Which is best for the economy: employment stability or employment flexibility? A recent article in the ILO’s International Labour Review analyzes the relationship between employment stability and productivity in six major sectors in 13 European countries. According to the authors‚ both‚ extensive and short job tenure can produce adverse affects on productivity. They propose a policy of ’protected mobility’ on the labour market‚ together with active labour market policies seeking to combine both
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ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND ECONOMIES OF SCOPE Economies of scale are reductions in average costs attributable to production volume increases. They typically are defined in relation to firms‚ which may seek to achieve economies of scale by becoming large or even dominant producers of a particular type of product or service. A distinction can be made between internal and external economies of scales. Internal economies of scale occur when a firm reduces costs by increasing production. External economies
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George McClellan was remembered as the great General of the Union Army. His military command style put him at odds with President Abraham Lincoln‚ and would upset his military and political luck. McClellan began his military career after entering the United States Military Academy in 1842. He graduated second in a class of 59 in 1846‚ along with 20 others who would become full rank generals during the Civil War. He was appointed as a brevet second lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers and served
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America has dealt with many up and downs‚ when comes to its economy. Therefore programs like the welfare have been created and designed in order to help society get back on their feet. Yet many different questions arise throughout the country‚ when it comes to welfare aid programs. Such questions like‚ welfare benefits pays more that an entry level job? Or the welfare is being too generous to lower class people. As a result in my macro economy class each student was assigned with a very interesting article
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promoted the development of the market economy in Europe. From the ending of the 19th century‚ the major capitalist countries in Europe and the United States had successively entered the stage of monopoly capitalism from the unrestricted competition of the capitalist stage. In order to get more resources‚ some capitalist countries started twice world wars. After the world war two‚ United Stated became the most powerful country in the world. And the market economy began to be developed in the all world
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number of countries are choosing to have a mixed economy Recent thirty years‚ the world has a lot of change. Many countries changed their form of government‚ like German reunification‚ the disorganization of Soviet Union. With that changing these countries also from command economy turn to mixed economy. On the other hand‚ after 2008 financial crisis and after bama steps up for health care reform‚ the USA more and more close to mixed economy. Mixed economy is an economic system in which both the state
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CSEC Economics School Based Assessment An Economic Analysis on the Factors Which Influences Smoking in the Community of Golden Spring‚ St. Andrew Topic: Demerit Good Name of Candidate: Renae Bennett Candidate’s number: Centre number: 100049 School: Holy Childhood High Teacher: Mrs. Henry-Fagan Teritory: Jamaica Year of Examination: May/June 2013 Examination ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Acknowledgement
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CONFIDENTIAL BM/JUN 2012/ECO415 UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION COURSE COURSE CODE EXAMINATION TIME ECONOMICS EC0415 JUNE 2012 3 HOURS INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. This question paper consists of two (2) parts PART A (2 Questions) PART B (4 Questions) Answer ALL questions from PART A and three (3) questions from PART B in the Answer Booklet. Start each answer on a new page. Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the invigilator
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#: 14111505 Divine Command Theory is False According to the Divine Command Theory morality depends upon religion in the following sense: Morally right actions are morally right because God commands us to perform them‚ and morally wrong actions are morally wrong because God forbids us from performing them. In other words‚ the Divine command theory is the view that morality is somehow dependent upon God‚ and that moral obligation consists in obedience to God’s commands. My goal is to prove that
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Chain of Command Principle The chain of command‚ sometimes called the scaler chain‚ is the formal line of authority‚ communication‚ and responsibility within an organization. The chain of command is usually depicted on an organizational chart‚ which identifies the superior and subordinate relationships in the organizational structure. According to classical organization theory the organizational chart allows one to visualize the lines of authority and communication within an organizational structure
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