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Microeconomics and Macroeconomics: Introduction — Revision Notes
ICSE · Class 12 · Economics
Microeconomics and Macroeconomics: Introduction revision notes for ICSE Class 12 Economics: 4 topics in quick points.
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1. Basic Ideas in Economics
- Economics studies economic activities and the use of scarce resources.
- Scarcity means lack of availabilities and refers to a situation when resources are not enough to satisfy all wants.
- Resources are goods and services used to produce other goods and services.
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2. Meaning and Features of Microeconomics
- The word micro is derived from the Greek word mikros meaning small.
- Microeconomics deals with small parts of the economy.
- It studies the behaviour of small economic units such as an individual consumer, an individual producer, a household or a firm.
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3. Meaning and Features of Macroeconomics
- The word macro is derived from the Greek word makros meaning large.
- Macroeconomics studies aggregates and averages related to the whole economy.
- It deals with macro units such as national income, total output, total employment, general price level, aggregate demand and aggregate supply.
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4. Distinction Between Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
- Microeconomics studies individual units of an economy such as a firm or a household.
- Macroeconomics studies aggregates of the economy as a whole.
- Microeconomics deals with the central problems of what, how and for whom to produce.
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Economics is concerned with the studyScarcity means lack of availabilitiesResources are goods and services usedAn economy refers to the economicMicroeconomics deals with small parts
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Key topics in Microeconomics and Macroeconomics: Introduction include Basic Ideas in Economics, Meaning and Features of Microeconomics, Meaning and Features of Macroeconomics, Distinction Between Microeconomics and Macroeconomics. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the ICSE Class 12 board exam.
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