Unit 1
Introduction to Economics and Economic Systems
Essential Questions
1) How does economics affect everyone?
2) Who benefits from the free market economy?
3) Why can't you always get what you want?
4) What role does the opportunity cost play in our everyday decisions and how does this affect the PPC?
5) How do societies decide who gets what?
6) What role do governments play in different economic systems?
Student Objectives
Students will be able to explain...
1) the concepts of scarcity and opportunity cost.
2) the distinctions between the free enterprise, socialist and communist economic systems.
3) the circular flow model and its impact on the free enterprise system and world trade.
4) the impact of government on the free enterprise system.
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| ECON NOTES 1 |
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Stock Project
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| Govt Regulation of the US economy |
CIRCULAR FLOW MODEL
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