factor of production when it is scarce or limited.
  • 8. Factor #1: Natural Resources  Items provided by nature to produce goods and services
  • 9. Factor #2: Human Resources  Any human effort used during production.  Intellectual or physical
  • 10. Factor #3: Capital Resources  Any man-made good produced and used to make other goods and services.  Capital resources = CAPITAL GOODS + MONEY SPENT TO BUY CAPITAL GOODS
  • 11. Capital vs. Consumer goods  Business use VS. personal use  Some products can be either capital goods or consumer goods, depending on how they are used!  Technology as a capital good  Technology is the use of technical knowledge and methods to create new products or make existing products more efficiently.
  • 12. Factor #4: Entrepreneurship  The combination of organizational abilities and risk taking involved in starting a new business / creating a new product.  Goal: To make something of value (whether it be a good or service) to maximize profits  An entrepreneur must develop a new mix of the 4 factors of production to create a valuable product.
  • 13. Class Activity:  Groups of 3-4  Relate 7 key terms to an event at the Staples Center.  Some questions to think about…  Who are the consumers / producers?  What kinds of goods / services are provided?  What factors of production are used before, during and after a basketball game?

Editor's Notes

  1. Ex: air – scuba diving (p. 4)