Unit 1 Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • explain the economic way of thinking;
  • identify how individual economic agents make rational choices given scarce resources, and explain how to optimize the use of resources at hand;
  • apply the concept of marginal analysis in order to make optimal choices, and identify whether the choices are efficient or equitable; and
  • apply basic economic models related to production, trade, and the circular flow of resources.

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