(b) Discuss whether the Singapore government should change its policies for managing the balance of payments. The policies for managing the balance of payments could be directed to the current account via expenditure switching (exchange rates and protectionism)‚ expenditure dampening or raising through Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy‚ or through long-term measures like supply side policies (increasing general education‚ subsidies‚ etc.). The policies directed at the capital account could include
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Ch. 26 1) List and explain the characteristics of the market structure known as monopolistic competition. 2) List some examples of monopolistically competitive firms. 3) Explain‚ graphically and verbally‚ how a firm in monopolistic competition derives its demand curve and marginal revenue (MR) curve. 4) Explain‚ graphically and verbally‚ how a firm in monopolistic competition determines what quantity to produce and what price to charge in order to maximize its profits. 5) Explain the impact
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Chapter 12 National Income Accounting and the Balance of Payments National Income Accounts Gross National Product is the value of all final goods and services produced by its factors of production and sold on the mkt in a given time period. It can be divided into: 1. consumption 2. investment 3. govn’t purchase 4. current account balance Capital Depreciation and National Transfers GNP has to be equal to national income. In order for this to hold we need to make some adjustments
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1. What is the difference between a soft commitment and no commitment? In making no commitment‚ a firm has not taken an action or made an investment that alters its own and/or its rival’s competitive responses. In contrast‚ a soft commitment is one that‚ no matter what its competitors do‚ the firm will behave less aggressively than if it had not made the commitment. Thus‚ in a Cournot game a soft commitment will cause the firm to produce relatively less output‚ while in a Bertrand game a soft
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Sample Test Questions for ECON 102 with answers marked 1. Economics deals primarily with the concept of a. scarcity. b. money. c. poverty. d. banking. 2. The adage‚ "There is no such thing as a free lunch‚" means a. even people on welfare have to pay for food. b. the cost of living is always increasing. c. people face tradeoffs. d. all costs are included in the price of a product. 3. Government policies resulting in reduced efficiency include (i) the welfare system
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2011 H1 Economics Prelim Questions Raffles Institution With the help of a diagram‚ analyze the effects of China’s increasing control over rare earths mines on the Japanese economy. To what extent would China’s reduction in the export of rare earths pose a challenge to the West’s march toward a greener future? Evaluate the effectiveness of the Chinese’s government’s intervention in the market for rare earths To what extent do you agree with the view that the US trade position with China over
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Problem Set # 4 [75 Points] Econ 305 – Prof: Henry Terrell Due: May 9th‚ 2008 before 9:00 AM Name: ID: TA: Problem 1 [25 Points] Consider the following extended classical economy (in which the misperception theory holds): AD Y=600+20(M/P) SRAS Y=YFE +2(P - Pe) Okun’s Law (Y-YFE)/YFE=-2(u-unr)
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Supply vs Demand of Coffee and the Reasons for Starbucks’ Success Daria Lexi Gabai ECON 101 American Public University Systems Professor Medani Adhikari Coffee has historically been one of the most favorite beverages available. Almost every country in the world consumes coffee in some shape‚ way or form. Interest in this drink has increased even more over the last century. According to Talbot (2004)‚ from 1970 to 2000 coffee was “the second most valuable commodity exported by developing countries"
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process arises because: • our resources or inputs are finite at any moment in time‚ • our technical knowledge constrains our ability to utilize these resources to produce goods and services‚ • individuals‚ organizations‚ social institutions‚ business and governments may constrain output‚ • in Western societies‚ wants or desires of individuals or groups are shaped by cultural or physical forces and often exceeds the availability of economic goods and services. Ideally‚ these relatively scarce
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“In the first quarter of 2010‚ the market for private homes in Singapore saw a record breaking prices and transaction volumes‚ prompting calls for government intervention to cool the market.” Using economic analysis‚ explain the reasons for the “record breaking prices and transaction volumes” for private homes in Singapore. Private homes in Singapore seeing a record breaking prices and transaction volumes is due to the actions of both the consumers and the producers‚ which will cause a shift in
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