[Econ]Resources與good

mk311111

其實我想搞清楚很久了,
究竟Resources與goods是如何區分的?
Resources的定義為Things that are required to produce goods to satisfy unlimited human wants，
當中又分為Natural resources、Man-made resources及Human resources；
Goods的定義為things(or services) that can satisfy human wants，
當中又分為Free goods及Economic goods。
那麼怎樣界定呢?
就以一個大學學位為例，
如果我們把它看作用來提供大學教育，那就是Man-made resource；
但如果我們得到一個大學學位便滿足，那就是Economic good。
但我不相信大學學位可以在兩者之間重疊，
那應該怎樣區分？

zubat

原帖由 mk311111 於 5/4/2009 10:26 PM 發表

                               
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其實我想搞清楚很久了,
究竟Resources與goods是如何區分的?
Resources的定義為Things that are required to produce goods to satisfy unlimited human wants，
當中又分為Natural resources、Man-made resources ...

Resources refer to the 4 factors of production:
Land - Natural resource
Capital - Man-made resource
Labour - Human resource
Entrepreneurship - Human resource

In your example, I can't quite agree that a university seat should be regarded as resources used to provide tertiary education service. Instead, it should represent studentship and therefore is a economic good, as more of it is preferred to less.

Examples of resources employed to provide tertiary education service include:
Professors/Teaching staff (Labour)
Administrative staff (Labour)
Campus site (Land)
Computers (Capital)
Projectors (Capital)
Desks and chairs (Capital)
etc.

mk311111

明白了,即是這著眼點在於Produce，
是製作而非獲取吧。
多謝解答。

zubat

原帖由 mk311111 於 5/4/2009 11:23 PM 發表

                               
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明白了,即是這著眼點在於Produce，
是製作而非獲取吧。
多謝解答。

Yep, you're right.
Resources are about production while goods are about consumption.
Production and consumption are the two very important concepts in Economics!