Introduction to Economics

Topics Covered

Unit 1 - Introduction to Economics

1.1 Main economic groups and factors of production

• explain the role of the main economic groups: consumers, producers and the government, including their interdependence
• explain the factors of production: land, labour, capital and enterprise, including how they might be combined

1.2 The basic economic problem

• explain what is meant by scarce resources and unlimited wants
• explain the economic problem, including the questions of how resources should be allocated, what, for whom and how goods and services should be produced
• explain what is meant by opportunity cost
• evaluate the costs and benefits of economic choices, including the impact on economic, social and environmental sustainability