Economic Decision

An Economic Decision is a decisioning act by an economic agent to perform an economic act.

• AKA: Scarce Resource Decision, Resource Allocation Choice, Economic Choice.
• Context:
  • It can (typically) involve Economic Tradeoffs through opportunity cost evaluation.
  • It can (typically) consider Economic Value through cost-benefit analysis.
  • It can (typically) allocate Economic Resources through resource management.
  • It can (typically) respond to Economic Incentives through incentive structures.
  • It can (typically) lead to an Economic Act through decision implementation.
  • It can (typically) affect Economic Outcomes through consequence management.
  • It can (often) utilize Economic Information through information processing.
  • It can (often) follow Economic Patterns through decision heuristics.
  • It can (often) reflect Economic Preferences through utility maximization.
  • It can (often) consider Economic Risks through risk assessment.
  • It can (often) incorporate Economic Constraints through constraint analysis.
  • ...
  • It can range from being a Conscious Economic Decision to being an Unconscious Economic Decision, depending on its decision process.
  • It can range from being a Voluntary Economic Choice to being a Forced Economic Choice, depending on its choice constraint.
  • It can range from being a Simple Economic Decision to being a Complex Economic Decision, depending on its decision complexity.
  • It can range from being a Short-term Economic Decision to being a Long-term Economic Decision, depending on its time horizon.
  • It can range from being a Individual Economic Decision to being a Collective Economic Decision, depending on its decision scope.
  • ...
• Examples:
  • Consumer Decisions, such as:
    • Purchase Decisions, such as:
      • Durable Good Purchase for long-term use.
      • Consumable Purchase for immediate consumption.
    • Investment Decisions, such as:
      • Education Investment for human capital development.
      • Retirement Saving for future security.
  • Producer Decisions, such as:
    • Production Decisions, such as:
      • Output Level Choice for production planning.
      • Technology Selection for production method.
    • Pricing Decisions, such as:
      • Price Setting for market competition.
      • Discount Offering for sales promotion.
  • Resource Allocation Decisions, such as:
    • Time Allocations, such as:
      • Work-Leisure Choice for time management.
      • Skill Development for career advancement.
    • Money Allocations, such as:
      • Budget Planning for expense management.
      • Savings Distribution for wealth management.
  • Market Participation Decisions, such as:
    • Market Entrys, such as:
      • Business Launch for entrepreneurship.
      • Market Trading for investment activity.
    • Market Exits, such as:
      • Business Closure for loss mitigation.
      • Investment Liquidation for portfolio adjustment.
  • ...
• Counter-Examples:
  • Moral Decision, which prioritizes ethical considerations over economic value.
  • Hedonistic Decision, which focuses on pleasure maximization rather than economic rationality.
  • Emotional Decision, which is driven by emotional states rather than economic calculation.
  • Random Decision, which lacks economic reasoning or decision logic.
  • Political Decision, which prioritizes political outcomes over economic efficiency.
• See: Self-Interested Choice, Rational Choice Theory, Behavioral Economics, Decision Theory, Economic Rationality, Choice Architecture, Bounded Rationality, Utility Theory, Economic Behavior, Decision Making Process.

---

---

---