Important impact of FDI on Australian economy Jes Hongs Abstract Australia has traditionally relied on inward FDI to meet the shortfall between domestic saving and the level of domestic investment. Inward FDI also continues to play a significant role in making Australian industry internationally competitive‚ and thereby contributing to export growth. Over the past 15 years Australian outward FDI stocks have grown more strongly than inward FDI stocks. Outward FDI enables Australian firms
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has been an increase in the monetary base‚ an increase in excess reserves leads to small money multiplier meaning that there has been little money expansion. This shows that excess reserves is negatively related to money supply. This explains why Quantitative easing has not increased the rate of inflation‚ because banks have held on to the newly created money supply as excess reserves‚ effectively halting monetary expansion. Since little money has entered the economy‚ inflation rates have been proportionally
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government will have more debts than the economy can make in a year. Last year‚ the federal government spent 3.6 trillion dollars but only took in 2.3 trillion‚ leaving 1.3 trillion deficit to be borrowed. The top three reasons for these deficits the U.S. is in are Mandatory Spending‚ Defense Spending‚ and Non-Defense Discretionary Spending. With the economy having 16 trillion dollars in debt‚ there is a proposed "fiscal cliff" as Ben Bernanke put it. The fiscal cliff will consist of 600 billion
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FISCAL MANAGEMENT By: Ruth Ann L. Musngi When I first came across the topic of Fiscal Management and read the outline of the course‚ I realized that effective and efficient fiscal management is tantamount to good economic governance. Good governance is considered to synonymous with sound development management (Bertucci‚ 2000). As discussed‚ an effective and efficient financial management would include thorough and advance planning in order to develop budgets and to guide expenditures
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Global Economy and its impact on Information Technology The global economy gave business the ability to market products and services all over the globe. It has also allowed them to develop partnerships and alliances throughout the world‚ which has become essential for success in today’s business.” This increase in globalization has created many new opportunities‚ such as niche markets‚ and requires everyone to keep up with globalization in order to stay competitive. The trend of becoming transnational
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the Government to sustain growth and strengthen the macro-economic fundamentals within the country. This is done by focusing on domestic business and industrial activities and increasing the purchasing power of our population. The government’s fiscal policies and corporate reforms have to be continued to create a condition suitable for a speedy recovery and sustainable growth. It is also important to ensure that the restructured loans remain performing. Emphasis must be placed on continuing improvements
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of the Current Status of the U.S. Economy While digging into economic trends for the previous three years in the United States‚ only one word came to mind when assessing where we stand now. Recovery. The recession from 2007-2009 had many lingering effects we didn’t really start to get out of until 2010. Taking a look at our GDP‚ unemployment rate‚ and CPI‚ surely you will agree. First let’s take a look at GDP. Starting in 2009‚ the GDP was down 2.5 percent based on current dollars
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TOPIC AN INQUIRY INTO THE PERPETUAL FISCAL DEFICIT IN ZIMBABWE. IS TAXATION THE SOLUTION 1.1 Background Zimbabwe‚ once a vibrant and diversified economy and hope for Africa’s future‚ was on the verge of collapse had it not been for the introduction of the multi-currency system after the formation of the inclusive government. It has had a perpetual fiscal deficit post 1990 accompanied by high inflation‚ negative economic growth‚ high unemployment and a reduction in the standard of living as
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A Historical Analysis of the Racial Impact of the Lebensraum Policy in the Territorial Expansion of the Nazi Regime during World War II This historical study will define the historical background of Germany’s racial policy of Lebensraum to understand the motives for territorial expansion in Eastern Europe. Hitler’s Nazi regime utilized this ideological policy during WWII‚ yet it was primarily created during the late 19th century and the early 20th century. Hitler expanded on the idea of promoting
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Impact of Wal-Mart on the US Economy With over 5‚300 stores in the United States‚ Wal-Mart has become one of the fastest growing retail chains in the United States (Rossi‚ 2005). Their many stores are not hard to find as you travel along many of the highways in the United States. With low prices and great deals it has become very difficult not to resist the inviting people greeting you at the door and massive signs that draw you to buy from their stores. Since the opening of its first store in
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