business report aims to investigate the policies affecting the environment in London. A review will be made into the responsibilities of the Greater London Authority (GLA) and the mayor. A critical evaluation of the evidence will be provided. A survey of opinions amongst GSM students will be presented and a conclusion drawn on the effectiveness of the Greater London Authority (GLA) and the Mayor in tackling key issues which relate to the environment. It has been estimated that London‚ the capital
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Barilla Case Study 1. What are the reasons for the increase in variability in Barilla’s supply chain? The supply chain of Barilla is highly variable because of a number of reasons. One of the major reasons is the fact that the distribution network for the firm is complicated because of the involvement of middlemen who make the supply chain longer and complex. In order to have adequate supplies‚ the firm depends on forecasting models‚ which are improper‚ rather than depending on the distributors
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The Product-Mix Auction: a New Auction Design for Differentiated Goods Paul Klemperer Nuffield College‚ Oxford‚ OX1 1NF‚ England paul.klemperer@economics.ox.ac.uk +44 777 623 0123 Journal of the European Economic Association‚ 2010‚ 8‚ forthcoming (first version‚ 2008) The most recent public version of this paper is available at http://www.paulklemperer.org Abstract I describe a new static (sealed-bid) auction for differentiated goods—the “Product-Mix Auction”. Bidders bid on multiple assets simultaneously
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(Chemical Equilibrium) 1. Write the equilibrium constant expression‚ Kc‚ for each of the following reactions: a) 2NO(g) + O2(g) ⇄ 2NO2(g) b) The decomposition of solid potassium chlorate to solid potassium chloride and oxygen gas. c) 4HCl(g) + O2(g) ⇄ 2H2O(g) + 2Cl2(g) d) 2NO2(g) + 7H2(g) ⇄ 4H2O(l) + 2NH3(g) e) H2O(g) + C(s) ⇄ CO(g) + H2(g) f) The reduction of solid copper (II) oxide with hydrogen gas to produce copper metal and water at 500oC. 2. The equilibrium constant
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Equilibrium Level of Income The Consumption and Saving Functions Consumption is the part of income spent on goods and services yielding direct satisfaction. It occupies the biggest chunk of the expenditure on output. Y= C+S Where Y= Income C= Consumption S= Saving Factors Influencing Consumption 1. Distribution of national income 2. Interst rate 3. Desire to hold cash 4. Price level 5. Population 6. Income 7. Taxes 8. Attitudes and values Consumption function is the relationship
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Marshall Sahlins’ has a quote that we stand on the shoulders of giants to shit on their heads reflects the idea of paradigm shift. The shoulders personify the collective knowledge of those researchers before us‚ as students it is where we gain our information. It is not through our own work that we initially study our respective fields; we study the accumulation of work that those giants have codified. The shit represents new ideas‚ criticism‚ and reworking of the previously held beliefs. The
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HBR CASE STUDY Too Far Ahead of the IT Curve? Peachtree Healthcare’s patchwork IT infrastructure is in critical condition. Should the CEO approve a shift to risky new technology or go with the time-tested monolithic system? by John P. Glaser F Daniel Vasconcellos after their squash game‚ Max Berndt drank iced tea with his board chairman‚ Paul Lefler. Max‚ a thoracic surgeon by training‚ was the CEO of Peachtree Healthcare. He’d occupied the post for nearly 12 years. In that time the
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Price Differentiation vs. Price Discrimination Price differentiation and price discrimination: two terms used in Marketing and Economy. First of all‚ it is appropriate to make an accurate definition for both of the terms. Price differentiation is a pricing strategy that “charges different segments of customers altered prices for the same products or services.” Likewise‚ we can meet with the same definition if we look for price discrimination definition. Then‚ is there a difference between price
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countries‚ an increase in crime has been blamed on violent images on television and in computer and video games. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Nowadays‚ society exquisitely depends on science and technology. The products of technology are very familiar with us. The most popular products are televisions and computers. They seem to be a part of our life. They have two sides like everything. Today‚ I give my view about both side of them. My essay mentions an increase in crime
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and Aggregate Supply 11. For each of following events‚ explain the short-run and the long-run effects on the output and the price level‚ assuming policymakers take no action. (a) The stock market declines sharply‚ reducing consumers’ wealth. AS1 AS2 AD1 AD2 Y2 Y1 P1 P2 P3 LRAS A B C P AD-AS diagram Output 0 Since the stock market declines sharply‚ the people’ wealth are being affected. In short run‚ it leads to a fall in aggregate demand which would shift aggregate-demand
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