The researchers conclude that setting up a "trading market‚" where farmers earn financial incentives for investing in eco-friendly techniques‚ would result in a double environmental benefit -- reducing fertilizer run-off destined for the Chesapeake Bay‚ while at the same time capturing carbon dioxide headed for the atmosphere. The study‚ Multiple Ecosystem Markets in Maryland‚ advises the state’s Department of the Environment how to set up a "nutrient trading market‚" as proposed in the 2008 state
Premium Plantation Agriculture Forestry
DECEMBER‚ 2007FISCAL POLICY AND NIGERIAN ECONOMIC GROWTHOmitogun Olawunmi and Ayinla‚ Tajudeen A. Department of Economics Olabisi Onabanjo University‚ Ago-Iwoye Abstract This paper has examined empirically the contribution of fiscal policy in the achievement of sustainable economic growth in Nigeria. Using the Solow growth model estimated with the use of Ordinary Least Square method‚ it was found that fiscal policy has not been effective in the area of promoting sustainable economic growth in Nigeria
Premium Macroeconomics Public finance Economics
John Maynard Keynes‚ an English economist born in 1883‚ once said‚ “Ideas shape the course of history.” Most of Keynes’ ideas influenced political economic policies all over the world‚ but his statement rings true for all fields of work. Architecture‚ serial killing‚ and examining the subconscious are all unique examples of spheres in which ideas are the foundation. Without initial inspiration‚ none of these endeavors‚ all of which shaped the course of history‚ would have been attempted. For better
Premium Idea Thought Sociology
Expectations of the US economy The last three quarters of the economy have been very strong and the fourth quarter week (Payne‚ 2014). While the fourth quarter’s poor performance is disappointing from an economic stand it is normal for there to be a weak fourth quarter after three strong quarters (Payne‚ 2014). All signs show that 2015 should be a year of growth for the US economy. Unemployment is expected to decline while GDP‚ Business spending and home sales are all expected to increase steadily
Premium Supply and demand Aggregate demand Macroeconomics
This pack of ECO 212 Final Exam consists of: ECO 212 ECO212 Final Exam A 1)Economics does not study correct or incorrect behaviors‚ but rather it assumes that economic agents make the best decisions given their knowledge of the costs and benefits. What term best describes this behavior? 2) By definition‚ what is economics the study of? 3) What is the term in economics by which a group of buyers and sellers of a product come together to trade? 4) Which of the following statements
Premium Supply and demand Economics
Fiscal Policy The people of the United States are by the fiscal policies. Team C will address the how and why the U. S. budget deficits‚ budget surpluses‚ and debt affect different individuals and institutions. There is a wide array of individuals affected by fiscal policy‚ which include tax payers‚ future Social Security and Medicaid users. The unemployed individuals and University of Phoenix students will be affected by fiscal policy. The U.S. financial reputation‚ an exporter‚ and importer
Premium United States public debt Public finance Deficit
MICROECONOMICS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.0 INTRODUCTION – THE SUBJECT MATTER OF ECONOMICS Economics comes from the verb ‘to economise’‚ and this means making ends meet. This is a study of how society makes decisions‚ regarding the allocation of scarce resources. Economics as a subject is divided into two parts; Economics‚ social science concerned with the production‚ distribution
Premium Supply and demand Economics
2009 Economics Subject Test Part I. Multiple Choice (30 questions‚ 60 points in total) Choose only ONE best answer. 1 E 2 D 3 E 4 B 5 B 6 B 7 D 8 C 9 C 10 A 11 D 12 A 13 C 14 D 15 D 16 D 17 C 18 B 19 A 20 C 21 D 22 B 23 A 24 D 25 C 26 A 27 B 28 D 29 D 30 C 1. An increase in the quantity demanded could be caused by: a. an increase in the price of substitute goods b. a decrease in the price of complementary goods c. an increase
Premium Supply and demand Economics
Fiscal Policy as defined by Investopedia is government spending policies that influence macroeconomic conditions. These policies affect tax rates‚ interest rates and government spending‚ in an effort to control the economy. Fiscal Policy is generally controlled by the Legislative and Executive branches of government. There are two primary components of Fiscal Policy‚ government expenditures and taxes. Government expenditures are anything the government spends money on this includes all government
Free Tax Public finance Taxation
Term Definition Paper Suecirin Colon ECO 372 January 4‚ 2013 Professor Mayra M. Malpica Rivera Term Definition Paper The definition of macroeconomics is the study of the behavior of the whole (aggregate) economies or economic systems instead of the behavior of individuals‚ individual firms‚ or markets (which is the domain of Microeconomics). Macroeconomics is concerned primarily with the forecasting of national income‚ through the analysis of major economic factors that show predictable patterns
Premium Economics Inflation Gross domestic product