Micro 1.1

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What is economics the study of?
How the world's scarce resources are allocated to competing uses to satisfy society's wants.
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How is economics a social science?
It adopts a scientific method for observing the behaviour of individuals and groups, and then makes predictions based on these observations.
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What is a positive economic statement?
Statements that can be tested against facts and declared true or false.
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What is a normative economic statement?
Statements that contain opinions or value judgements that cannot be tested against facts.
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What do normative economic statements often concern?
Views about what individuals, firms or governments should do, based on people's viewpoints.
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