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MIT 14.01 Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2023
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Lec 1: Introduction to Principles of Microeconomics and Supply & Demand
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In this lecture, Prof. Gruber introduces the class by explaining microeconomics as the study of individuals and firms who make themselves as well off as possible in a world full of scarcity. He then explains the core concepts of supply and demand. Keywords: microeconomics, scarcity, constrained optimization, supply and demand