B. Answers the three basic economic questions of what‚ how‚ and for whom. C. Refers to least cost production technology. 2. Which of the following represent scarce productive resources? A. Land‚ technology‚ labour‚ organizational skills. B. Land‚ labour‚ investment‚ managerial ability. C. Land‚ capital‚ natural resources‚ executive skills. D. Land‚ labour‚ capital‚ entrepreneurial ability. 3. The field of economics that is most relevant to the
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Economic Summary Every economy has its ups and downs at one point or another called business cycles. Government and private institutions focuses and creates tools to deal with the growth and contraction of an economy. In the following paragraphs‚ I will briefly summarize the different frame works that economist generally use to analyze macroeconomics. In addition‚ I will also explain‚ how two separate group of economist define and create concepts of why an economy contracts and how it grows
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"Social and economic equality is neither feasible nor desirable" Do you agree? The statement "Social and economic equality is neither feasible nor desirable" is one that reflects the thinking of defenders of tradition. It is believed that there is a need for a social hierarchy‚ that we are not fit to govern ourselves and in the word of Thomas Carlyle‚ "The few wise have to take command of the innumerable foolish." However‚ this view is seen by many as an attempt by the elite (who currently benefit
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Health Policy and Economics Health Policy and Economics Professor: Eric Oestmann Tools: Gradebook Email Live Doc Sharing Dropbox Journal Webliography Tech Support Help Week 2: Understanding Health Economics - Case Study C S Week 2 Case Study: Solving the Medicare Crisis You are chief of staff to your brother-in-law‚ Representative Howard Hughes‚ who was recently elected to fill out a term in Congress. He has been asked to participate in a panel discussion on the Medicare funding crisis
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Economic Theory Economic Theory Jose E Mendoza Allied American University Author Note This paper was prepared for ECN 150‚ Introduction to Microeconomics‚ Module 2 Homework Assignment taught by Nikki Follis. Part I After reading the two articles in Modules 1 and 2 related to Economic Theory (first‚“How Did Economists Get It So Wrong” and second‚ “History of Economics Playground”)‚ reconstruct what happened
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Economic Growth‚ Economic Freedom and Morality Mikita Katliarou LCC International University Economic Growth‚ Economic Freedom and Morality In our fast-developing world where people are overwhelmed with all the insane progress we never stopped for moment to think rationally “whether it is good thing that we developed for the last decade more than for the last ten centuries?” But for now let’s put up this question for later. “The pursuit of high economic growth is considered desirable as it generates
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Definition of ’Macroeconomics’ The term Macro has been taken from the Latin word Macros which means big. The field of economics that studies the behavior of the aggregate economy. Macroeconomics examines economy-wide phenomena such as changes in unemployment‚ national income‚ rate of growth‚ gross domestic product‚ inflation and price levels. Macroeconomics Concerns Production Prices Income Employment National Production/Output Total Industrial Output Gross Domestic Product Growth of Output
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MACRO ECONOMICS Classical Dichotomy The classical dichotomy is rooted in the understanding that in the long run‚ real output is determined by “real” inputs such as labour‚ capital‚ natural resources and TFP‚ but not money. This means that changes in the money supply determine changes in the price level over time‚ but not real output. However‚ it is important to remember that the classical dichotomy applies only in the long run. Almost all economists would agree that money and price can have very
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BSB 113 Economics Semester 2 2011 Assessment 2: Research Summary Submission date: Friday 23rd September Name: Michael Andrew Smith Lecturer: Louisa Coglan Tutor Name: Wasantha Athukorala Student Number: N7408625 Word Count: 1086 Introduction The purpose of this research report is to provide an overview of China’s economic growth in relation to the long term economic growth drivers. Critical assessment will be made on the growth drivers to determine whether they lead to long
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References: KENNETH J. (1961): "The Economic Implications of Learning by Doing‚" Review of Economic Studies‚ 29‚ 155-173. BACKUS‚ DAVID K.‚ PATRICK J. KEHOE‚ AND TIMOTHY J. KEHOE (1991): "In Search of Scale Effects in Trade and Growth‚" Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Working Paper. (1992): "Convergence‚" AND and Welfare‚" American EcoBAUMOL‚ WILLIAM J. (1986): "Productivity Growth‚ Convergence‚ nomic Review‚ 76‚ 1072-1085. Welfare: Reply‚" American Economic Review‚ 78‚ 1155-1159. (1990): "Capital
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