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Thinking like an economist
Week 2 powerpoint by Thomas Learning
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Economics
Graduate
09/11/2015

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Thinking like economist (3)
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1. alternatives
2. cost of choices
3. events <-> issues
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Two basic econ models
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1. Circular Flow Diagram
2. Production possibilities Frontier
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circular-flow diagram
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how $$ flow markets <--> households
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Circular-flow diagram, what households input
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labor, land, capital
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production possibilities frontier is
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graph combining possible output <--> available factors of production & technology
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production possibilities frontier
4 concepts
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1. efficiency
2. tradeoffs
3. opportunity cost
4. economic growty
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economists are both:
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scientists -- explaining world
policy advisers -- change the world
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economic data collectors (gov)
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Commerce
Labor Statistics
Congressional Budget office
Federal Reserve Board
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Author
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Mankiw
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