IGCSE经济学讲义2.1 Economic systems

.,Pre-IBEconomics,2.1Economicsystems,S2,Pre-IBEconomics,.,Resourceallocation,Becauseproductiveresourcesarescarcerelativetohumanwantswemustdecide:,Pre-IBEconomics,.,Economicsystems,Whoinaneconomydecideswhatgoodsandservicestoproduce,howtoproducethemandwhotoproducethemfor,andhowarethesedecisionsaremade?,Pre-IBEconomics,.,Economicsystems,China,NorthKorea,DenmarkFranceItalySwedenUKManydevelopedeconomies,ArgentinaMauritiusNepalParaguay,BahamasSingapore,Pre-IBEconomics,Cuba,.,Thefreemarketeconomicsystem,Privatesectorproducers,Consumers,Goodsandservices,Money,Production,Exchange,Consumption,Inafreemarketeconomicsystemalldecisionsaretakenbyprivatesectororganizationsandindividuals.Thereislittleornoroleforgovernmentorapublicsectorandthereforelittleornotaxationorpublicspending.,Pre-IBEconomics,.,Thepricemechanism,Amarketisanysetofarrangementsthatbringstogetheralltheproducersandconsumersofagoodorservicesothattheycanengageinexchange.,Privatefirmsproducegoodsandservicestomaximizetheirprofits,Consumersconsumegoodsandservicestomaximizetheirutility(satisfaction),Asconsumerdemandforaproductrises,Productionbecomesmoreprofitable,soproducersincreaseoutput,Productionbecomeslessprofitable,soproducersreduceoutput,Marketpriceandquantitytraded,MARKETPRICERISES,MARKETPRICEFALLS,Asconsumerdemandforaproductfalls,Pre-IBEconomics,.,Whatsgoodaboutthefreemarketsystem?,AwidevarietyofgoodsandserviceswillbeproducedtosatisfyconsumerwantsFirmsrespondquicklytochangesinconsumerwantsandspendingpatternsTheprofitmotiveoffirmsencouragesthemtodevelopnewproductsandusethemostefficientmethodsofproductionTherearenotaxes,Profitscanbeincreasedbyincreasingsalesand/orreducingcostsofproduction,Ifconsumerdemandisrising,priceswillriseandproductionbecomesmoreprofitable.Entrepreneurswillallocateresourcestotheirmostprofitableuses,Thereisnopublicsectorinatotallyfreemarketeconomicsystem,Pre-IBEconomics,.,Howthefreemarketsystemcanfail,Marketfailure:whenfreemarketsfailtoproducegoodsandservicesthatareworthwhileorwhenthedecisionsofproducersorconsumersresultinwastefulorharmfulactivities,NATIONALPARK,Pre-IBEconomics,.,Howthemarketsystemcanfail,Marketfailure:whenfreemarketsfailtoproducegoodsandservicesthatareworthwhileorwhenthedecisionsofproducersorconsumersresultinwastefulorharmfulactivities,Pre-IBEconomics,.,Themixedeconomicsystem,Inamixedeconomyagovernmentcaninterveneindifferentmarketsinanattempttocorrecttheworstmarketfailures:ItcanprovideusefulandessentialgoodsandservicesItcanprovidegoodsandservicesforpeopleinthegreatestneedItcanemploypeopleinpublicsectororganizationsandprovidefinancialsupporttoprivatesectorfirmstoboostoutputandemploymentItcanoutlawtheproductionofharmfulgoodsanddangerousactivitiesItcanoutlawbusinesspracticesthatrestrictcompetitionormisleadconsumers,Pre-IBEconomics,.,Themixedeconomicsystem,Amixedeconomythereforecombinestheadvantagesofamarketeconomicsystemwith:,Pre-IBEconomics,.,Governmentintervention:someproblems,Bycorrectingfailuresinsomemarkets,agovernmentmaydistorttheallocationofresourcesandcauseproblemsinothers:HightaxesonpeopleandfirmscandistortmarketpricesignalsandreduceworkincentivesLandregulationscanincreaseproductioncostsandthereforereducetheprofitabilityandsupplyofsomegoodsandservicesPublicsectororgan