introduction to economics
31Nutritional Economics — is a synthetic concept that deals with the interplay between economic systems, nutritional status and food security, and how changes in the former affect the latter. If economic and environmental changes in a community affect access to food, food …
32Participatory economics — Participatory economics, often abbreviated parecon, is a proposed economic system that uses participatory decision making as an economic mechanism to guide the production, consumption and allocation of resources in a given society. Proposed as an …
33Profit (economics) — In economics, the term profit has two related but distinct meanings. Normal profit represents the total opportunity costs (both explicit and implicit) of a venture to an entrepreneur or investor, whilst economic profit (also abnormal, pure,… …
34Post-Keynesian economics — [There is semantic dispute as to whether there should be a hyphen between Post and Keynesian. The American journal of the same name does not use the hyphen despite its grammatical correctness, and the objection to its use dates back to Paul… …
35Economic imperialism (economics) — Economic imperialism in contemporary economics refers to economic analysis of seemingly non economic aspects of life, such as crime,law, irrational behavior, marriage, prejudice, [Gary S. Becker (1976). The Economic Approach to Human Behavior .… …
36labour economics — Study of how workers are allocated among jobs, how their rates of pay are determined, and how their efficiency is affected by various factors. The labour force of a country includes all those who work for gain in any capacity as well as those who …
37Ecological economics — right|300px|thumb|The three pillars ofsustainabilityEcological economics is a transdisciplinary field of academic research within economics that aims to address the interdependence between human economies and natural ecosystems. Its distinguished …
38Behavioral economics — and its related area of study, behavioral finance, use social, cognitive and emotional factors in understanding the economic decisions of individuals and institutions performing economic functions, including consumers, borrowers and investors,… …
39Health economics — For the journal, see Health Economics. Economics …
40Law and economics — Law and Economics, or economic analysis of law is an approach to legal theory that applies methods of economics to law. It includes the use of economic concepts to explain the effects of laws, to assess which legal rules are economically… …
