economics
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- noun
- /ɪˈkɒnəmɪks/
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economía
- Economics is essential for understanding how goods and services are produced and consumed.
- economics 101
- professor of economics
- economics at university
It is about real basic economics and job growth.
- It is about real basic economics and job growth.
- So the political side of things and the economics side of things.
- One is I'm going to change the economics of the West Bank.
- So in the world of economics, what is causing that cancer?
- And I studied health economics back in the day.
- There's no trickle down economics, it's trickle down RIP off.
- It's a place where philosophy, policy and economics are coinciding.
- And this is just the natural result of the economics of, of gas.
- Whereas if you get like an economics PhD, that opens up a lot of doors.
- For cheating on a take home economics quiz.
- Yeah, I like learn my whole economics class through using YouTube.
- And this went on to study politics and economics history.
Examples
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As Tony Cronman once said, economics is the science of means.
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An important framework within which economists approach the economics of higher education is through human capital.
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You need to make sure that the unit economics pay for the debt.
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This is what we call in economics a more than fair bet.
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You got to think about the economics of this.
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Our next guest shows us why economics is a deeply social science.
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It's deeply tied to economics, to jobs, to prosperity.
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It is about real basic economics and job growth.
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It's a place where philosophy, policy and economics are coinciding.
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My father taught economics.
Synonyms
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Study of how governments and policies affect making, sharing, and using things and services
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The study of how people and countries make, share, and use goods and services
Compounds
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A school subject about running a home, like cooking, sewing, and managing money
- Specialized
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An economic idea that growth comes from businesses making more goods and investing when governments cut taxes and remove rules
- Literature
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An idea critics use for unrealistic money and growth plans that lack proof
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Part of economics that describes, explains, and predicts how the economy works without giving opinions
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A part of economics that studies how a country's basic rules for government affect economic policy
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The use of economic ideas to help managers make business decisions
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Expressing opinions about how the economy should be and what governments should do
How Small
Surface Forms
Morphology
economics = economy (transparent) = econom + ics
The field name is transparently formed from 'economy' with the productive academic suffix '-ics' meaning 'the study of', so learners who know 'economy' can infer the meaning.
Etymology
The word economics comes from the Greek parts oikos ('house') and nomos ('management'), so it originally meant 'household management'. It is the same root as economy and economical, which helps to remember that economics is about managing resources, making, sharing, and using goods and services.