ECONOMIC DEBATE

ANDRIANO
Objective
● Understanding in when should we deliver argument about
economy
● Better execution in delivering argument about economy
● More economics vocabulary ---> impress judges
● You’re curious with economics and do more research!
When can you insert economic analysis in a debate
● Obviously, Economic Motion
● Social Policy (THW Support Universal Basic Income, nationalisation vs
capitalism)
● Criminal Justice (THW reduce the punishment for the basis of economic
reason)
● International Relations (free trade, economic sanction, etc)
● Environment (extra tax to company with higher amount of carbon emission,
environmental refugee, etc)
● Art (capitalism in art, commercialisation of indigenous culture, etc)
● Etc.
THW LEGALIZE PRIVATE SALE OF HUMAN
ORGAN?
MARKET FAILURE
Externalities
An externality is when I make a trade with you, but it has some accidental effect
on other people who weren’t involved in the trade. (e.g. Environmental Damage)

But notice that we also have positive externalities ---> maximize the utility of your
proposal ---> why it’s exclusive and improtant
irrationality
 But why it’s sometimes good?

1. Aspirational culture
2. Better to centralize the
wealth into specific
INEQUALITY community that is able to
maximise the use of money
What’s the problem?
3. Solving poverty is more
important than inequality.
(because there’s exclusive
benefit)
Big Government vs Small Government
Big Gov Small Gov
● Why govt has duty ● It’s better to you spend your
○ The nation has failed this group money rather than gov
of people
● Privatisation → Competition
○ Lottery of birth
○ The only actor with ability to Application:
help
● Do research!
Application:
● But one of them is the debate
● Do research! about urbanisation
● But one of them is the debate about
free trade and how should we treat
Conclusion: Key Points to win economic argument
● Be comparative!
● Importance and significance of your analysis!
● Characterization of the stakeholder!