PowerPoint Lectures for CHAPTER 1 The Scope and Method of Economics Principles of Economics‚ 9e ; ; By Karl E. Case‚ Ray C. Fair & Sharon M. Oster © 2009 Pearson Education‚ Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Principles of Economics 9e by Case‚ Fair and Oster © 2009 Pearson Education‚ Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall Principles of Economics 9e by Case‚ Fair and Oster CHAPTER 1 The Scope and Method of Economics PART I INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS The Scope and Method of Economics
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The article discusses China’s growth in these recent years. It forecasts that China’s growth is not sustainable; thus growth rate will cease next year because the country is operating at full potential‚ facing the risk of overcapacity. In addition‚ China now has to face the severest national debt in its history‚ which puts its economy in extremely vulnerable state. The author also argues that China should stop relying on strong fiscal policy‚ but to initiate an economic reform if it wants to keep
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3.1 I would like to make the example as China economy in order to analyze how the structure of an economy has changed in the 21st century. To a variety of industries around the world is divided into three categories: primary industry‚ secondary industry and tertiary industry. Primary industry refers to the provision of production industries‚ including forestry‚ farming‚ aquaculture‚ animal husbandry and other natural objects as objects directly in the production sector. The second refers to industrial
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Robert Nutter Watford Grammar School for Girls October 2013 How does quantitative easing affect the exchange rate? Although A level specifications have not changed for some years the introduction of quantitative easing (QE) programmes by central banks such as the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve in the US has meant that A level students have had to become familiar with it as an instrument of monetary policy. With short term interest rates almost at zero and banks still very
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Market Equilibrium Process Katie Le ECO/561 August 31‚ 2014 Professor Kate Stowe Market Equilibration Process Equilibrium can be defined as a state where the demand and supply balance one another and that in result stable the prices. The current economic situation causes a state of disequilibrium in housing industry. Because of the economic condition‚ people are losing their jobs or they are not receiving enough pay so it becomes difficult for the people to purchase
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Answers of Managerial Economics Homework #2 Chapter 5~Chapter 9 1.Using figure 5.3 as a basis‚ construct a series of four figures to show the effect of an increase in the demand for tanker service on the market price when (a) demand is extremely inelastic‚ (b) demand is extremely elastic‚ (c) supply is extremely inelastic‚ and (d) supply is extremely elastic. Answer: [pic] [pic] [pic] [pic] 2.Industry researchers R.S. Platou predicted
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t No longer is the term ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ a novel idea amongst businesses. A 2011 sustainability study by MIT showed that sustainability‚ in the US at least‚ now plays a permanent part in 70% of corporate agendas. Organisations such as Unilever haven’t simply been championing sustainable business as a form of corporate philanthropy. Since implementing their Sustainable Living Plan‚ they have increased growth and profits. Quite simply‚ doing good is good for business. How have Unilever
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MULTIPLE CHOICE (CHAPTER 4) 1. Using a sample of 100 consumers‚ a double-log regression model was used to estimate demand for gasoline. Standard errors of the coefficients appear in the parentheses below the coefficients. Ln Q = 2.45 -0.67 Ln P + . 45 Ln Y - .34 Ln Pcars (.20) (.10) (.25) Where Q is gallons demanded‚ P is price per gallon‚ Y is disposable income‚ and Pcars is a price index for cars. Based on this information‚ which is NOT correct
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1. 1.Economic fluctuations are irregular and unpredictable 2. Most macroeconomic quantities fluctuate together 3. As output falls‚ unemployment rises. 2. Most economists use the model of aggregate demand and aggregate supply to study fluctuations. 3. Classical economics relates to Classical Dichotomy which is the separation of variables into two groups. The two groups are real which correlate to quantities‚ relative prices and nominal which is measured in terms of money
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Two main vulnerabilities of the diamond industry: price of diamond linked to supply and value diamond linked to belief that they are rare and therefore special‚ and thus suitable token of sentiment. DeBeers exercised monopoly power by effectively controlling production and distribution of diamonds‚ thus controlling supply and ability to control pricing. When the market started to shift as other sources of diamonds were discovered‚ DeBeers still held an advantaged position as they had sole control
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