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Thinking Like an Economist
Chapter 2
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Economics trains you to. . . .
Be mindful about the choices that you make.
Evaluate the cost of individual and social choices.
Examine and understand how certain events and issues are related.
But there is the issue of terminology, some math, and GRAPHS, GRAPHS AND SOME MORE GRAPHS!
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The Economist as a Scientist
The economic way of thinking . . . Involves thinking analytically and objectively. Makes use of the scientific method.
Involves the use of abstract models to focus the discussion on a main idea or theme in the complexity of the real world.
To apply the scientific method in economics, assumptions are used to make the world easier to understand. Ceteris Paribus Assumption-All else equal. Role Play Scenario-Purchasing something at a store.
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Economic Models
Economists use models to simplify reality in order to improve our understanding of the world. As simplifications of reality, models need assumptions.
A Model of Boids FlyingModels start small and then grow in increasing complexity.
Play Bolero by Maurice Ravel
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Graphing Data
A graph reveals a causal relationship between two variables.
The vertical line is the y-axis.• Independent variable.
The horizontal line is the x-axis.• Dependent variable.
How do we show a negative and a positive relationship between variables?
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Two Simple Rules for Movements vs. Shifts
Rule OneWhen an independent variable changes and
that variable does not appear on the graph, the curve on the graph will shift.
Rule TwoWhen an independent variable changes and
does appear on the graph, a movement along the existing curve will occur. The curve will not shift.
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Graphing Data
Economists use three types of graphs to reveal relationships between variables. They are:
Time-series graphs Cross-section graphs Scatter diagrams
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Two of the Most Basic Economic Models Are
The Circular Flow Diagram The Production Possibilities Frontier.
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The Circular-Flow Diagram
Firms Households
Market for Factors
of Production
Market for Goods
and Services
SpendingRevenue
Wages, rent, and interest
Income
Goods & Services
sold
Goods & Services bought
Labor, land, and capital
Inputs for production
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Journal Assignment-Circular Flow Diagram
Draw a circular flow diagram. Identify the parts of the model that correspond
to the flow of goods and services and the flow of dollars for each of the following activities:Sam pays a storekeeper $1 for a quart of milk.Sam gets a quart of milk.Sally earns $4.50 per hour working at a fast food
restaurant.Sally works at the restaurant.
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The Production Possibilities Frontier
•Shows the various combinations of two goods that can be produced by one firm.
•Assumes two goods
•Assumes fixed technology and fixed factors of production.
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The Production Possibilities Frontier
Quantity ofComputersProduced
Quantity ofCars Produced
3,000
0 1,000
2,000
700
1,000
300
A
B
2,200
600
C
D
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The Production Possibilities Frontier
Quantity ofComputersProduced
Quantity ofCars Produced
3,000
1,000
2,000
2,200A
7006003000 1,000
B
C
D
Productionpossibilitiesfrontier
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Concepts Illustrated by the Production Possibilities Frontier
Efficiency Tradeoffs Opportunity Cost Economic Growth
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4,000
The Production Possibilities Frontier
Quantity of ComputersProduced
Quantity ofCars Produced
3,000
2,000A
7000 1,000
E2,100
750
An outward shift in the production possibilities
frontier
Increase in technology to
produce computers.
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Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
Microeconomics focuses on the individual parts of the economy. How households and firms make decisions
and how they interact in specific markets
Macroeconomics looks at the economy as a whole. How the markets, as a whole, interact at the
national level.
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The Essence of Microeconomics-Buyers
and Sellers
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The Many Facets of Macroeconomics
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Two Roles of Economists
When they are trying to explain the world, they are scientists.
When they are trying to change the world, they are policymakers.
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Positive versus Normative Analysis
Positive statements are statements that describe the world as it is. Called descriptive analysis
Normative statements are statements about how the world should be. Called prescriptive analysis
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Why Economists Agree and Disagree
We agree on the methodology, but not on the underlying assumptions underlying incentives and behavior.Example-No Child Left Behind and
Test Scores.