The Economic Value of Failure
Failure arises because of:
1. Basic human condition of scarcity
2. Human search for greater rewards
•Trying sets up failure (i.e. Saying “I am going to be richer than Bill Gates”)
3. Because of market system
Failures of Scarcity:
•Choices have to be made, some of which will not work out
•Some producers will not be able to get the necessary resources they need
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•Others already in production will fail to retain the resources they have
oEmployees leave
oInvestors pull out money invested
•Choices
•Pervasiveness of scarcity ensures failure
•But failure causes
1.A release of resources that can be re-employed (possibly at lower prices) in more
successful undertaking
2. A decrease in abundant G & S produced that can be sold at higher prices (when
supply falls)
Searching for Greater Rewards:
•Even efficient firms should fold if more efficient firms exist
•In market economy; No such thing as good ABSOLUTE performance
•Relative performance matters
•A beautiful female can fail to attract
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