Mankiw’s 10 Principles of Economics: How People Make Decisions 1. People face tradeoffs: To get one thing‚ you have to give up something else. You may have heard economists say “there is no such thing as a free lunch”. What they mean by this is that‚ for example‚ you might get a free bowl of soup at the student co-op‚ but the soup is not free because you have to give up 35-minutes waiting in line to be served. 2. The cost of something is what you give up to get it: Making a decision requires
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Urban Economics Assignment 1 Student Name: HAO LI Student Number: 997456097 Chapter 2 1. a) The gains from trade are +1 shirts for North and +1 shirts for South. b) A trading city won’t develop because the opportunity cost of exchange for North is 2 shirts‚ which exceeds the gross gain of 1 shirt. c) Suppose an innovation in transportation decrease the transaction time. A trading city will develop if the transaction time is less than 15 minutes because the opportunity cost of exchange is 1 shirt
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1. Explain the advantages of Socialist Economy? In socialist economic system means of production are owned and managed by the State. Ownership of means of production is not allowed. In socialism economic activities are carried on mainly for social gains and personal interest is of less significance. In this economic system the anti social activities like smuggling and hoarding find no place. Economic activities are planned with the motive of social benefit by a central planning authority. The
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week we looked at some market structures and how they affect the certain areas of economic structures within the economy. In this paper we will also be exploring information given on equilibrium in relationship to the labor market‚ as well as an observation of the package deliver leader “UPS” We will first start with comparing and contrasting services and goods used n the different market structures. In Economics‚ market goods in four different categories grouped by characteristics of being excludable
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Tutorial 2 (Topic 2: Thinking like an Economist) 1. i) What is meant by positive analysis and normative analysis? ii) Classify each of the following statements as positive or normative. Explain. a) Society faces a short-run trade-off between inflation and unemployment. b) A reduction in the rate of money growth will reduce the rate of inflation. c) Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM – Central Bank) should reduce the rate of money growth.
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Questions Q1. What are the differences between the microeconomic and macroeconomic perspectives on the economy? Microeconomics is the branch of economics which caters with individual firms‚ consumers‚ and industries as they produce‚ buy and sell goods and services. Macroeconomics‚ on the other hand‚ deals with changes in the overall level of economic activity‚ interest rates‚ unemployment‚ and exchange rates to affect the competitive strategies of individual firms and industries. It caters to the
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economy for our country. There have 3 factors that responsible with economy in Malaysia: Definition of Mixed Economy Mixed economy means that part of economy is left to the free market and the other part is run by the government. In reality‚ most economic are mixed economy with varying degrees of state intervention. Mixed economies start from the basic of following private enterprise to run most business. There have the country which practises mixed economy such as Sweden‚ Iceland‚ United Kingdom
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Technical Questions Question No.1: What are differences between the microeconomic and macroeconomic perspectives on the economy? Question No.3: What are the four major types of markets in microeconomics analysis? What are the key characteristics that distinguish these markets? Question No.5:In macroeconomics‚ what are the five major categories of spending that make up GDP? Are all five categories added together to determine GDP? Application Questions Question No.3:In each of the following
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Economic Principle | Marketing Principle | Form Utility | | | | | | | | | | Utility is a term used by economists to describe the measurement of "useful-ness" that a consumer obtains from any good. Utility may measure how much one enjoys a movie‚ or the sense of security one gets from buying a deadbolt. The utility of any object or circumstance can be considered. Some examples include the utility from eating an apple‚ from living in a certain house‚ from voting for a specific candidate
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Ten Principles of Economics WHAT’S NEW IN THE FOURTH EDITION: The discussion of Principle #3‚ “Rational people think at the margin‚” is more thorough and has a new example. The discussions of Principle #4‚ “People respond to incentives‚” Principle #7‚ “Governments can sometimes improve market outcomes‚” and Principle #10‚ “Society faces a short-run trade-off between inflation and unemployment” have been clarified. Definitions for the terms “rational‚” “incentives‚” and “property
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