Explain Your Views on (1) What Economics Is and (2) How You May Use Economics in Your Future Career and/or Your Daily Life.

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Explain your views on (1) what economics is and (2) how you may use economics in your future career and/or your daily life. Economics is a significant social subject that studies human activities and how to allocate limited resources logically. It is well-known that economics has made tremendous contributions to the development of human society. Amartya Sen, a famous economics as well as a noble award winner, said that used to be thought as a branch of ethnics in a very long time. Until the publishment of The Wealth of Nations in 1776, modern economics started to develop as an individual subject. There is no doubt that economics has become an essential fundamental subjects that each student has to interpret clearly and apply logically. In this essay, from my point of view, the definition of economics will be discussed as well as the application of three important theories: demand and supply, elasticity and taxation. Economics is, in my opinion, people making decisions depends on what they have known. Callahan (2002) describes that economics is about human action. For example, from a prospect of microeconomics, opportunity cost which is defined as the value of next best alternative you give up, is about choice. Which one to choose, the thing you would like to do or your next best alternative, is a question that one needs to consider about. In addition to microeconomics, demand and supply are also about making choices. Demand is known as willingness to buy and supply is willingness to sell (Mankiw, 1998). From the definition of demand and supply, it can be seen that demand and supply are determined by people’s willingness, which is also about choices making. Besides, the allocation of resources can also be seen as human’s choice. Many people think about money when they see the word “economics”. However, economics is not only about money, it is about weighing

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