With the increasing globalization of most economies‚ there is consequently more focus on understanding how international integrations influence macroeconomic performance. Economists use numerous indicators to measure the degree of an economy’s openness. One of the common indicators is the percentage of trade as a share of gross domestic product (GDP). It is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of GDP. (World Bank‚ 2013). This essay will firstly generally examine
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a. Targeting Target market means that a group of customers that the business has decided to aim its marketing efforts and ultimately its merchandise towards. The company needs to really know about their target market. So do the targets. It is because‚ by really knowing your target; you would not pay too much on wrong advertising style. For example PINK target market are woman age 18 – 30 years. So when PINK wants to create TV Commercials; PINK need to put it on AXN‚ Fashion Channel or FOX channel
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Body Mass Index Survey I asked staff if they would volunteer to assist me in doing a survey for the Body Mass Index with in the company To carry out this survey I asked to weigh the individuals and to also measure their height so that I could calculate each of their Body Mass index. The way to work out your own Body Mass Index is to * Divide your weight in kilograms (kg) by your height in meters (m) * Then divide your answer by your height again‚ your final answer is your Body Mass
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BEF/0126/T.2011 | 0718027959 | angellovale@ymail.com | MSECHU‚ JERRY F. | BEF/0111/T.2011 | 0713298717 | Jerrymsechu@yahoo.com | KIPESHA‚ MANSWETUS | BEF/0141/T.2011 | 0762561701 | mboggo12@gmail.com | Question 3: Discuss The Foster Greer- Thorbecke Index as a method of measuring poverty. Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 2 1.1 POVERTY 2 1.2 CATEGORIES OF POVERTY 3 1.2.1 The absolute poverty standard 3 1.2.2 Measuring Absolute Poverty 4 1.3 Relative poverty standard: 4 1.3.1 Persistent
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BUILDING A CSR INDEX In our CSR index‚ companies would be judged in 6 key assessment areas. Not only should the company have formulated goals or CSR targets but also achieved them within the stipulated period of time for a maximum score. The 6 key assessment areas are as follows: ASSESSMENT AREAS 1. ENVIRONMENT: This assessment area includes the physical surroundings in which the company operates including waste disposal techniques‚ energy saving initiatives‚ or climate change. POINTS OF
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QUESTION The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) is a comparative assessment of a country’s integrity performance along with related academic research on corruption. Provide a description of this index and its ranking. Identify the five countries with the lowest and five with highest CPI scores according to this index. 1.0 INTRODUCTION Ethics is accepted principles of right or wrong that govern the conduct of a person‚ the members of a profession and the actions of an organization. There are five
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UNIVERSITY OF MOLDOVA FACULTY OF ECONOMICAL SCIENCE Big Mac Currencies (The 2002 Big Mac Index) Foundation of Economics Economics Efficiency International Investments Presentation Paper October 19‚ 2012 Chisinau 2012 Foundation of Economics THE BIG MAC index The Big Mac is the world’s most popular sandwich‚ was created in 1968 by a McDonald’s franchise in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. While most people see the Big
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Diversity Index Lab Introduction: The measure of the biodiversity of organisms in a given area is known as the diversity index. The diversity index values will vary between 0‚ which would indicate no diversity‚ and 1‚ which is very diverse. Any values above 0.5 usually indicate a relatively diverse population. For example‚ a healthy forest or woodland should have a diversity index of 0.7. An area that is not very diverse‚ like a cornfield‚ might have a diversity index of 0.02 or less. In this
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Introduction: The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development"‚ "high human development"‚ "medium human development"‚ and "low human development" countries. The Human Development Index (HDI) is a comparative measure of life expectancy‚ literacy‚ education and standards of living for countries worldwide. It is a standard means of measuring well-being‚ especially child welfare. It is used to
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The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy‚ education‚ and income indices to rank countries into four tiers of human development. These had the explicit purpose "to shift the focus of development economics from national income accounting to people centred policies". A simple composite measure of human development was needed in order to convince the public‚ academics‚ and policy-makers that they can and should evaluate development not only by economic advances but
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