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The Fundamental Economic Problem
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What is Economics?• Economics is the study of how we
make decisions in a world where resources are limited.
• It is sometimes called the science of decision making.
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Needs vs. Wants
•Needs are things we need for survival, such as food, clothing, and shelter.
•Wants are things we would like to have.
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What is the Fundamental Economic Problem?
• The fundamental economic problem is scarcity—we do not have enough resources to produce all the things we would like to have.
• Because of scarcity, we must make choices among alternatives.
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The Three Basic Economic Questions that
Society Must Answer
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What to Produce?
• Society must decide what to produce with its limited resources.
• For example, society may have to choose whether to produce goods for defense or services for poor people.
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How to Produce?
•Society must decide how to produce. •For example, should we accept more pollution from factories in exchange for greater output of products?
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For Whom to Produce?
• Society must decide for whom to produce. Who will receive the goods and services?
• In the United States, most goods and services are distributed through the price system.
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Economic Models
• To study a part of the economy, economists use economic models.
• These are simplified representations of the real world, based on economic theories.
• Business and government often base decisions on solutions that emerge from testing economic models.
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