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曼昆的经济学原理给我打开了一个了解经济学运作奥妙的窗户
Ten Principles of Economics

* How People Make Decisions

1. People Face Trade-offs
2. The Cost of Something is What You Give Up to Get it
3. Rational People Think at the Margin
4. People Respond to Incentives

* How People Interact

1. Trade Can Make Everyone Better Off
2. Markets Are Usually a Good Way to Organize Economic Activity
3. Governments Can Sometimes Improve Market Outcomes

* How the Economy as a Whole Works

1. A Country’s Standard of Living Depends on Its Ability to Produce Goods and Services
2. Prices Rise When the Government Prints Too Much Money
3. Society Faces a Short-run Trade-off between Inflation and Unemployment Continue reading →