What Economics is About

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Modern Economics

J. Harvey BSc(Econ) &
M. K. Johnson MA

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Economics is concerned with:

$$scarce{\rm{ resources }} \to {\rm{ }}alternative{\rm{ uses }} \to {\rm{ }}choice{\rm{ to achieve }}given{\rm{ ends}}{\rm{.}}$$

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Harvey, J., Johnson, M.K. (1994). What Economics is About. In: Modern Economics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23360-1_1

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