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Chapter 1: Part (a) (page 4)

Why do you suppose that economists sometimes disagree about whether to classify freelancers who provide paid consulting services to businesses as "workers" or "firms"?

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They sometimes disagree to classify because a freelancer may be working for one firm for a period of time and then, for another firm for a different period of time.

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Step 1. Definition of Economics.

Economics is the study of wants. The wants can be fulfilled by using scarce resources with alternative uses.

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Step 2. Freelancers.

They sometimes disagree to classify because a freelancer may be working for one firm for a period of time and then, for another firm for a different period of time. The freelancers may also not be working for some period of time. Hence, they can be employed for a month and then unemployed for another month. So, they may or may not be called "workers" or "firms".

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