In microeconomic theory, the opportunity cost of a choice is the value of the best alternative forgone where, given limited resources, a choice needs to be made between several mutually exclusive alte
Demand and supply of hospital beds and days during COVID-19
The Austrian school of economics is a school of economic thought that advocates strict adherence to methodological individualism, the concept that social phenomena result primarily from the motivation
Opportunity cost
…with the Pareto partial order. As a result, the opportunity cost increases when other patients cannot be admitted to the ICU due to a shortage of beds. Austrian School Best alternative to a negotiated agreement…
Carl Menger
Campus of Mises Institute, in Auburn, Alabama, United States