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Macroeconomics, 9th Canadian Edition
Macroeconomics, 9/e
Campbell R. McConnell, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Stanley L. Brue, Pacific Lutheran University
Thomas P. Barbiero, Ryerson University

The Nature and Method of Economics

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Business First
(http://www.louisville.bcentral.com/louisville/stories/1997/08/18/smallb4.html)

This article, by Paul Colby Jr., describes the concepts of marginal cost and marginal benefit in a practical business setting. The concepts of opportunity cost and limited resources are also addressed in the article.
Acton Institute For the Study of Religion and Liberty—The Journal of Markets and Morality
(http://www.acton.org/publicat/m_and_m/1998_oct/crespo1.html)

Entitled "Is Economics a Moral Science?" this essay by Ricardo F. Crespo argues that, "economics is not a value-free science." It touches upon the idea of normative economics, which is a chapter 1 concept.




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