Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Distinguish between Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.



There are two types of economics, they are microeconomics and macroeconomics.

Microeconomics:
                       Microeconomics is the study of the decisions of individual people and business and the introduction of those inter action.

Macroeconomics:
                   Macroeconomics is the study of the national economy and the global economy.
There are several differences between microeconomics and macroeconomics, those are:

     Subjects
       Microeconomics
      Macroeconomics
1. Nature

Microeconomics focuses on the market’s supply and demand factors and determines the economic price levels.
Macroeconomics is a vast field, which concentrates on two major areas, increasing economic growth and changes in the national income.
2. Focus

It facilitates decision making for smaller business sectors.
It focuses on unemployment rates, GDP and price indices, of larger industries and entire economics.
3. Strategies

It has no strategies to maintain.
It maintains two strategies:
1.     Fiscal policy
2.     Monetary policy.
4. Demand and supply

It deals with individual and market demand and supply and the equilibrium price etc.
It discusses about the aggregate Demand and Supply.
5. Founder

Founder of microeconomics is Adam Smith.
Founder of Macroeconomics is John Maynard Keynes.
6. Meaning
Micro means small.
Macro means large.
7. Area

Through it we get the picture of smaller economic condition of the country.
Through it we get the overall picture of the nation economy.
8. Examples
If Zeeba is a consumer, she will compare prices and choose the cheapest product giving her the maximum utility (satisfaction). It is microeconomics.
If Zeeba is the minister of trade and commerce, then she will compare the prices and choose the cheapest product with maximum quality to control the economic situation of the country. It is macroeconomics.

Indeed, both economics are important subject because of the fact of scarcity and the desire for the efficiency.

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