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Scarcity, choice and opportunity cost

This sub-topic introduces the core fundamental problem of economics: scarcity. You will learn how scarcity forces all economic agents (individuals, firms and governments) to make choices, and how to measure the real economic cost of any decision as opportunity cost.

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