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The authors would like to thank their families who have been forced to make further sacrifices to enable the fifth edition to be written.  \nCover design by Marie Williams [[www.prolensphotography.com.au](www.prolensphotography.com.au)]  \nDisclaimers  \nEvery attempt has been made by the authors to ensure that the content contained in this publication is consistent with the Economics VCE Study Design (accreditation period from 2023) produced by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) . The publisher and authors assert that there is no direct connection between this publication and the VCAA.  \nStudents and teachers are urged to supplement the use of this text with the official Economics VCE Study Design and other resources, including internet sites referred to within the text, other texts, print and electronic media. All internet sites referred to were operational at the time of going to print.  \nPrinted in China  \n[www.ecogroundup.com.au](www.ecogroundup.com.au)[ ](www.ecogroundup.com.au)[www.commpap.com](www.commpap.com)  \nISBN: 978-1-921813-87-0.  \nIntroductory pages  \nAbout the authors  \nRomeo Salla completed Honours and Masters degrees in Commerce (Economics major) at the University of Melbourne before moving to Canberra to work as an Economist with the Commonwealth Department of Treasury. After a few years he was promoted within the federal bureaucracy to the position of Senior Economist with the Industry Commission (now Productivity Commission) . Since 1996 he has been employed as a Senior Teacher and Head of Faculty at large private schools in Melbourne, teaching VCE and IB Economics, as well as working more widely in Economics education. 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