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Economic Myths and Fallacies

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There are various economic myths and fallacies. The moist common one is that which pertains to the subjects as a whole where the subject generalizes into using collective terms such as "society," "community," "nation," "class," and "us. These terms are seen though all the consequent economic terms discussed later. In reality, it is only the individual who behaves in a certain way whilst others may acquiesce or participate but these entities such s 'society' are reducibly made up of living breathing individuals and no such abstraction in actuality exists.
Many economists find it important to avoid these collective terms in order to trace cause and effect and origin of problems and in order to understand them better. Otherwise one speaks of "the economy" as a monstrous movement that is apparently mechanized and responsible for involuntary activities. This can sound rather frightening like a science horror plot. (7 Fallacies of Economics http://www.fee.org/the_freeman/detail/7-fallacies-of-economics/)

Elasticity Determinants for wealthy and poor families: Determinants of Change in demand and Change in supply
The following determinants cause shift in the demand curve: change in consumer tastes change in the number of buyers change in consumer incomes change in the prices of complementary and substitute goods change in consumer expectations

The following determinants cause shift in the supply curve:
Change in input prices
Change in technology
Change in taxes

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