Calculating the Four Firm Concentration Ratio (CR4) Definition: The four firm concentration ratio is the percentage of market share held by the largest 4 firms in an industry. Formula: CR4= Σ4i=1 si Calculation: (11‚834‚883 + 3‚845‚900 + 3‚696‚800 + 3‚650‚647) / 44‚582‚621 = 0.5165292996 = 0.516 (3dp) =51% Analysis: As the four firm concentration ratio is >50% this insinuates that this market structure is that of an oligopoly. Calculating the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI)
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Consider the reasons why firms may want to diversify and provide a critical assessment of the economic validity of their reasons for diversifying. Abstract Despite the different degree of competitions and the level of development in the market across the various types of industries‚ most firms are continuously and consistently looking for ways and opportunities to enhance their ability to grow or even to just maintain sustainability and survival in the industry. Firms carry out diversification
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South Asia Economic Journal http://sae.sagepub.com/ Oil Prices and Economic Activity in Pakistan Afia Malik South Asia Economic Journal 2010 11: 223 DOI: 10.1177/139156141001100204 The online version of this article can be found at: http://sae.sagepub.com/content/11/2/223 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for South Asia Economic Journal can be found at: Email Alerts: http://sae.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://sae.sagepub.com/subscriptions
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Development Economics Web Guide‚ Unit 5B The causes of economic growth in developing countries. The significance of economic growth for development · The role of both physical and human capital · Technological progress Examine the sources of economic growth and the extent to which they can be affected by government intervention. 15 Evaluation of the impact of government policies. Factors affecting economic growth in developing countries Keynesian Approaches 1 Savings and Investment There are
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In economics‚ there are two main theories: Keynesian economics and Classical economics. Each approach to economics has a different take on monetary policy‚ consumer behavior‚ and last but not least‚ government spending. Let us first look into classical economics. The basis of the Classical Theory of Economics is self-regulation. Supporters believe that the economy is able to maintain its-self and is always capable of achieving the natural level of real GDP. While circumstances do occasionally arise
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Economic Sustainability The business of staying in business Deborah Doane & Alex MacGillivray New Economics Foundation March 2001 Executive Summary Although sustainability is now generally understood to be a combination of environmental‚ social and economic performance‚ this report finds that economic sustainability is the most elusive component of the “triple bottom line” approach. There is not even universal consensus that businesses should be economically sustainable‚
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“To what extent do the government policies in restricting consumption of automobiles affect the demand for automobiles in Beijing?” Word Count: 3869 Candidate: CHEN‚ Kexin Subject HL: Economics HL Supervisor: Christine Zhang School: Beijing Huijia Private school Abstract Research question: “To what extent do the government policies in restricting consumption of automobiles affect the demand for automobiles
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ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IN THE ASEAN REGION By: Noha Abu Mousa (4037856) TBS983 International Business Economic Environment Professor’s name: Dr. Gwendolyn Rodrigues University of Wollongong in Dubai Economic Integration in the ASEAN Region Introduction The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a political‚ as well as economic and cultural intergovernmental integration in geographical region of the countries in Southeast part of Asia. It should be
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Economic Impact on the London 2012 Olympic Games 2011 Economic Impact on the London 2012 Olympic Games 2011 Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary…………………………………………………3 2. Introduction …………………………………………………………4 3. Analyze the economic environment of London 2012 Olympic Games-PESTLE Analyze………………………………..5 4.1 Political Factors………………………………………………...5 4.2 Economic Factors………………………………………………6 4.3 Social Factors…………………………………………………
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Introduction to Managerial Economics Managerial economics (sometimes referred to as business economics) is a branch of economics that applies microeconomic analysis to decision methods of businesses or other management units. As such‚ it bridges economic theory and economics in practice. It draws heavily from quantitative techniques such as regression analysis and correlation‚ Lagrangian calculus (linear). If there is a unifying theme that runs through most of managerial economics it is the attempt to optimize business
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