微观经济学 第六版 英文PPT Ch01.pptVIP

Chapter 1 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Chapter 1 Preliminaries Introduction What are the key themes of microeconomics? What is a market? What is the difference between real and nominal prices? Why study microeconomics? Themes of Microeconomics Microeconomics deals with limits Limited budgets Limited time Limited ability to produce How do we make the most of limits? How do we allocate scarce resources? Themes of Microeconomics Workers, firms and consumers must make trade-offs Do I work or go on vacation? Do I purchase a new car or save my money? Do we hire more workers or buy new machinery? How