Celestino Granados A’s are a Problem In the article “School Penalizes Profs for Grade Inflation” by Brittany Risher‚ she informs the readers of grade inflation in schools across the US‚ and the many points of views of professors related to the reality of grade inflation. Although it has become an issue in many universities‚ only a few schools have taken action to decrease grade inflation. For example‚ Point Park University in Pittsburg decided to penalize professors for giving an above average
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the price of their products again‚ leading to higher prices in commodities. This interlocking effect is the work of inflation and if a country is not cautious‚ their economy can be severely damaged. In a way‚ inflation affects everyone living in this world and in today’s economy‚ not everyone has the same income and purchasing power. When cost of living becomes too high‚ it would have undesirable effects on us. So how high is too high and how much is too much? Therefore‚ it is important for us
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Name two causes of inflation. Explain how they work. Demand-pull inflation: As the name suggests‚ demand-pull inflation occurs as a result of increasing aggregate demand in the economy. Cost-push inflation: Cost-push inflation occurs as a result of an increase in the costs of production. How can inflation be caused by excess monetary growth? If there is more money in the economy‚ then there will be more spending‚ thus higher aggregate demand. Increases in the money supply result in higher
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The grade inflation dilemma seems to be a problem in colleges‚ some rank students based on a scale using (A+/A-) compared to the rudimentary scale of (A‚ B‚ C‚ etc.). The dilemma is a function of professors and universities that are willing to put the amount of (A’s) in front of the actual grade one may attain if such inflation didn’t exist. Grade inflation causes a change in the sampling distribution‚ in which the sample would be the students in the classroom. The sampling distribution is dependent
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EBONG GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC ABSTRACT Against the backdrop of the role of banks as financial intermediaries and their function as the engine of growth of the economy‚ this paper examines the extent to which the banking industry has helped to stimulate economic activities in Nigeria and what the prognosis looks like in the post-consolidation era. The paper notes that the banking industry in Nigeria witnessed a remarkable growth in terms of deposit base‚ number
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Private Equity in Nigeria An Overview of Nigerian Venture Capital and Private Equity Private Equity in Nigeria Page 2 CONTENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 NIGERIA COUNTRY ANALYSIS 5 TABLES AND EXHIBITS 7 Private Equity in Nigeria Page 3 Executive Summary1 Nigeria is facing an uncertain future as outbreaks of ethnic and religious violence continue to place strains on Africa’s most populated country. With the 2003 elections approaching‚ the continuing battle amongst incumbent politicians
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UNITED STATES INFLATION RATE The inflation rate in United States was last reported at 1.10 percent in August of 2010. From 1914 until 2010‚ the average inflation rate in United States was 3.38 percent reaching an historical high of 23.70 percent in June of 1920 and a record low of -15.80 percent in June of 1921. Inflation rate refers to a general rise in prices measured against a standard level of purchasing power. The most well known measures of Inflation are the CPI which measures consumer prices
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Macroeconomics Report “Inflation” Hyper Inflation in Zimbabwe MAHAM TASEER (BS37 3184) UMAIRZIA (BS37 3174) MUTTAYAB MASOOD (BS37 3190) SAAD SHEIKH (VS30 2532) GECO – 202 MACRO ECONOMICS Submitted to: Mr. Nawaz Ahmed 2012 Macroeconomics Report “Inflation” Hyper Inflation in Zimbabwe MAHAM TASEER
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THE EFFECT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MECHANISM ON THE QUALITY OF EARNINGS AMONG NIGERIAN DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS BY OZIWELE JAMES ISAAC Being Seminar Paper presented to the Department of Accounting‚ Ahmadu Bello University‚ Zaria in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Ph.D in Accounting and Finance Abstract This paper examines whether corporate governance mechanism variable – Board Size‚ Board Composition‚ Ownership Concentration‚ Institutional Shareholders‚ Dividend
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of Capital Market on Economic Growth in Nigeria (19802008) Usman Owolabi Akeem‚ Phd Faculty of ManagementScience‚PMB4000‚ LAUTECH‚Ogbomoso‚Nigeria e-mail-labisky@yahoo.com‚ Tel:+2348036675099 Abstract The capital markets play important roles in the economy growth of the market. A well functioning market insures that both corporation and investors get or receive fair prices for their securities. It examine the impact of capital market on the Nigeria economy and also examine how stock exchange
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