Scarcity is a starting point in thinking economically because people need to know how to get themselves out of tough financial situations. In order to be fiscally successful, they must plan for times of scarcity.
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Economics seeks to solve the scarcity problem, which exists because resources are limited whereas needs and wants are unlimited.
Everyone is impacted by the problem of scarcity at some point in their lives. Some people face water scarcity for example.
A point outside a PPC shows the problem of scarcity. A point outside the Production Possibility Curve shows a combination that cannot be attained because sufficient quantity of resources are not available to produce them.
forecasting
the principle of comparative advantage