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Introduction to Economics
What is Economics?
Why do we study it?
TASK:
Thinking about choices
Imagine
you
are at this
famous jakarta
shopping mall
You have
$200000.
You have two
hours of time
What will you
do?
This is the reason for the existence of this subject. In reality most
resources are scarce. Similarly individuals and nations have
unlimited wants.
Scarce Resources
There
Economics
...because
scarcity
Scarcity means that we have limited
quantities of resources to meet our
unlimited wants.
Economics is about solving the problem
of scarcity.
...because
scarcity
Scarcity means that we have limited
quantities of resources to meet our
unlimited wants.
Economics is about solving the problem
of scarcity.
Scarcity
Shortage
Shortage
Scarcity
or long term
food, shelter
Scarcity
Are
Scarcity
Can
3 Basic questions
So
Economic Activity
Consider
How
is production organised?
For
3 Basic Questions
How
Quiz
What
is the average
price of this
product?
$0.000537 per litre
How much is this
product?
$1.00 per litre
Why the difference?
Quiz
How