Chapter 1 The Big Ideas in Economics Think of why some goods should be allocated by money while some not. Why demand curve is downward sloping? Two effects: 1.Substitution effect (dominent) 2.Income effect (small) The demand&supply curve can be read horizontally or vertically. You should be familiar with both ways of reading. Chapter 3 Supply&Demand Concepts: 1.A normal good: a good for which demand increases when income increases. An inferior good: a good for which demand decreases
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solutions exist to reduce the negative externalities of plastic bags. The three main solutions available are taxations on plastic bags‚ bans on plastic bags and subsidies to improve methane capture technologies. The following provides a discussion on each of the solutions‚ including the advantages and disadvantages of each solution: Solution 1: Taxation on plastic bags Imposition of a tax equal to the cost of the negative externality can internalise the externality amongst consumers and producers as
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Economics 247 Assignment 1 Version A This assignment has a maximum total of 100 marks and is worth 10% of your total grade for this course. You should complete it after completing your course work for Units 1 through 5. Answer each question clearly and concisely. 1. a. 3/3Define opportunity cost‚ and explain its importance in economics. (3 marks) -The opportunity cost of something is what you must give up of one thing‚ in order to get it. Opportunity cost is a key concept of
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FIELD EXPERIMENTS IN ECONOMICS By: Ravisha Sodha INTRODUCTION: Field experiments occupy an important middle ground between laboratory experiments and naturally occurring field data. The underlying idea behind most field experiments is to make use of randomization in an environment that captures important characteristics of the real world. Distinct from traditional empirical economics‚ field experiments provide an advantage by permitting the researcher to create exogenous variation in the variables
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Hult Managerial Economics Don Uy-Barreta Lecture notes – Week 1 Chapter 1 – Microeconomics: A Way of thinking about business (and life!!!) The bottom line Property rights are crucial to the efficient allocation of resources that are depleted or devalued in some way when used and when transaction costs are low. They can be a problem when transaction costs are high and the use of the resource does not deplete the resource or devalue it. 1) What is economics about? a) What and how much
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Inflation Unemployment Economic growth and development The foreign sector THE PUBLIC SECTOR: STUDY UNIT 4 What are Your Views on Fiscal Policy and How Fiscal Policy Affects You? Roles of Government in a mixed economy 1. Establishing and enforcing rules of exchange such as Property rights‚ Contract law 2. Promoting competition/prevent anticompetitive practices 3. Regulating natural monopolies 4. Provide public goods 5. Dealing with externalities i.e.cost or benefit that
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Question 1: What is the significance of the pollution from plastic bags? What is the scale of this pollution problem compared to other forms of pollution? Answer: Pollution from plastic bags or bottles has involvement from the accumulated products made of plastic which in turn adversely affect the environment which consists of wildlife‚ and humans. It can affect lands‚ waterways like oceans and rivers. The biggest prominent factor for usage of plastic bags is due to inexpensiveness and durability
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INNOVATION Innovation presents a dilemma for managers. On the one hand‚ innovation is proffered as an elixir for growth‚ profitability‚ and competitive advantage. On the other hand‚ there are no guarantees that innovators will be rewarded for their efforts. The challenge is not just creating value from innovation‚ but capturing that value as well. Therefore‚ the profitability of an innovation to the innovator depends on the value created by the innovation and the share of that value that the innovator
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Economics | | |Sr. No. |Core Areas |Percentage | |1. |Micro-Economics |15% | |2. |Marco-Economics |15% | |3. |Econometrics
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What is meant by externalities? How have oil companies in Trinidad and Tobago employed solutions to externalities as part of their corporate social responsibilities (CSR)? Externalities exist when a third party bears costs or receives benefits arising from an economic transaction in which he or she is not a direct participant. This occurs when producers or consumers provide benefits to third parties or impose costs on third parties for which the market system does not enable them to receive
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