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Microeconomics and Macroeconomics: Introduction

ICSE · Class 12 · Economics

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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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