economics

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Related topics: Economics, Business basics

ec·o·nom·ics /ˌekəˈnɒmɪks, ˌiː- $ -ˈnɑː-/ W3 AWL noun

1 [uncountableU]PE the study of the way in which money and goods are produced and used 经济学 → economic

a Harvard professor of economics

哈佛大学的经济学教授

2 [plural]BB the way in which money influences whether a plan, business etc will work effectively 经济情况，经济因素；经济意义

the economics of the scheme

该计划的经济情况

→ home economics

n GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?

In meaning 1, economics is followed by a singular verb:

Economics is often studied with politics.

In meaning 2, economics is followed by a plural verb:

The economics do not add up.

Examples from the Corpus

economics• He knows very little about economics or international finance.• He received a master's degree in agricultural economics and a doctorate in economics and marketing from Cornell University.• Whereas the endangered species listing is determined solely upon scientific data, economics play a role in deciding critical habitat.• A knowledge of development economics and the challenges faced by a small, developing country would be an advantage.• Mr Coase asked if this analysis was good economics, and showed that it was not.• Once a week the boys went to shop and the girls to home economics.• In economics, its use is a blend of two ideas, abstraction and pure problem-solving.• Keynes's theories have had an important influence on modern economics.• The reader will soon discover that I think very little of certain of the central ideas of economics.• He studied economics at Harvard University.• However, at present, the economics of using solar-produced electricity to produce hydrogen from water by electrolysis are poor.• The economics of building new subway lines are being studied.

From Longman Business Dictionary

economicsec·o·nom·ics /ˌekəˈnɒmɪks, ˌiː--ˈnɑː-/ nounECONOMICS

1[uncountableU] the study of the way in which wealth is produced and used

Our consultants include a professor of economics at Harvard University.

→ applied economics → classical economics → development economics → industrial economics → mathematical economics → supply-side economics → welfare economics

2[plural] calculations of whether an activity or business will be profitable or not

The economics of producing oil from coal do not look attractive.

→ see also macroeconomics , microeconomics

ec·o·nom·ics noun →n GRAMMAR1

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economics

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ADJECTIVE | PHRASES

ADJECTIVE

➤applied, theoretical應用／理論經濟學

➤classical, conventional, mainstream, orthodox古典／傳統／主流／正統經濟學

▸➤free-market, Keynesian, laissez-faire, liberal, market, Marxist, monetary, neoclassical, supply-side, trickle-down自由市場／凱恩斯／自由放任／自由主義／市場／馬克思主義／貨幣／新古典／供應學派／滴入式經濟學

➤contemporary, modern當代／現代經濟學

◇trends in modern economics現代經濟學趨勢

➤global, international全球／國際經濟學

➤basic, simple基礎的／簡單的經濟學

◇He shows an understanding of basic economics here.他在此處展示出對基礎的經濟學的理解。

➤agricultural, behavioural/behavioral, business, development, environmental, health, industrial, labour/labor, welfare農業／行為／商業／發展／環境／衞生／工業／勞動／福利經濟學

PHRASES

➤a school of economics經濟學院

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