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Economics is the social science that is concerned with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomia, "management of a household, administration") from οἶκος (oikos, "house") + νόμος (nomos, "custom" or "law"), hence "rules of the house(hold)". Current economic models developed out of the broader field of political economy in the late 19th century, owing to a desire to use an empirical approach more akin to the physical sciences. Economics aims to explain how economies work and how economic agents interact. Economic analysis is applied throughout society, in business, finance and government, but also in crime, education, the family, health, law, politics, religion, social institutions, war, and science. The expanding domain of economics in the social sciences has been described as economic imperialism. Common distinctions are drawn between various dimensions of economics. The primary textbook distinction is between microeconomics, which examines the economic behavior of agents (including individuals and firms consumers and producers), and macroeconomics, addressing issues affecting an entire economy, including unemployment, inflation, economic growth, and monetary and fiscal policy. Other distinctions include: between positive economics (describing "what is") and normative economics (advocating "what ought to be"); between economic theory and applied economics; between mainstream economics (more "orthodox" dealing with the "rationality-individualism-equilibrium nexus") and heterodox economics (more "radical" dealing with the "institutions-history-social structure nexus"); and between rational and behavioral economics. Economics Economies by regionAfrica · North America South America · Asia Europe · Oceania General categoriesMicroeconomics · Macroeconomics History of economic thought Methodology · Heterodox approaches TechniquesMathematical · Econometrics Experimental · National accounting Fields and subfieldsBehavioral · Cultural · Evolutionary Growth · Development · History International · Economic systems Monetary and Financial economics Public and Welfare economics Health · Education · Welfare Population · Labour · Managerial Business · Information · Game theory Industrial organization · Law Agricultural · Natural resource Environmental · Ecological Urban · Rural · Regional · Geography ListsJournals · Publications Categories · Topics · Economists Economic ideologiesAnarchism · Capitalism Communism · Corporatism Fascism · Georgism Islamic · Laissez-faire Market socialism · Mercantilism Protectionism · Socialism Syndicalism · Third Way The economy: concept and history Business and Economics Portal This box:From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Is conservative economics doomed to fail since the free movement of labor is prohibited by law? Q. Laissez-faire economics can only work if capital & labor are free to move where the best returns/jobs are. International borders prevent the free movement of labor. This means conservative economics can't work. I'm surprised conservatives aren't calling for OPEN borders to give their Utopian economic theories a chance to work. Instead, they embrace irreconcilable economic contradictions without realizing it. Asked by ideogenetic - Wed Apr 28 19:09:06 2010 - - 5 Answers - 1 Comments A. Great point. In fact the real reason that we have an immigration problem in this country is that certain business in this country would rather hire illegals because they work for LESS. I even heard a conservative talking head make the statement that the GOP is equally at fault for our immigration problem. I did not catch his name but he subbed for Sean Hannity on Mon. this week. He made the statement, "Democrats want cheap votes, and Republicans want cheap labor". Later he had Dick Morris as a guest who made the statement that "Democrats want immigrants to vote and not work, and Republicans want immigrants to work and not vote". I applaud that kind of honesty in a political commentator. American middle class who have been tricked into… [cont.] Answered by Bob O - Wed Apr 28 19:28:41 2010 What about Economics and Philosophy, a good double major? Q. I have a choice to double major, I love philosophy and Economics, would this be a good pair? What could be the possible job opportunities if it could work? Thanks! Asked by guitinit - Thu Oct 25 10:19:31 2007 - - 2 Answers - 1 Comments A. ha econ is a good major with anything. philosophy is a undervalued major, too bad because philosophy is really interesting. I think you have a good mix Answered by Will - Thu Oct 25 10:28:27 2007 What is a good environmental economics book to read?
Q. I took an Environmental Economics course in undergrad and absolutely loved it! Are there any good books out there on the subject? Nothing dry though. I'm looking for something interesting, like "Freakenomics" but with an environmental theme. Asked by earthchick - Thu Jun 8 02:03:32 2006 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Small is Beautiful. I can't remember the author. It was written in the sixties but I think it has been up dated. Answered by happyjumpyfrog - Thu Jun 8 03:19:34 2006 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Economics"  blog.stanfordreview.org Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:31:37 GMT+00:00 of Textbook Prices Stanford Review (blog) Shopping for textbooks is a quarterly rite of passage at Stanford: the overstuffed bookshelves featuring row after row of enticing ... University begins linking textbook prices to course listings Daily Illini  npr.org Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:21:11 GMT+00:00 Woes npr he says NASCAR's economic problems aren't unique. Mr. RYAN McGEE (Senior Writer, ESPN: The Magazine): We really are seeing it across the board in a lot of ...  nation.com.pk Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:10:33 GMT+00:00 The Nation, Pakistan Earlier, a famous British educational institution London School of Economics had joined the campaign by publishing a report stating that Pakistani ISI has ... Wikileaks' War Logs Highlight Global Intelligence Facade Of 'War On Terror' Sudbury Star The Wikileaks document dump changes nothing Foreign Policy (blog) The War Logs: Reaction to Disclosure of Military Documents on Afghan War New York Times (blog) GlobalPost From Google News Search: "Economics"  utas.edu.au 128px x 150px | 6.60kB [source page] Research Activity Environmental Economics From Yahoo Image Search: "Economics"  gold-speculator.com GoldSpeculator hu, 29 Jul 2010 00:46:09 GM by Jim Willie CB July 28, 2010 home: Golden Jackass website subscribe: Hat Trick Letter Jim Willie CB, editor of the hat trick letter From Google Blog Search: "Economics" Economics is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Greek for oikos (house) and nomos (custom or law), hence "rules of the house(hold). This theme article needs cleanup. Please review , especially the , to determine how to edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. This page has been listed as needing cleanup since 2006-11-28.Sourced
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