improvement in the quality and level of production. The concept of human capital recognizes that not all labor is equal and that the quality of employees can be improved by investing in them. The education‚ experience and abilities of an employee have an economic value for employers and for the economy as a whole. Health is like capital as well: Like Human Capital -- Better health = enjoy better life = work more = higher productivity = more financial benefits. Education is the same. Other
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Chapter 5 DEMAND ANALYSIS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Q5.1 Q5.1 Is the economic demand for a product determined solely by its usefulness? ANSWER No‚ two basic conditions must be met before economic demand is created. First‚ there must be value associated with acquiring and using the good or service. For individuals‚ this value is in terms of utility‚ well being‚ or satisfaction through consumption. For firms‚ this value is measured in terms of the profit created through resource employment. Second‚ there
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Economics Chapter One: Ten Principles of Economics Scarcity – the limited nature of society’s resources Economics – the study of how society manages its scarce resources Principle #1: People Face Tradeoffs Making decisions requires trading off one goal against another A dollar/unit of time spent on one thing is one less dollar/unit of time less spent on another Common trade offs include: “butter for guns”‚ a clean environment or a high level of income & Efficiency – the property of society
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Economic Interdependence: The Greatest Approach for Peace Between 1939 and 1945‚ World War II took the lives of over 60 million people worldwide‚ making it the deadliest military conflict in the history of mankind. These statistics are so staggering that if famine were hypothetically eradicated from the earth‚ war would stand as the largest executioner of mankind. With that in mind‚ it would be safe to assume that today’s global leaders are in no way in favor of engaging in an armed conflict with
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Port Economics Port Economics is the study of the economic decisions (and their consequences) of the users and providers of port services. A port is an “engine” for economic development by providing employment‚ worker incomes‚ business earnings‚ and taxes for its region. The book provides a detailed discussion of types of carriers that use ports‚ the operation of cargo and passenger ports‚ as well as the operation of such specific ports as Hong Kong‚ Hamburg‚ Le Havre‚ Savannah‚ Miami‚ and Panama
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Construction Economics: Government Economic Policy A policy refers to any rule or principle used in guiding decision making and achieving rational results. The intended goals to be achieved by a policy widely vary with the organization and the context to which it was made. Policies are basically made to prevent negative effects noticed in an organization or promote positive benefits. Government economic policy refers to the actions that a government takes to influence its economy. The economic policy
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International Foundation Programme Foundation course: Economics Katarzyna Krajniewska and Derek Gibson FP0002 2013 This guide was prepared for the University of London International Programmes by: K. Krajniewska‚ The London School of Economics and Political Science D. Gibson‚ The London School of Economics and Political Science This is one of a series of subject guides published by the University. We regret that due to pressure of work the authors are unable to enter into any
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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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Economic growth From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2011) GDP real growth rates‚ 1990–1998 and 1990–2006‚ in selected countries. Rate of change of Gross domestic product‚ world and OECD‚ since 1961 Economic growth caused the production-possibility frontier to shift outward. Economic growth
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the Arab Countries AlaaIhsan Salloom Research Scholar in the Department of International Economy‚ Jilin University 2699‚ Qian Jin Da Jie‚ Changchun‚ P. R. China E-mail: masma31qrson@yahoo.com Yibing Ding Professor of International Economics‚ School of Economics‚ Jilin University 2699‚ Qian Jin Da Jie‚ Changchun‚ P. R. China E-mail: dingyb@jlu.edu.cn Abstract It is difficult to find an economy in the world that was not affected by the (2008-09) global financial crisis‚ even indirectly. No
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