Provide TWO real-life examples of issues faced by STC teachers that illustrates the concept of scarcity.
Carparking, whiteboard markers...
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Provide an example to illustrate how a good can be both considered a free and economic good under different circumstances.
E.g. seawater vs. water in a desert
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seesaw
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Why are there opportunity costs?
They arise due to the need to make choices as there are scarce resources.
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Provide an example of a normative and a positive statement in Economics.
Positive: raising income taxes decreases consumption, normative: the government should raise income taxes to increase its budget.
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Using a PPC, draw out a scenario of "actual growth"
Must be fully labeled; PPC does NOT shift outward.
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What is the Marxist view on the value of goods? What is one potential criticism?
Labor theory of value; but value of good also affected by utility!
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Using an example, explain the opportunity cost that a private company might face when it comes to its daily operations.
The opportunity cost of funding a new product may be to expand into a new geographical location, assuming it's the best choice forgone.
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Explain the argument that the private sector is more efficient than the public sector in providing goods and services in an economy.
profit oriented = maximize profits & minimize costs + competition adds to more efficient allocation of resources
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Explain why the concept of scarcity is linked to the concept of sustainability.
Threats to sustainability arises due to scarce resources; if we used up scarce resources in the present day, future generations are unable to meet their needs.
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Briefly summarize Jean-Baptiste Say's views on economics.
supported the laissez faire approach and believed that ‘supply creates its own demand’
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List out the WISE ChOICES key concepts.
You should know them...
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What is Pareto efficiency? How is it illustrated on the PPC?
A firm / economy that is operating on the curve is Pareto efficient - one cannot be better off without making another worse off.
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Due to COVID-19, the HK government issued consumption vouchers to the general public. Relate this decision back to THREE WiSE ChOICES concepts.
Intervention (e.g. intervene to stabilize economy), choice (helping the economy heres means giving up the choice to spend elsewhere), equity
