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1.1 Main economic groups and factors of production
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Scarcity and who makes choices

Scarcity and who makes choices

Flowchart of consumers, producers and government linked by spending, jobs, taxes, public services and regulation

Economics studies how people, firms and governments make choices when resources are limited. Because wants are unlimited but resources are scarce, every economy must decide what to produce, how to produce it, and who receives it.

1.1 Main economic groups and factors of production Lesson

  1. GCSE
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Step-by-step lessons on OCR GCSE Economics 1.1 Main economic groups and factors of production, covering 1.1.1 Role of main economic groups and 1.1.2 Factors of production. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a solid grasp of supply and demand and cost/revenue calculations before tackling the evaluation-heavy policy topics.

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