Business Economics 2012 Table of Contents Q1) Explain (using example) the law of diminishing marginal productivity (DMP). Also‚ explain the difference between the law of DMP and law of returns to scale............................................................. 3 Q2) Explain how profit maximizing output is determined in a .............................................................. 9 a) Perfect competitive market ........................................................................
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of Managerial Economics Economics has two major branches namely Microeconomics and Macroeconomics and both are applied to business analysis and decision-making directly or indirectly. Managerial economics comprises all those economic concepts‚ theories‚ and tools of analysis which can be used to analyze the business environment and to find solutions to practical business problems. In other words‚ managerial economics is applied economics The areas of business issues to which economic theories can
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SPRING 2013 Under the Supervision of: Dr. Louis Hobeika International Economics - ECN 431 PROJECT: Role of the Middle Class in shaping economic development in MENA? Identify it? Impact of urbanization‚ trade and the balance between transition and modernity Submitted by: Stephanie Boustany Zahi Chammaa Christian Chbeir Mark Hourany David Naccour Abstract The "middle class" is an elusive concept. And it is likely to be‚ in common speech‚ even perhaps in the political discourse
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Principles of Economics According to Campbell‚ “Economics is the social science concerned with the efficient use of scarce resources to achieve the maximum satisfaction of economic wants” (Campbell‚ 2005‚ p. 3‚ Para. 1). For example‚ an individual needs air; however‚ wants a lavish vehicle‚ which the vehicle becomes the economic want. However‚ economics is concerned with obtaining maximum satisfaction through the efficient use of scarce resources. Likely‚ economist view and study economics through the
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Association of Southeast Asia (ASA)‚ an alliance consisting of the Philippines‚ Malaysia‚ and Thailand that formed in 1961. As such‚ ASA is considered the predecessor to ASEAN. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a political and economic organization of countries located in Southeast Asia. ASEAN was formed on August 8‚ 1967 by the Philippines‚ Malaysia‚ Thailand‚ Indonesia‚ Singapore‚ as a display of solidarity against Communist expansion in Vietnam and insurgency within their own
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Mainstream Economics Our Alternative Stance What Many Mainstream Economists Believe Economics from an Alternative Perspective As a discipline‚ economics is defined in terms of a set of specific core assumptions and analytical techniques. As the general "science of choice" economics is applied to any living organism‚ and it is not restricted to human‚ market‚ monetary or business phenomena. Economics is defined in terms of the scientific study of a real object – the economy. The economy is that
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post-war economic miracle The war wiped out many of the gains Japan had made since 1868. About 40% of the nation’s industrial plants and infrastructure were destroyed‚ and production reverted to levels of about fifteen years earlier. The people were shocked by the devastation and swung into action. New factories were equipped with the best modern machines‚ giving Japan an initial competitive advantage over the victor states‚ who now had older factories. As Japan’s second period of economic development
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Unit 2- International economic Environment Economic Structures Developed Countries Developed countries are also called advanced countries‚ industrialized countries‚ more developed countries (MDC)‚ more economically developed countries (MEDC)‚ Global North countries‚ first world countries and post-industrial countries. While there is no official guideline for which country may be considered developed‚ different institutions have created different categories. The IMF identifies 32 advanced economies
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Laissez-faire (French for "leave it be") economic theory argues that the economy works best when it is governed solely by market forces. There should be no government intervention in the form of taxes‚ unions‚ duties‚ tariffs‚ quotas‚ restrictive laws‚ monetary policy‚ etc. The market is left to run on its own. Mercantilism is the economic doctrine that government control of foreign trade is of paramount importance for ensuring the military security of the country one of a school of political
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environment. Retrieved from http://ifsw.org/policies/globalisation-and-the-environment/ Department‚ U. N. (2015). World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015. Retrieved from http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/wesp/wesp_archive/2015wesp_chap1.pdf Yang‚ S. (2014). Shift in global economic power Retrieved from http://www.pwc.com/gx/en/issues/megatrends/shift-in-global-economic-power-silas-yang.jhtml Sakir‚ S. (2015). Globalization Is Only a Good Thing If It Benefits All Groups of Society. Retrieved
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