Economics
The term economics comes from the Greek for oikos (house) and nomos (custom or law); hence (rules of the house hold).
Different school of thoughts and their definitions
1. Adam Smith: (classical approach)
“Economics is the science of wealth.”
2. Alfred Marshall: (neo-classical approach)
“Economics is study of Material welfare.”
3. Robbins: (modern approach)
“Economics is a science in which we study human relations between ends and scarce resources.”
The modern approach is:
“Economics studies the allocation of scarce resources among people.”
“Economics is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.”
Common Terms:
1. Inputs:
Inputs are products, services, or information needed from suppliers to make a processed work. Generally we call Inputs as Raw Materials.
2. Outputs:
Products, services, or information generated or processed from inputs are called outputs.
3. Factors of Production:
The four factors which process the inputs and generate outputs are called FOPs or Factors of Production. These are 1.Land 2.Labor 3.Capital 4.Entrepreneur.
4. Efficiency:
Efficiency is to get maximum output with minimum input or resources.
5. Effectiveness:
Completion of tasks within due date is effectiveness.
6. Trade off:
If you want to get something, you have to loose something, this is trade off.
7. Opportunity Cost:
The cost of the best forgone alternative is opportunity cost.
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