Author: Prabhu TL.
Real, Relative, and Nominal Prices
Introduction ● Definition: The nominal price of a good is its value in terms of money, such as dollars, French francs,…
The methods used by economists
Economists use scientific observation and deduction in their investigations. To achieve this they: Describe and measure the exchanges they observe Economists describe…
Opportunity Cost
Introduction ● Opportunity cost refers to what you have to give up to buy what you want in terms of other…
Incentives
Introduction In economics, incentives matter. If you make decisions without thinking about your personal incentives, let us know. Definitions and…
Wellbeing and Welfare
Introduction ● The word “welfare” has two very different meanings in economics. The most familiar meaning to the general public is…
Property Rights
Introduction ● You may wonder what property rights have to do with economics. Your property–your house, your car, your pets–are items…
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Introduction ● Cost-benefit analysis and benefit-cost analysis refer to the same thing–weighing the pros and cons so you can make a…
Economic Systems
Introduction Definitions and Basics ● Capitalism, from the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics ● Capitalism, a term of disparagement coined by socialists in the midnineteenth…
Efficiency
Introduction Definitions and Basics ● Efficiency, by Paul Heyne, from the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics ● To economists, efficiency is a relationship between ends…