1 Getting Started

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Chapter Checklist

When you have completed your study of this chapter, you will be able to

  1. 1 Define economics and explain the kinds of questions that economists try to answer.

  2. 2 Explain the ideas that define the economic way of thinking.

  3. 3 Explain how economics is useful as a life skill.

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