SixPrinciples

=Introduction - Thinking Economically= Every action we take can be defined as 'economics', since, no matter what we are doing, we are 'economizing'. **Economizing** is simply the act of making a choice between several alternatives. Due to the face that we have an unlimited amount of options available to us at any given moment (Should I or should I not pick my nose?), we are always making choices. However, this process is so ingrained in the human experience that the vast majority of us never notice it. Noticing it is the first skill you must obtain. We call this, "Thinking Economically".

Theory -
//__ The Six Basic Principles of Economics __//

1. People Economize
People choose the alternative which seems best to them because it involves the least cost and greatest benefit. **2. All choices involve cost.** Cost is the second best choice people give up when they make their best choice.

3. People respond to incentives.
Incentives are actions or rewards that encourage people to act. When incentives change, people's behavior changes in predictable ways.

4. Economics systems influence individual choices and incentives.
How people cooperate is governed by written and unwritten rules. As rules change, incentives change and behavior changes.

5. Voluntary trade creates wealth.
People can produce more in less time by concentrating on what they do best. The surplus goods or services they produce can be traded to obtain other valuable goods or services.

6. The consequences of choices lie in the future.
The important costs and benefits in economic decision making are those which will appear in the future. Economics stresses making decisions about the future because it is only the future that we can influence. We cannot influence things that have happened in the past.

Construct a list detailing specific incidents during the weekend where you practice the Six Principles found above. For each incident, specifically describe what occured, who was involved and which of the principles was being put into practice. At a minimum, you should have two incidents for each of the Principles.
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