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What is the point of the economy?

 09/04/2009 |  Stephen |  Teaching, Courses, Teaching, EC3601, Teaching, EC4004, Teaching, EC4024, Teaching, EC4333, Teaching, EC6012 |  , ,

Visiting a friend's house last night, their seven year old asked what I did. I told her I was a guy who studied the economy.

She asked me:

What does the economy do?

In your opinion, what does the economy do? Answers either by email or in the comments.

2 Responses to “What is the point of the economy?”

  1. Paul O'Toole
    09/04/2009 at 12:35 pm

    I think an ecomony should be a mechanism open to all participants to collaboratively provide for the well-being of society by ethical and equitable means.

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