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Economics

The study of how the forces of Supply and Demand allocate scarce resources. Subdivided into Microeconomics, which examines the behavior of firms, consumers and the role of government; and Macroeconomics, which looks at inflation, Unemployment, Industrial production, and the role of government.

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