What is Economics? Economics is the study of the production and consumption of goods and the transfer of wealth to produce and obtain those goods. Economics explains how people interact within markets to get what they want or accomplish certain goals. Since economics is a driving force of human interaction‚ studying it often reveals why people and governments behave in particular ways. There are two main types of economics: macroeconomics and microeconomics. Microeconomics focuses on the actions
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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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COURSE: BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (BCOM) UNIT: INTRODUCTION TO MACRO-ECONOMICS QUESTION: MICRO-ECONOMICS AND MACRO-ECONOMICS INTRODUCTION Economics is the foundation of all commercial activity and comprises two areas: microeconomics and macroeconomics. Macroeconomics is concerned with the big picture‚ for example‚ the national economy and gross domestic product. By contrast‚ microeconomics is concerned with the small picture and focuses on theories of supply and demand. Microeconomics is
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Managerial Economics Final Project Fajwa’s Apparel Outlets Iqra Fayyaz (10223004) Malik Usman Khan (10223001) Sufyan Adil (10223024) Jabbar Ahmed(10223006) Mohd. Salman (08110104) Instructor: Dr. Tasneem Akhtar GIFT Business School GIFT University ACKNOWLEDGMENT In the name of ALLHA ALMIGHITY the lord of the world who has bestowed us with abilities and blessed with knowledge so that we can make best of opportunities provide to us. First of all we are indebted toward ALLHA ALMIGHTY
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change in price‚ income and other commodities. Calculating price‚ income and crossprice elasticity can review the new cars market‚ it can be found that the demand and supply of new cars are always affected by these three factors. This essay will examine the economic factors that affect the elasticities for new cars. First of all‚ this essay will now examine the PED. The price elasticity of demand "measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded to the price change of a product"‚ and It can
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1. Distinguish between Micro economics and Macro economics. Microeconomics may be defined as that branch of economic analysis‚ which studies the economic behavior of the individual unit‚ maybe a person‚ a particular household‚ or a particular firm. It is a study of one particular unit rather than all the units combined together. In microeconomics‚ we study the various units of the economy‚ how they function and how they reach their equilibrium. An important tool used in that of microeconomics is
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Introduction Although inflation is generally thought of as an inordinate increase in the general price level‚ throughout the history of economics the causes of inflation and the definition of inflation itself remained as an unresolved issue. There is a general agreement that‚ in the long-run‚ inflation is a monetary phenomenon. In short-run‚ however‚ many other factors could cause inflation that instigates unsettled debate on the causes of inflation. Every school of economists tries to define inflation
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Business and Economic Environment Assignment Brief Assessment Activity Front Sheet This front sheet must be completed by the learner and included with the work submitted for assessment. Programme Advanced Diploma in Contemporary Contexts Unit Module Business and Economic Environment Learner Name Assessor Name Lilian Onuegbu Date Issued 21 February 2014 Hand in Date 16 May 2014 Submitted on Internal Verification Yes
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Economics October 5‚ 2010 An economic system consists of production‚ distribution/consumption of goods and services of an economy (Grolier). Without any of the above an economy would not become as industrialized and successful as either the United States or have the worldwide trade system Saudi Arabia maintains today. The basic economy is composed of its national factors‚ whether or
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Economics Activity Points % of Total Discuss 105 6% Exam 60 3% Final Exam 100 5% Journal 140 8% Practice 360 19% Quiz 540 29% Test (CST) 350 19% Test (TST) 200 11% Total Points for the Course : 1855 Unit 1: The Game of Economics Lesson 1.1: What Is Economics Anyway? Activity 1.1.1: Study - What Kind of Game? (Documents: Study Sheet) See how economics can be understood as a game with rules that is played by people with different roles. Duration: 40 min Activity
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