PAPER SERIES PUBLIC POLICY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH; OEVELOPING NEOCLASSICAL IMPLICATIONS Robert G. King Sergio Rebelo Working Paper No. 3338 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Masaarhusetts Avenue Cambridge‚ MA 02138 April 1990 This paper is part of NBER’s research program in Growth. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors and not those of the National Bureau of Economic Research. NBER Working Paper #3335 April 1990 PUBLIC POLICY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: DEVELOPING NEOCLASSICAL
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Question 1 1 / 1 point The most important factor behind the phenomenal American economic growth that occurred between 1840 and 1860 was manufacturing advancements. an increase in agricultural productivity an increase in agricultural productivity. an adequate supply of laborers. a constant influx of immigrants. Question 2 1 / 1 point In contrast to the Germans‚ Irish immigrants in the 1840s and 1850s often worked as skilled artisans in the northeastern U.S. cities
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The United States annexes Hawaii in 1900- During this event the US was in the middle of discovering Hawaii in 1778 and when the senate decided to change their mind and start the annexation of Hawaii. The annexation allowed the US territory to expand into the Pacific Ocean‚ but was also a concern that Hawaii may become a part of the European empire since the United Stated gained such an increase in their economy. In the midst of doing this‚ Britain and France wanted acceptance in economic privileges
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Governmental Acct. Chapter 1 Homework 1-1) What justifies the different accounting & financial reporting practices of gvmt. & not-for-profit organizations as compared with business organizations? The fact that governments may have a monopoly on the services that they provide and the taxpayers must provide resources to them regardless of what they are‚ and efficiency is hard to measure as well as the quantity or quality of the services. 1-2) Describe the principal differences that distinguish
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Monetary Policy in the United States 1. Identify at least three problems facing the FED in achieving its goals of monetary policy and give your recommendations on how to deal with each of the problems you list. Inflation presents a problem for the FED achieving it’s goal of price stability. Inflation is unavoidable as far as the natural progression of an economy is concerned. Supply and demand also affect inflation. While the FED cannot control supply and demand of a product‚ I would suggest that
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Chapter 1 The Government and Not-For-Profit Environment TRUE/FALSE (CHAPTER 1) 1. The main objective of a typical governmental or not-for-profit entity is to earn a profit. 2. A government’s budget may be backed by the force of law. 3. Governmental entities have no need for an accounting system. 4. A government’s internal managers rely on general purpose financial statements for a considerable amount of information about their government. 5. Governments and not-for-profits
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In economics‚ deflation is a sustained decrease in the general price level of goods and services.[1] Deflation occurs when the inflation rate falls below zero percent‚ resulting in an increase in the real value of money — a negative inflation rate. This should not be confused with disinflation‚ a slow-down in the inflation rate (i.e. when the inflation decreases‚ but still remains positive).[2] Inflation reduces the real value of money over time‚ conversely‚ deflation increases the real value of
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Chapter 18- The Industrial Society‚ 1860-1900 Industrial Development The Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia‚ P.A. symbolized America’s quick transition into an industrial nation‚ showcasing items such as the Corliss engine. The flourishing economy and determination of investors and entrepreneurs catapulted the United States into the global market‚ even ahead of the leading European competitors of Great Britain‚ France‚ and Germany. Expanding markets and labor conditions grew the industry and
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Su YiFei Mr. Bacon ENG3U 10 April 2015 The Detrimental Effects of Governmental Power in The Hunger Games It is easy to see the detrimental effects of governmental power in the novel The Hunger Games. The government has great power and no one can balance it. The abuse of political power by the government has lead to totalitarianism. Totalitarianism is being heavily abused in the country as the distribution of ruling power between the capitol and the Districts are extremely uneven. As we can see
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Economic growth and public policy To increase productivity and living standards‚ governments can can: 1. Encourage saving and Investment: Goal: invest more current resources in the production of capital to increase physical capital (K). Trade-off: The opportunity cost of investment is that someone must forgo current : consumption in order to save and invest sumption Note that: because of diminishing returns‚ an increase in the saving rate leads to higher growth of productivity and income only
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