对外经济贸易大学815经济学《西方经济学》课件-导言课件.pptVIP

第一章 导言[Introduction] 第一节 经济学的研究对象 第二节 经济学的研究方法 第三节 如何对待西方经济学 第四节 微观经济学概述 第一节 经济学的研究对象一、稀缺问题 ——经济学的出发点 二、如何选择 ——经济学的研究对象 三大基本经济问题: What is to be produced? How is to be produced? Who does get the output? The Meaning of Economics In a general sense, economics is the study of decision-making and choice necessitate by unlimited wants and scarce resources. Economics is a search for ways to expand our limited capability to fulfil our wants. Wykstra: Introductory Economics “Economics is the study of how society manages its scarce resources.” N.Gregory Manki