身边的经济学·社会常识英语30篇（8）

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日常选择如何塑造经济

Every time you buy coffee or skip lunch, you send a small signal to businesses about what people want.
These small decisions add up across millions of people and help decide which shops stay open or close.
When many students choose cheaper online courses, universities may offer more digital options next year.
Even choosing to walk instead of driving affects gas demand, traffic rules, and city air quality.
Governments watch these patterns closely because they reveal shifts in habits before official data appears.
A sudden rise in bicycle sales might lead to new bike lanes or tax breaks for eco-friendly transport.
Your 'no' to plastic bags helps stores reduce waste—and sometimes lowers their costs over time.
Economists call this 'aggregate behavior': tiny personal acts becoming big social effects.