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Scarcity

Scarcity. Two Criteria 1: Limited amount 2: Unlimited wants and needs. Incentives (perverse or otherwise). Given this information: Finish the caption on the nail cartoon: “Well, comrade, I see that our quota is measured in _________ this month.”

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Scarcity

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  1. Scarcity • Two Criteria • 1: Limited amount • 2: Unlimited wants and needs

  2. Incentives(perverse or otherwise) Given this information: Finish the caption on the nail cartoon: “Well, comrade, I see that our quota is measured in _________ this month.” Professor Thornton explains that the quota based incentives encouraged factories to consciously sacrifice or trade off “the unmeasured dimensions of product quality in order to maximize on measured dimensions.” Scenario 1 Professor Judy Thornton of the University of Washington reports that when she was a student in Moscow, “…the small, blue metal lamp on my dormitory desk was so heavy it took two people to lift it. The lamp base had been filled with lead …” The problem of grossly heavy products was not limited to the lamp industry, however. Professor Thornton tells of a cartoon that appeared in Krokodil, a popular weekly magazine, in which the entire staff of a plant is shown carrying a single giant nail out of the factory.

  3. Opportunity Costs/Benefits(choosing is refusing) Every choice involves opportunities gained and lost. Where are you planning to go to school after school? What chances will you get or lose out on?

  4. Externalities • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FQyKMxv4mA

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