MICROECONOMICS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.0 INTRODUCTION – THE SUBJECT MATTER OF ECONOMICS Economics comes from the verb ‘to economise’‚ and this means making ends meet. This is a study of how society makes decisions‚ regarding the allocation of scarce resources. Economics as a subject is divided into two parts; Economics‚ social science concerned with the production‚ distribution
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Economics Reviewer (For IV- Understanding ONLY) Market – the medium in which buyers and sellers interact. (Note: its meaning is not limited to a location or geographical area‚ it also focuses on people who are WILLING and ABLE to buy and/or sell goods and services. Two major players/actors in the market: Buyers & Sellers Market Equilibrium: when buyers and sellers agree at a certain price and quantity to transact Price Equilibrium: price agreed by both buyers and sellers. Quantity Equilibrium:
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Case 1-1: E-Centives‚ Inc‚ - Raising Capital in Switzerland On October 3‚ 2000‚ E-Centives‚ incorporated in the United States‚ made an initial public offering on the Swiss Stock Exchange’s New Market. The company raised approximately US $ 40 million. The E-Centives offering circular stated that no offers or sales of the company’s common stock would be made in the United States‚ and that there would be no public market for the common stock in the United States after the offering. THE SWISS EXCHANGES’S
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1.0 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
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Advanced Level 9708/42 ECONOMICS Paper 4 Data Response and Essays (Supplement) October/November 2011 2 hours 15 minutes Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper * 2 1 8 2 6 0 2 5 0 5 * READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you
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sManBal1e_CH19 02/09/10 5:36 PM Page 537 CHAPTER 19 Financial Crises There was a time when the credit markets had essentially frozen and when blue chip industrial companies were having trouble raising money. I knew then we were on the brink...We easily could have had unemployment of 25 percent.” —Henry M. Paulson (former Treasury Secretary)‚ commenting on the state of the U.S. economy in 2008 hroughout this book‚ we have seen that many kinds of shocks can decrease an economy’s output
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In economics‚ there are many fallacies that exist. In relation to economics‚ a fallacy is a policy or theory that can be misleading if based on faulty reasoning yet is still accepted by many as fact. Economists attempt to use information based on statistics and facts in order to hypothesize relevant theories. Due to the fact that economists and others that are involved in making decisions on economic policies are human‚ human error can occur. As a result‚ policies put in place that seemed logical
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ADMINISTRATION (MBA): GENERAL AND TOURISM- YEAR ONE MODULE: ECONOMICS DATE: 21 NOVEMBER 2011 DURATION: 3 Hours EXAMINER: Mr I Govender INTAKE: JANUARY 2011 TIME: 09h00 – 12h00 TOTAL MARKS: 100 MODERATOR: Dr D Mukuvisi INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATE: 1. Questions must be attempted in the answer book provided. 2. All queries should be directed to the invigilator; do not communicate or attempt to communicate with any other candidate. 3. You have THREE HOURS to complete this paper. You are not allowed
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Economics | | |Sr. No. |Core Areas |Percentage | |1. |Micro-Economics |15% | |2. |Marco-Economics |15% | |3. |Econometrics
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w w w e tr .X m eP UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level and GCE Advanced Level e ap .c rs om MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2007 question paper 9708 ECONOMICS 9708/02 Paper 2 (Data Response and Essay (Core))‚ maximum raw mark 40 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates‚ to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate
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