Understanding Economic Action and Institutions
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What is the main point of the summary about economic action?

  • Economic action is solely limited to market exchange
  • Economic action encompasses more than market exchange and refers to scarce resources (correct)
  • Economic action is only influenced by leisure through romance
  • Economic action does not involve scarce resources
  • How does economics usually perform a double reduction according to the text?

  • By considering only actions influenced by leisure through romance as economic activity
  • By equating economic activity to actions in a market economy and to instrumental-rational actions (correct)
  • By equating economic activity to non-market actions
  • By excluding all non-market actions from economic activity
  • Which of the following is considered an example of 'other' economic institutions according to the text?

  • Volunteering without any return (correct)
  • Exchanging gifts with friends
  • Participating in leisure activities
  • Buying and selling products in a market
  • What does the text suggest about the coordination mechanisms for distribution and production in economic activities?

    <p>They are partially driven by alternative coordination mechanisms than the market</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the criticism of the double reduction performed by economics according to the text?

    <p>It excludes all forms of action and institutions that are 'economic' too</p> Signup and view all the answers

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