CHAPTER 1: THE ROLE AND METHOD OF ECONOMICS 1.1 Economics: A brief introduction Economics is the study of the allocation of our limited resources to satisfy or unlimited wants. Resources are inputs like land, human, effort, skills, and machines and factories to produce goods and services. Scarcity - Want exceeds resources. Forces us to make choices of how to use our resources wisely Economic problem Living in a world of scarcity means…
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