sustainable development is very much in vogue and is often inanely (even superficially) used by many individuals or societies trying to gain favour. However‚ its popularity is not without reason; ethical considerations and to a lesser extent‚ fear has cast it in the spotlight. Within an economics context‚ the neoclassical and ecological schools have explored the topic vigorously‚ and based on their individual beliefs‚ recommend different policy ideals to ensure that sustainable development is indeed
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EC137 Economics Coursework Based on Principles of Microeconomics (Lecturer: Ger Turley) Assignment 2 Instructions: To be submitted by 4pm on Friday‚ 18th of October to the Economics Department‚ 1st floor of St. Anthony’s building (old part of the CAIRNES School of Business and Economics building) on the Upper Newcastle Road (located on the right-hand side‚ beyond the Topaz garage and crossroads). Please ensure that your name‚ student ID‚ tutorial details (day‚ time‚ venue)‚ degree programme
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Interests in the study of economic growth and development have been on the increase especially since the middle of the present century. Economic growth results in the expansion of a country’s production possibility curve such that the potential output of the country is increased beyond the previous levels. Thus growth is often defined in terms of a sustained increase in the real per capita income of a country. Simon Kuznets in (Todaro‚ 1885)‚ defined a country’s economic growth as “a long term rise
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10:00 10:50 MARMARA UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS 2013 - 2014 ACADEMIC YEAR SPRING SEMESTER FIRST YEAR 11:00 12:00 13:00 11:50 12:50 13:50 MONDAY SOC 1002 SOCIOLOGY Dr. Zeynep BEŞPINAR A106 TUESDAY 14:00 14:50 15:00 15:50 ECON 1006 RESEARCH METHODS IN ECONOMICS Prof.Dr. Fatma DOĞRUEL A106 ACC 1002 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Asst. Prof. Müge SALTOĞLU A106 WEDNESDAY ECON 1002 INTRO. TO ECONOMICS II Prof. Nesrin SUNGUR ÇAKMAK A106 THURSDAY
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apparent in recent years that the issue of vast globalization‚ economic development and its impact on various aspects of state wellbeing is the one that needs to be looked at very carefully. Moreover‚ direct investments into the country’s development and as a result improved quality of life are an additional incentive to increase the economic freedom level. Throughout the centuries scholars and economists have argued on whether economic freedom based on private property and free markets is the only
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Economics and Managerial Economics Economics may be defined as a branch of knowledge dealing with allocation of scarce resources among competing ends. Managerial Economics may be defined as application of eco for problem solving at corporate level. Factors affecting Managerial decision Often only pure logic does not contribute to decision making Human Factor Human behavioral considerations often influences a manager into compromising or moderation a decision which would otherwise have made
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Terms and Definitions related to Economics Administered price: A price set not by the forces of demand and supply‚ but by some authority like the Government or a regulatory authority. Agenda 21: Programme of action adopted at the Earth Summit in 1992. It has 21 chapters dealing with all aspects of sustainable development‚ conservation‚ and resource management. Appropriation Bill: A bill introduced in the Parliament together with the budget‚ seeking the approval of the House to permit expenditure
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MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS MEANING OF MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS Managerial economics‚ used synonymously with business economics‚ is a branch of economics that deals with the application of microeconomic analysis to decision-making techniques of businesses and management units. It acts as the via media between economic theory and pragmatic economics. Managerial economics bridges the gap between ’theoria’ and ’pracis’. The tenets of managerial economics have been derived from quantitative techniques such as regression
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Macroeconomics Basic economics concepts Basic economics problems Production possibilities curve INTRODUCTION Economics is one of the oldest disciplines among the humanities and is categorized as a social science. Economics examines and analyses the economic activity of people in order to satisfy their needs and desires. Human wants are the starting point of economic activity and provide the basis for economics. Generally‚ economics deals with the economic problems of individuals
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Edcelyn M. 11280190 MADEPOL ‘Development’ is a concept which is contested both theoretically and politically‚ and is inherently both complex and ambiguous. (Sumner and Tribe‚ 2008) The Development of Development The issue on how to achieve development had gained a huge arena of talk on the development field but it is not alone in the limelight‚ even the concept of ‘development’ had gained many significant issues and changes‚ as well. Defining ‘development’ from the beginning is a debate
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