曼昆微觀(guān)經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)原理第一章(編輯修改稿)
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【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 as is.” In each of the following scenarios, should you have the transmission repaired? Explain. A. Blue book value is $6500 if transmission works, $5700 if it doesn’t B. Blue book value is $6000 if transmission works, $5500 if it doesn’t A C T I V E L E A R N I N G 1 Applying the principles 10 The principles of HOW PEOPLE INTERACT TEN PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS 12 HOW PEOPLE INTERACT ? Rather than being selfsufficient, people can specialize in producing one good or service and exchange it for other goods. ? Countries also benefit from trade amp。 specialization: ? Get a better price abroad for goods they produce ? Buy other goods more cheaply from abroad than could be produced at home Principle 5: Trade Can Make Everyone Better Off TEN PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS 13 HOW PEOPLE INTERACT ? Market: a group of buyers and sellers (need not be in a single location) ? “Organize economic activity” means determining ? what goods to produce ? how to produce them ? how much of each to produce ? who gets them Principle 6: Markets Are Usually A Good Way to Organize Economic Activity TEN PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS 14 HOW PEOPLE INTERACT ? A market economy allocates resources through the decentralized decisions of many households and firms as they interact in markets. ? Famous insight by Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations (1776): Each of these households and firms acts as if “l(fā)ed by an invisible hand” to promote general economic wellbeing. Principle 6: Markets Are Usually A Good Way to Organize Economic Activity TEN PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS 15 HOW PEOPLE INTERACT ? The invisible hand works through the price system: ? The interaction of buyers and sellers determines prices. ? Each price reflects the good’s value to buyers and the cost of producing the good. ? Prices guide selfinterested households and firms to
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