Assigned Readings:

Chapter 2: The One Lesson of Business

Chapter 3: Benefits, Costs, and Decisions

Initial Postings:Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.

Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

1. According to Interland (2009) the art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists of tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups.Discuss

Source: Jeneen Interlandi, "Not Just Urban Leg- end," Newsweek, January, 19, 2009