Name: Jennifer Diaz Date: September 4‚ 2013 Student # 75123 QUIZ #2 THE PUBLIC SECTOR 1.) Why might Fourth of July fireworks be considered a public good? Who should pay for them? Because a public good is a good or service in this case whose consumption by one person does not exclude consumption by others. This means that in this case the fourth of July fireworks are a public good because is not going to end because of how many people see them. In my own opinion I think that everybody
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Define scarcity. Provide examples of goods that are not scarce.Scarcity is the limited resources and services that are available to humans that have an infinite want and need for them. I do not believe that we have a resource and/or a service that is not scarce. The supply and demand for resources and services in some areas may not be up but that does not make them available infinitely. Public policies often alter the costs and benefits of private actions. Why is it important for policymakers
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DV 1. Customer satisfaction 1. Customer satisfaction is a key factor in formation of customer’s desires for future purchase (Mittal & Kamakura‚ 2001). 2. Furthermore‚ the satisfied customers will probably talk to others about their good experiences. This fact‚ especially in the Middle Eastern cultures‚ where the social life has been shaped in a way that social communication with other people enhances the society‚ is more important (Jamal & Naser‚ 2002). 3. Customer satisfaction leads to repeat
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Introduction Foundations Basics Language of economics Fundamental problem facing mankind “Our resources are limited (scarce)‚ but our wants (aspirations to good life ‚ ambitions ‚ needs‚ dreams) are unlimited.” SCARCITY = Budget Constraint Proof Resources Limited * Time: 24 hours day * Time is money * 20 hours in bed (leisure) * Safe drinkable water = Less than 1% of total water * $2000 apt/studio‚ cook own food * $2000000 a month * Mansion
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Blaming-the-victim phenomenon and its relation to gender roles “Surely you aren’t going home alone at night? Someone should walk you home.” These phrases are probably often heard when planning to go home in the dark‚ at least when you’re a woman. Girls are constantly told by their parents or social environment that it’s not save at night for them. Walking alone is thought to be out of question. But doesn’t it seem strange that women should adapt themselves to the behavior of men? Women are way
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Daniel Jaramillo Alvey Period 5 11 – 08 – 12 Topic – Climate change is being caused by humans‚ not a natural phenomenon. IV. Causes by human involvement A – “… humans are changing the climate in ways that threaten our societies and the ecosystems…” B – “The principle reason for the mounting thermometer is a century and a half of industrialization. 1. Overall‚ the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere has increased by 31% since 1750‚ i.e. since the Industrial Revolution. C – “Humans have
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Summary The retail sector has a major role in the growth of the Australian economy and is the barometer of the economic health of Australia ’s future growth prospects. When the economy is thriving so does the retail industry within an economy – thus‚ the level of demand within the retail industry has a significant impact on other industries as the money within the retail industry goes in a circle complementing the growth of the other industries. The performance of the retail industry is a strong
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Competition is essential to achieve efficiency in any market. In an imperfectly competitive market structure‚ however‚ efficiency is lost. The Economist’s article “Let Mexico’s Moguls Battle”‚ describes the lack of competition in the fixed and mobile phone markets in Mexico‚ shows its effects on consumers‚ and outlines the measures taken to promote competition. Figure 1 Figure 1 Telmex and Telcel abuse the lack of competition in the Mexican fixed and mobile phone markets respectively. These “two
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EC370‚ Midterm I‚ Practice Questions 1. If she spends all of her income on uglifruits and breadfruits‚ Maria can just afford 11 uglifruits and 4 breadfruits per day. She could also use her entire budget to buy 3 uglifruits and 8 breadfruits per day. The price of uglifruits is 6 pesos each. How much is Maria’s income per day? a. 115 pesos b. 105 pesos c. 114 pesos d. 119 pesos 2. Bella’s budget line for x and y depends on all of the following except a. the amount of money she has
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Externality: the uncompensated impact of one person’s actions on the well-being of a bystander Externalities and Market Inefficiency Negative Externalities Ex: aluminum factories emit pollution: for each unit of aluminum produced‚ certain amount of smoke enters atmosphere Cost to society of producing aluminum larger than cost to aluminum producers Social cost includes private costs of aluminum producers plus costs to those bystanders affected adversely by the pollution How can social planner
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