Philippines;University of Pennsylvania | Occupation | Economist‚ Professor‚ TV Host | Organization | UP School of Economics | Known for | Television host and economist | Spouse | Christian S. Monsod | Children | Solita Noemi Toby Melissa Teresa Patricia Christian Enrique Katrina Diane Noelle | Parents | Juan D. Collas Soledad Garduno | Relatives | 5 siblings | Solita Collas-Monsod‚ popularly known as Mareng Winnie‚ is aFilipino broadcaster‚ host‚ economist‚ professor‚ and writer. Professor Monsod is
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Armchair Economist By –Steven E. Landsburg Reviewed by Table of Contents About The Book 1 About the Author 2 Review 3 Book Summary 4 What life is all about? 4 The Power of Incentives: How Seat Belts Kill 4 Rational Riddles: Why Rolling stones sell out? 4 Truth or Consequence: How to split a check or choose a movie 5 The Indifference Principle 5 The Computer Game of Life 5 Good and Evil 5 Telling Right from Wrong – The pitfalls of Democracy. 6 Why Taxes are Bad? 6
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underlying causes of inflation in the economy. For example if the main cause is excess demand for goods and services‚ then government policy should look to reduce the level of aggregate demand. If cost-push inflation is the root cause‚ production costs need to be controlled for the problem to be reduced. Monetary Policy Since May 1997‚ the Bank of England has had operational independence in the setting of official interest rates in the United Kingdom. They set interest rates with the aim of keeping inflation
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months of age by all major health organizations. The most recent national data have shown high breastfeeding initiation rates in the U.S. among infants born in 2013‚ indicating the majority of mothers want to or try to breastfeed (Center for Disease Control and Prevention[CDC]‚ 2016). However‚ breastfeeding rates decrease over time which implicates that numerous
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Sealy High Crime Rate We often hear about the high crime rate on television‚ radio or even newspaper. We hear about Politicians making promises to decrease the crime yet it has still continued to rise. I often ask myself‚ what are the root causes of committing these crimes‚ why do people do what they do? Politicians‚ during there rallies‚ hype up the crowds and make promises to do positive things and get as much support from the citizens as possible‚ leaving the nation with high expectations
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years are Volcom (2.66) and Nike (1.90) Valuation based on current EV to EBITDA with Discount rate =10.96% = [Net profit at the end of 2011*(32+21.27+20.21)/3]/ (1.1096^5) = [519*(32+21.27+20.21)/3]/(1.1096^5) =7557.584479 2. What would you consider reasonable‚ “high‚” and “low” growth estimates (median‚ 25th‚ and 75th percentile growth estimates) for 2008 and for the long run? Year Revenue Growth Rate 2003 1.165 2004 13.52 1061% 2005 105.581 681% 2006 355 236% 2007 847.35 139% 2008 1370
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Analyse how and why economists forecast growth in transport demand. (15 marks) Forecast is a future estimate usually based on past information. It is important to make predictions about the demand for transport since transport plays very important role in economic growth. It can be assessed in terms of usefulness of transport in providing services for people and connecting different steps in the supply chain. Economists make forecasts of demand for transport in order to predict how much the provision
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Fiscal deficit In a system of indicative planning reliance‚ fiscal policy plays an instrumental role in the economy of any country. Planning Commission of India had pointed out in the Seventh Five Year Plan that‚ the “Fiscal policy has a multi-dimensional role” which “particularly aims at improving the growth performance of the economy and ensuring social justice to the people. However‚ when a fiscal policy is not used discreetly‚ it is likely to create a fiscal mess.....A fiscal imbalance requires
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Q1: Between the insistence on austerity versus deficit increasing growth policies in the Eurozone‚ which do you consider the most relevant and why? Europe is trapped in a vicious cycle of high unemployment‚ financial sector fragility‚ heightened sovereign risks‚ fiscal austerity and low growth. According to an annual UN report published on 17 January 2013‚ the austerity policies throughout the industrialized world will not keep the economy from slipping back into recession. The Eurozone debt
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the term ‘underlying trend rate of growth’ and the factors determining this rate. The underlying trend rate of growth represents a curve which shows the annual potential growth maximum that can be achieved with all available resources. An economy must target to increase this rate of growth and also actualize it. If the economy grows higher than this rate it will experience inflation. If lower it still has the capacity to grow. The trend rate of growth for an economy also represents the aggregate
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