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Concept File - Economics

Definition(s): 

By Robbins: 1.1.1. The Definition of Economics (and of Components of this Definition)

By Robbins (Extended): 1.2.4. Definition of Economics (Extended Version)

By Jevons: 2.1.1. (Later)

Diagrams: 

V1 on 1.1.1: The Concept Map of Economics (Robbins)

V2 on 1.2.1: The Concept Map of The Scope of Economics (Robbins)

Questions: 

       Q1 on D5 of 1.1.1: What is a Substitute?

Q2 on D2 of 1.1.1: What is an Aspect of Behaviour?

        Q3 on 1.2.4: What are the Implications of the "Psychological Conflict"?

Q4 on 1.2.1. to 1.2.4: What is Economics in A Broader Project of Social Science?

Narrations:  

    YouTube: What is Economics? 

    YouTube: Since substitution also implies postponing, what implications it has for Economic analysis? 

    YouTube: In a world governed by pragmatism, what significance is of actions in Economics?

    YouTube: Why means and ends are never singular, and are always multiple?

    YouTube: In a world governed by pragmatism, what significance is of actions in Economics?


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