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Chapter 6: Modern Economic Theories — Economics 101

Classical economics assumes rational actors in efficient markets. Three modern theories — Minsky’s Financial Instability Hypothesis, New Growth Theory, and Kahneman & Tversky’s Prospect Theory — explain what classical models miss: why stable markets breed crashes, why human capital is the real engine of growth, and why people systematically reject equivalent gains framed as losses.
Chapter 55: Economic Growth — Economics 101

Economic growth — a sustained increase in real GDP per capita over time — is the mechanism behind rising living standards, longer lives, and greater material abundance. This chapter examines what growth means, how it is measured, and the dual reality that it brings both benefits and costs.
Chapter 56: Conditions for Economic Growth — Economics 101

Economic growth requires four compounding inputs: human capital (education and skills), physical capital (tools and infrastructure), research and development (innovation), and rule of law (property rights and fair enforcement). This chapter examines each condition and why its absence stalls growth even when natural resources are abundant.