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Opportunity Cost and Tradeoffs

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Opportunity Cost and Tradeoffs
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Opportunity cost and tradeoffs are two fundamental concepts from economics and they are all around us.

Tyler Cowen shares the definition of opportunity cost: the value of your next best alternative. Time, space, or resources used to achieve one goal can’t (usually) be used simultaneously to achieve another. A few examples of opportunity costs show that we face them all the time–even when we’re making decisions that don’t revolve around spending money. Some opportunity costs, like the value of spending time with loved ones, can’t easily be quantified in dollars and cents, so there’s no simple formula or calculator for opportunity cost.

Because resources are scarce, tradeoffs are everywhere. For example, building codes can require entrepreneurs to install sprinklers, safety glass, and other strategies to keep consumers safe. However, the cost of these building improvements can increase the costs of products and prevent new businesses from being opened. Economics can help you understand these tradeoffs so you can navigate them. Once you master the economic way of thinking, you’ll see these tradeoffs everywhere you look.

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00:00 Intro
00:24 Opportunity Cost
01:30 Cost Benefit Analysis
01:58 Tradeoffs
02:37 Examples of Tradeoffs

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English
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Marginal Revolution University
Duration:
04:38
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