Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Ten principles of economics

Here are ten principle of economics as dicatated in George Mankiw's book "Principle of Economics" which in my view nicely sums up the economic behavior.

How People Make Decisions:
Principle #1: People Face Tradeoffs.
Principle #2: The Cost of Something Is What You Give Up to Get It.
Principle #3: Rational People think at the Margin.
Principle #4: People Respond to Incentives.

How People Interact:
Principle #5: Trade Can Make Everyone Better Off.
Principle #6: Markets Are Usually a Good Way to Organize Economic Activity.
Principle #7: Governments Can Sometimes Improve Market Outcomes.

How the Economy as a Whole Works:
Principle #8: A Country's Standard of Living Depends on Its Ability to Produce Goods and Services.
Principle #9: Prices Rise when the Government Prints Too Much Money.
Principle #10: Society Faces a Short-Run Tradeoff between Inflation and Unemployment.

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