Allocation

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Allocation refers to how scarce goods and resources are distributed among competing uses, typically through prices, rules, or decision-making mechanisms in an economy.

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1. 3 Economic Questions
2. Scarcity Necessitates Allocation Mechanisms
3. Producutive Resource Allocation
4. China's Cultural Revolution
5. Allocation Methods
6. Lightning Lane Passes
7. Role of Prices
8. Stossel; Save Lives, Sell Organs
9. Role of Government
10. Allocation Incentives for Politicians
11. Role of Government Subsidies
12. Economic Systems
13. How Societies Organize Ownership & Incentives
14. Friedman Fundamentals: Myths About Capitalism
15. Social Goals
16. Allocation Quiz
17. On Price Gouging

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Scarcity

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