Topic overview
Learn the foundations of Economics and Everyday Markets.
Economics provides models for choices under constraints. The useful habit is to state assumptions, trace incentives and tradeoffs, and check whether real evidence fits the simplified model.
Learning outcomes for Economics and Everyday Markets
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1
Identify scarcity, opportunity cost, and incentives
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2
Use supply and demand to explain a market change
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3
Distinguish nominal, real, average, and marginal values
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4
Evaluate a policy claim through benefits, costs, and distribution