Macroeconomics

‭Note‬ ‭that‬ ‭a‬ ‭change‬ ‭in‬ ‭price‬ ‭or‬ ‭quantity‬ ‭is‬ ‭indeterminate‬ ‭when‬ ‭the‬ ‭extent‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭change‬ ‭in‬ ‭supply‬ ‭or‬ ‭demand is unknown (e.g., is the change in supply greater or smaller than the change in demand?)‬ ‭It‬ ‭is‬ ‭essential‬ ‭to‬ ‭recognize‬ ‭that‬ ‭the‬ ‭basic‬ ‭economic‬ ‭concepts‬ ‭introduced‬ ‭in‬ ‭this‬ ‭chapter‬ ‭serve‬ ‭as‬ ‭the‬ ‭building‬ ‭blocks‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭broader‬ ‭study‬ ‭of‬ ‭macroeconomics.‬ ‭The‬ ‭concepts‬ ‭of‬ ‭scarcity,‬ ‭choice,‬ ‭and‬ ‭opportunity‬‭cost‬‭justify‬‭decisions‬‭in‬‭a‬‭world‬‭of‬‭fnite‬‭resources.‬‭Specialization‬‭and‬‭trade‬‭help‬‭us‬‭recognize‬ ‭the‬ ‭effciency‬ ‭gains‬ ‭that‬ ‭arise‬ ‭when‬ ‭individuals‬ ‭and‬ ‭countries‬ ‭focus‬ ‭on‬ ‭what‬ ‭they‬ ‭do‬ ‭best.‬ ‭Finally,‬ ‭the‬ ‭exploration‬ ‭of‬ ‭demand‬ ‭and‬ ‭supply‬ ‭unravels‬‭the‬‭delicate‬‭interaction‬‭between‬‭consumers‬‭and‬‭producers‬ ‭and‬‭explains‬‭how‬‭a‬‭harmony‬‭between‬‭the‬‭two‬‭is‬‭translated‬‭into‬‭market‬‭equilibrium‬‭that‬‭sets‬‭the‬‭stage‬‭for‬ ‭stable prices and quantities.‬

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