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Line 1: − [[Image:NYSE-floor.jpg|right|thumb|Face-to-face trading on the [[New York Stock Exchange]]'s trading floor.]]+ − '''Economics''' is a social [[science]] concerned with how society produces, allocates, and consumes goods and services. − + − Economics deals with a large number of issues: − * [[Theory of value]]: What are things worth? Why are they worth what they're worth? − * [[Economic justice]]: What is a "fair" distribution of resources in a society? − * [[Economic prosperity]]: What policies encourage economic growth and development? − * [[Economic prediction]]: What can the economic realities today tell us about the economic realities of tomorrow? − − == Disciplines within economics == − Economics is a very broad discipline, and involves the following other disciplines as well: − * [[Moral philosophy]]: How ''ought'' a society produce and distribute goods and services? − * [[Psychology]]: What principles underlie human economic decision-making? − * [[Mathematics]]: What mathematical models can predict economic outcomes? − * [[Ecology]]: What economic policies and practices are ecologically sustainable? − − ==Branches of economics== − * [[Microeconomics]]: the study of economic decisions in individual people, businesses, and markets; − − − == History of economics== − ''Main article: [[History of economics]]'' − − It is generally accepted that the formal study of economics began with the Scotsman [[Adam Smith]], in his book [[An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations]]. The origins of the field however, lie in the [[banking]] industry, which has developed over thousands of years.{{fact}} − − [[Category:Economics]]
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== Issues in economics ==
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* [[Macroeconomics]]: the study of economic dynamics and policies in an entire economy