Introduction to Economics

STRAND 1: WHAT IS ECONOMICS ABOUT?

  • 1.1 Economics as a way of thinking
  • 1.2 The economic concepts of scarcity and choice
  • 1.3 Economic, social and environmental sustainability

Method of Economic Analysis: Positive V. Normative Economics

1.2 The economic concepts of scarcity and choice

Scarcity, Choice and Opportunity Cost

Defining Economics: Scarcity and Choice
Opportunity Cost: due to Economic problem of scarcity a

Production Possibility Curve / Frontier

Production Possibility Curve
Shifts in PPC

1.3 Economic, social and environmental sustainability

Sustainable development is defined as development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs

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