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YOU FUCKED NIGGA
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Economics
Undergraduate 1
12/10/2013

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ingredients to economic decision
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scarcity and choice
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mechanisms used deal with scarcity
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force, tradition, authority, market, combination of all
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eight economic guidelines
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there will always be tradeoffs, individual's chose purposefully, incentives matter, individuals think on a margin, more information leads to better choices, secondary effects, value is subjective, good theories predict good behavior
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opportunity cost
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the value of first alternative
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positive statement
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statement based on fact
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normative statement
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statement based on opinion
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pitfalls to economic thinking
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violation of ceteris paribus, good intentions do not lead to good outcomes, association is not causation, fallacy of composition
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ceteris paribus
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all things constant
Term
ingredients to economic decision
Definition
scarcity and choice
Term
mechanisms used deal with scarcity
Definition
force, tradition, authority, market, combination of all
Term
eight economic guidelines
Definition
there will always be tradeoffs, individual's chose purposefully, incentives matter, individuals think on a margin, more information leads to better choices, secondary effects, value is subjective, good theories predict good behavior
Term
opportunity cost
Definition
the value of first alternative
Term
positive statement
Definition
statement based on fact
Term
normative statement
Definition
statement based on opinion
Term
pitfalls to economic thinking
Definition
violation of ceteris paribus, good intentions do not lead to good outcomes, association is not causation, fallacy of composition
Term
ceteris paribus
Definition
all things constant
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