AP Macroeconomics
Scarcity is the fundamental economic problem of having seemingly unlimited human wants in a world of limited resources. It forces individuals and societies to make choices about how to allocate their resources most efficiently, as every choice involves trade-offs and opportunity costs. Scarcity is central to economics, highlighting the necessity of prioritizing needs and wants when resources are insufficient to meet them all.
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