Bibliography
and Refereces.
10 Principles of
Economics
Principle # 3
Rational People Think
At The Margin
- N. Gregory Mankiw (2006). Principles of Economics, 4th Edition. South-Western College Pub.
Principle # 2
The Cost of Something is What You Give Up to Get It
Principle #4
People Respond to Incentives
Rational people systematically do the best they can to achieve their objectives. Marginal changes are incremental changes to an existing plan. Rational decision makers only proceed with an action if the marginal benefit exceeds the marginal cost.
The Opportunity cost of an item is the value of the next best alternative not taken for having that item.
An incentive is something that induces a person to act. Because rational people weigh marginal costs and marginal benefits of activities, they will respond when these costs or benefits change
For example, an airline charges $1000 for a seat, and the actual cost of that seat is $500. The plane is about to tke off. A person is willing to pay $300 for a seat that is currently empty. Should the airline sell the ticket? Of course they should, because it is also income, and for as long as that income doesn't produce any loss, but profit, it should be taken
An example of an opportunity cost, is the one in which a person decides to attend to college, even thought it may have had the chance to play basketball at a high profit. The opportunity cost is the value of the second best thing he didn't do, in this case, playing basketball
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For example, when the price of automobiles rises, buyers have an incentive to buy fewer cars while automobile producers have an incentive to hire more workers and produce more autos.
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Principle #1
People Face Trade-Off's
Facing a trade-off is facing multiple options of what can be done with limited resources.
PART II:
HOW PEOPLE INTERACT
The Classical example of a trade-off is that between butter and guns. This is the possibility to spend on consumer goods (Butter) or national defense (guns).
The most evident example of a trade-off is that between EQUALITY and EFFICIENCY
Principle # 5
Trade Can Make Everyone Better Off
Social Sciences
PART I:
HOW PEOPLE MAKE DESISIONS
Study the behavior
of individuals and societies
Trade allows people to specialize on a particular job according to their ability and preferences. They can then trade their goods and services produced for other goods and services
Principle # 6
Markets are usually a good way to organize economic activity
Principle # 10
Society faces a short run tradeoff between inflation and unemployment
In a market economy, decisions are made by thousands of firms and households. Firms decide who to hire, and households decide where to work and what to buy.
Increasing the quantity of money causes inflation, therefore it looses value. But more money means more purchase, which means more demand, which means more hiring.
Economy
Principle # 7
Governments can sometimes improve market outcomes
Principle # 9
Prices rise when the government prints too much money
Government interferes in market whenever there is a market failure, which can be an issue on the efficiency or equality.
Studies the behavior of individuals and societies concerning how they make decisions facing the scarce resources
The phenomena of inflation occurs when the government prints too much money and the reaction will always be the devaluation of said money
Principle # 8
A country’s Standard of living depends on the ability to produce goods and services
PART III:
HOW THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE WORKS
10 Principles
of Economics
A nation´s economic prosperity depends on the productivity of the country's individuals. This is the number of goods and services produced.
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End!
As planted by Gregory Mankiw on
"Principles of Economics"