Introduction Chapters 1‚ 2. Problem set 1.1 a. Give a definition of the process of (economic) globalization. b. For many people‚ however‚ the globalization process is more than just economic globalization‚ and the advantages and/or disadvantages of globalization are spread over a much wider area than just international economics. Give a few examples. 1.2 a. How can globalization and international economic integration be measured (3 indicators)? b. Use the three indicators of question
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An Economist ’s Perspective He was sent to Oxford by the age of twelve‚ to study law as his father did. In 1748 Jeremy Bentham was born to a London attorney and his wife. However‚ Bentham ’s attention turned to law reform while at college and was opposed to practicing law (The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics‚ 2008). His interests became devoted to studying and writing‚ many times spending several hours a day writing. Even though Bentham wrote a great deal in his lifespan‚ several of his works
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Econ 214 Problem Set 4 1. What determines whether a financial asset is included in the M1 money supply? Why are interest-earning checkable deposits included in M1‚ whereas interest-earning savings accounts and Treasury bills are not? A financial assest is included in the M1 money supply when it can be quickly converted into the physical form of money‚ such as dollars and coins. Interested-earning checkable deposits are included because it can be quickly accessible without limitations
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Problem Set 1 Complete all questions listed below. Clearly label your answers. 1. The receipts and year of release of the five movies with the largest nominal box office revenues‚ along with the CPI data of each year are presented below. Assuming that the receipts for each of the movies were derived during their year of release‚ convert the receipts for each to real dollars for the year 2010 (2010 CPI 218.1). Put the movies in order from largest to smallest real box office receipts. Movies
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P7- Describe the roles‚ responsibilities and career pathways of 3 health or social car workers. Social worker: Social workers form relationships with people and assist them to live more successfully within their local communities by helping them find solutions to their problems. Social work involves engaging not only with clients themselves but their families and friends as well as working closely with other organisations including the police‚ local authority departments‚ schools and the probation
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Problem 1: A project of equipment purchase of Mekong Company Ltd. has the estimated data as follows: The cost of equipment is USD 12‚000‚ the cost for transportation and installation is USD 1‚000 USD. The asset is depreciated according to a straight line depreciation scheme within 5 years. It is expected that the project can produce and sell 7‚500 units of product at the price of USD 2 per unit‚ for the first year. The operating costs for the first year (excluding depreciation) are estimated
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Problem Set II Problem P9 17: Jack Hammer FV (Table 1) at 11% discount rate 2.00 x .901 = $1.80 2.20 x .802 = $1.79 2.40 x .731 = $1.75 33.00 x .731 = $24.12 -------- $29.46 Problem P9 - 22: Alternative Present Values: Your rich godfather has offered you a choice of one of the three following alternatives: $10‚000 now; $2‚000 a year for eight years; or $24‚000 at the end of eight years. Solution: (first alternative)
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Economics 500 – Problem Set #3 Consider a firm producing an output Q using the two inputs “labor” (L) and “capital” (K) according to the production function Q = K.5L.5 (i.e.‚ the amount of output produced Q is equal to the square root of K times the square root of L). Suppose that the firm is in a short-run situation in which K is fixed at one unit (K = 1) but labor is variable. Suppose that the user cost of capital‚ r‚ is $48 for each unit of K and that the wage rate‚ w‚ the cost of one unit
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First lecture 2. Which of the following orders the levels of biodiversity from one that encompasses the MOST variation in organismal characteristics to one that encompasses the LEAST amount of variation? (a) species‚ genetic‚ functional group (b) species‚ genetic‚ phenotypic Is the end of this supposed to be plasticity? to match with lecture slides yes < agree (c ) functional group‚ ecosystem‚ species (d) species‚ functional group‚ ecosystem 3. Compare and contrast the following terms:
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400 BLOWS The movie 400 BLOWS is about a young boy named Antoine who was very unfortunate. The movie was directed by Francios Truffaut‚ and takes place in France and was released on May 4‚ 1959. The boy‚ Antoine‚ was raised in a very unstable home and after being treated poorly for so long‚ runs away and gets into lots of trouble. In the beginning of the film Antoine’s parents were not very supportive and very inconsistent. Antoine was very independent and was perhaps trying to grow up too fast
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