Chapter 21 A Macroeconomic Model of Monopolistic Competition: The Dixit-Stiglitz Model The RBC view of the macroeconomy is premised on perfect competition in all three macro markets (goods markets‚ labor markets‚ and financial markets). For the seminal issue of the degree of (goods) price stickiness‚ it is goods markets on which we need to focus‚ so we limit our attention to goods markets from here on. In perfect competition‚ there is a sense in which no supplier makes any purposeful‚ meaningful
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Introduction The automotive industry experienced a shift in macroeconomic dynamics that initiated a transformation in their business models. There is an increasing environmental awareness (Gadenne et al.‚ 2009) and coupled with new regulatory requirements which pushes conventional manufacturers to apply more efforts in producing more fuel-efficient vehicles. With this “game changer”‚ new entrants like Tesla who focuses in the manufacturing of fully electric vehicles (EV) grew its presence and is
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(Summary of book) Markets In Action Price Ceilings A price ceiling is a government regulation of the maximum price that may be legally charged. To see how a price ceiling works‚ we’ll examine its effects in a market for rental housing‚ when it is called a rent ceiling. A Rental Housing Market The demand for and supply of rental housing determine the equilibrium rent and the equilibrium quantity of rental housing available. A rent ceiling tries to change the rent. The effects of a rent
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When it comes to corporate business and the common business the government needs to intervene to make the playing field fair for everyone involved. When competitors seek out the next get big money merger or expansion‚ this is where I believe the government steps in. with the government putting in place regulation such as fiscal policy‚ and monetary policy‚ the grounds of society become equal to the groups of power that have greater economic influence. My stand point on government regulation has
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Unemployment is present in every economy and measures how healthy an economy is. It is when workers who are able and willing to work don’t have jobs. It is quite impossible to reach zero unemployment no matter how high aggregate demand is because there is always ’natural unemployment’ that would occur in most businesses booms. A country measure’s unemployment by taking the unemployment rate‚ which is the number of unemployed‚ expressed as a percentage of the labor force. (Labor force-the total number
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Explain the concept of potential output and why actual output can differ from potential output? (2 marks) Potential output is the amount of output that an economy can produce when using its resources such as capital and labour‚ at normal rates. Potential output is not a fixed number but grows over time‚ reflecting increases in both the amounts of available capital and labour and their productivity. As capital and labour can be utilised at greater than normal rates‚ at least for a time‚
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discovery of and reliance on oil has seemingly desecrated agriculture into the back-bench of the Nigerian economy. This has seen the sector accounting for only about 40% of the GDP and providing only about 6o% of the country’s employment (CBN Various macroeconomic factors affect agribusiness in Nigeria‚ major among these are stable and predictable policy environment‚ interest rates‚ employment‚ unstable foreign exchange rates‚ current account and government spending. Stable and predictable policy environment:
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Housing Industry The housing industry has been around for many years. It is an important industry and one that will always have a necessity to exist since it creates a product that is one of the essentials of human life‚ housing. Economics play an important role in the housing industry along with all other industries. There are several factors that can influence the housing industry economically. Supply and demand coupled with price elasticity can affect the housing industry. Negative and
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Chapter 13 Questions Page 278 Question 2: Holding a single stock or bond is a big risk because it would depend on only how one company is doing. If you diversify your savings and hold a small portion of many stocks or bonds there is less risk because the risk is split between many companies so even if one goes down you only lose a small portion. Mutual funds make diversification easier. Page 278 Question 4: A government budget deficit is when government spending exceeds the revenue the
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Research Journal of Finance and Accounting ISSN 2222-1697 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2847 (Online) Vol 2‚ No 4‚ 2011 www.iiste.org Macroeconomic Variables and Stock Market Returns: Full Information Maximum Likelihood Estimation John K. M. Kuwornu (Corresponding author) Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness‚ P. O. Box LG 68‚ University of Ghana‚ Legon‚ Accra‚ Ghana Tel: +233 245 131 807 E-mail: jkuwornu@ug.edu.gh / jkuwornu@gmail.com Owusu-Nantwi‚ Victor Ghana Institute of Management
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