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CA · Bachelors

ECONOMICS BA

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Mount Saint Vincent University

Program overview

Our individual and social goals are constrained by the scarcity of our resources There is only so much clean air and water to go around our society has a limited number of workers we have a limited supply of natural resources with which to work our governments are constrained by their budgets as individuals each of us is constrained by a budget that depends on our incomes and there are only 24 hours in a day Because of this scarcity we are forced to make decisions regarding the best ways to manage our resources Economics helps us make better decisions Economics is the study of rational decision-making in the face of scarcity As such an understanding of economics is helpful in any field where decisions are made Thus economics is useful in business in politics in international relations in alleviating poverty and inequality in managing our environmental resources in promoting development in managing our health care system etc Economics is relevant for students hoping to find employment in a wide variety of fields Some of the careers where a sound knowledge of economics is essential include the following

Duration: 13

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