ECON 248 Assignment 2 1. The bank rate is the interest rate at which the Bank of Canada stands ready to lend reserves to chartered banks. The banker ’s deposit rate is the interest rate that the Bank of Canada pays banks on their deposits at the Bank of Canada. Changes to these rates by the Bank of Canada typically spread to other interest rates and therefore will influence the amount of lending done by the banks. An open market operation is the purchase or sale of government securities‚ which
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Set Hike the play began and Will went out for the pass did a eight yard hitch‚ WOOF the ball left the QB’s hand and landed right in the hands of Will in the endzone. SCORE the touchdown is good. After the play and being congratulated he felt something vibrating in his pocket‚ so acting normal and all he grabbed his phone and realized it was his dad who rarely calls him the only reason would be if something went wrong and someone died or he just wanted to talk to him. When he answered the phone he
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Supply vs Demand of Coffee and the Reasons for Starbucks’ Success Daria Lexi Gabai ECON 101 American Public University Systems Professor Medani Adhikari Coffee has historically been one of the most favorite beverages available. Almost every country in the world consumes coffee in some shape‚ way or form. Interest in this drink has increased even more over the last century. According to Talbot (2004)‚ from 1970 to 2000 coffee was “the second most valuable commodity exported by developing countries"
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Influences on Sibling Relationships By D.H. Sailor Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall Updated on Jul 20‚ 2010 The family constellation‚ or structure of the family‚ the relationships within the family‚ and the characteristics of the individual children all impact sibling relationships. Family constellation refers to the number and sex of the adults and children including the birth order‚ type of relationship (biological‚ adopted‚ stepparent or sibling)‚ age‚ and spacing of the children.
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Chicago to Raise Cigarette Tax Source: Chicago Sun Times Accessed: November 23‚ 2013 Posted: November 21‚ 2013 Word Count: 748 Written: November 25‚ 13 Microeconomics The city council in Chicago‚ Illinois is discussing a raise to the tax on cigarettes in an effort to cut the amount of people who start smoking each year. This type of tax is called a Pigouvian tax (meant to limit consumption of a good). Currently‚ the cigarette tax has been stuck at 68 cents a pack since 2006 and the
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Q1. When the income distribution gets very skewed‚ with a small number of people getting a large portion of the income‚ the taxation system can be used to redistribute some of the income so that the poor aren’t as poor and the rich aren’t as rich. Taxes can be used to redistribute some income to the poor. The government can use a progressive income tax. The definition of progressive tax is the taxing mechanism in which the taxing authority charges more taxes as the income of the taxpayer increases
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The Shampoo Data Set This data set is generated by a study of Brand X shampoo. It contains two measurements of customer satisfaction (on a scale from 0 to 100) with a shampoo sample. The customer satisfaction measurements were taken from 10 men and 10 women at two separate times. The first measurement is taken before the presentation of an advertising campaign‚ and the second measurement is taken after the campaign. The last column contains a dichotomous measure of purchase intentions. Each
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2000-CE ECON PAPER 1 HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION 2000 ECONOMICS PAPER 1 8.30 am – 10.00 am (1½ hours) This paper must be answered in English 1. 2. This paper consists of two sections‚ A and B. Section A contains eight questions. Attempt ALL questions. The whole section carries 38 marks for content and 2 marks for effective communication. Section B contains three questions. Attempt any TWO questions. Each question carries 23 marks for
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Microeconomic Analysis – Situation C Econ 545 Introduction Edgar is an investor who sees the high gas prices as a chance to make money from American consumers and their constant demand of gasoline‚ and soon a large demand from increasing car sales in India and China. Over the past several years the increase in crude oil price resulted in a drastic increase in gasoline prices setting record highs every summer. Consumers had to change their way of living‚ and savvy investors saw this as an opportunity
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Econ-Class Notes 9/6 Economics: the study of choice under conditions of scarcity * Scarcity-Choices‚ resources * Resources: * Land‚ * Labor‚ * Capital: physical Plant equipment * Entrepreneurial ability Microeconomics vs. Macroeconomics Micro: Behavior of individual actors on the economic scene * Households * Businesses * Government Macro: total output‚ total employment‚ interest rates‚ economic growth‚ the aggregate economy‚ inflation‚
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