ECONOMICS



What is economics? According to Adam smith(1776)-Economics as an ‘enquiry into nature and causes of wealth of nations’
The generally acceptable definition by professor Robbins who defined economics as a science which studies human behavior as a relationship between ends and scarce resources which have alternative uses.
BASIC CONCEPT OF ECONOMICS.
-WANTS-CHOICE-SCARCITY-OPORTUNITY COST-SCALE OF PREFERENCE
IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMICS
-Helps in managing scarce resources
-prudent allocation of resources
-Helps in economic planning.
-Help government in decision making
BRANCH OF ECONOMICS
-MACRO- whole economy-General economy
-MICRO-Economic unit-household-firm
TYPES OF PRODUCTION
-PRIMARY PRODUCTION
-SECONDARY PRODUCTION
-TERTIARY PRODUCTION.
EXAM ADAPTED QUESTION
-What is demand? Illustrate
-what is supply? explain
-what is equilibrium
-what is unemployment?
-what is national income?
-STATE 6 CAUSES OF INCREASE IN DEMAND
-STATE 6 CAUSES OF INCREASE IN SUPPLY
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