automotive trade by the government. Government is putting in place taxation structures that penalize large cars‚ with large CO2 emission. According to the case‚ Volvo’s biggest seller was its XC range‚ now being particularly successful in America‚ where big cars typically equated to big success. This government acts is encouraging consumers to move to hybrid or fuel efficient cars from big cars because the selling price of big cars would be more expensive when governments impose larger taxation on
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consumed of demerit goods. Increase in consumer welfare. -Government gains revenue. -Tax receipts can be used to further help with problem e.g. Taxing alcoholic drinks and using the receipts to add funding to the NHS or policing. Disadvantages: -If demand is very income inelastic (e.g. cigarettes) then consumption would not greatly reduce-> potential for black market. If consumption does remain the same then taxation is just a way for the government to basically‚ take people’s money. -Leads to inflationary
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the environmental problems caused by the disposal of rubbish can best be dealt with by market forces rather than by government intervention Market forces (a free competitive market) can make their best efforts to deal with environmental problems by trying to cut their external costs so they have minimal negative externalities. However‚ government intervention and taxes can also play a role in reducing the environmental problems. Market forces operate with one motive which is to make profit at which
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Competitive market and economic efficiency/Competitive strategies according to market share Today competition is known as a contest between individuals‚ groups‚ animals for territory‚ a niche‚ or a location of resources. It arises whenever two or more parties strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition is also in the market; therefore it’s named competitive market. Let’s start by describing a competitive market. It’s a market with a large number of buyers and sellers‚ such that no
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Throughout American history there has been an extravagant amount of change from where things once were. Government intervention has revitalized the economy of the government and has prevented any massive destruction to our country. Without intervention our country would not be where it is currently. The advancements in technology‚ un-abusive labor‚ and safety can all be credited to intervention. Without a plan in place there is no objective to be accomplished. When plans are created‚ this as a result
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Regulating the Philippine stock market: the Securities Regulation Code and the information efficiency of Philippine stock prices Noel B. Del Castillo* Miriam College‚ nbdelcastillo@gmail.com ABSTRACT This paper investigates the impact of the Securities Regulation Code (SRC) on the information efficiency of the Philippine stock prices. Research in other countries has shown that new regulation has had a long-term effect in improving the information efficiency of stock prices. The paper
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Economic Commentary_1 The article: How can Venezuela be so rich in resources‚ but so low in supplies? By Douglas French／April 24‚ 2012 http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/The-Circle-Bastiat/2012/0424/How-can-Venezuela-be-so-rich-in-resources-but-so-low-in-supplies To what extend do a country’s natural resources explain whether consumer goods are on the nation’s shelves for people to buy. Venezuela is a prime example of this question. This is a country having abundant natural resources
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Journal of Finance and Accountancy Insider t nsider trading and market efficiency: Do insiders buy low and sell h high? Stephanie Roddenberry Longwood University Dr. Frank Bacon Longwood University ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to test the semi-strong form efficient market hypothesis strong using insider sale and purchase announcements and their effect on the risk adjusted rate of return of the firms’ stock price. Past studies using varying methodologies‚ including the risk adjusted
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After going through the timeline and statistic observation for HK clean‚ anti-smoking and energy efficiency campaign in hk‚ we will analyze them into three attributes. Here you can see a red circle‚ later on when the program inside the circle are involved by general public while the program outside the circle are involved by building owners‚ property management companies and suppliers. First of all‚ when we look into awareness‚ HK gov have promoted hk clean‚ anti-smoking and energy saving over
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pros and cons of how much government intervention in the marketplace is necessary and appropriate. This report will cover four authors‚ Cunningham‚ Green‚ Friedman and Pertschuk. The authors have written extensively on consumerism and the protection thereof. This author’s goal is to break down some of the theories‚ which authors seem akin in their beliefs and which authors’ views are bipolar opposites. Green states there be only should be two types of government regulations 1) economic regulations
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