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Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Studying economics provides a way to look at the world objectively.
Microeconomics – a branch of economics that studies the behavior of how the individual modern household and firms make decisions to allocate limited resources.
Macroeconomics – a branch of economics dealing with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of the entire economy. This includes a national, regional, or global economy.
Last update: Oct. 5th, 2011
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Great Thinkers in Economics
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Adam Smith – Author of The Wealth of Nations
The Evolution of Cooperation by Robert Axelrod – explains how game theory works.
The Worldly Philosophers by Robert Heilbron – series of profiles of history’s most influential economists
Filthy Lucre: Economics for People Who Hate Capitalism
Economics Related Documentaries & Video Links
Steven Levitt analyzes crack economics – presents new data on the finances of drug dealing. Contrary to popular myth, he says, being a street-corner crack dealer isn’t lucrative: It pays below minimum wage