1. Why might efficiency increase when a company is privatized‚ that is‚ converted from government ownership to private ownership? Could efficiency decrease? When a company is privatized efficiency can increase. When the government owns the factors of production there is little opportunity or incentive to design better products or pursue new technology. Efficiency is simply getting the most from what you’ve got. … There is no guarantee that efficiency will always increase. 2. Do we need
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Bank “A financial institution that accepts deposits‚ extends credit‚ and channels the money into lending activities. It generates profits from transaction fees on financial services and on the interest it charges for lending.” Significance of Banking Banking is one of the most sensitive businesses all over the world. Banks play very important role in the economy of a country and Pakistan is no exemption. Banks are custodian to the assets of the general masses. The banking sector plays
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(2008). Intermediaries. Retrieved July 28‚ 2008‚ from Financial Intermediaries Web site: http://ingrimayne.com/econ/Financial/Intermediaries.html Board of Governors‚ (7/28/2008). Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Retrieved July 28‚ 2008‚ from Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Web site: http://www.federalreserve.gov/
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Practice Test # 3 Useful formulas/expressions: (1) MPC = ∆ C / ∆ DI or ∆ C / ∆ YD & MPC + MPS = 1 (2) Exp. Multiplier = 1/(1-MPC) ∆GDP = Exp Mult. * ∆AE (3) Δ AE = Δ Income * MPC (4) DD Multiplier = 1/rrr ∆DD = DD Mult. * ∆Reserves Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Long-run full-employment equilibrium assumes: a. a downward-sloping production function. b. a downward-sloping long-run supply curve (LRAS)
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Jordan‚ Jerry‚ “How to Keep Growing “New Economies””‚ Economic Commentary Series‚ Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland‚ August 15‚ 2000. Summary -Innovations in technology have prompted many economists to reevaluate how technology changes the system in our economic environment as it produced unseen levels of positive economic prosperity. -Some people contend that technology merely adds value to our economy solely as an instrument to speed up data processing‚ but is not a game change; on the
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businesspeople‚ but the Federal Reserve System continuously adding more money into the economy. The article I have chosen to summarize examines the U.S. economy of today mainly the food and energy prices that have rose sharply since March 2003‚ which has prompted the Fed to concern itself with the onset of inflation. In reality‚ what triggers the rise in prices is an increase of money in circulation‚ which is a result of the actions performed by the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve‚ being the government
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Economic Research Understanding US Economic Statistics Fifth Edition Revised Important disclosures appear on the back cover of this publication. Goldman Sachs US Economic Research Goldman Sachs Economic Research Group In New York +1(212) 902 6807 In London Jim O’Neill‚ M.D. & Chief Currency Economist David Walton‚ M.D. & Co-Director of European Economic Research Andrew Bevan‚ M.D. & Director of International Bond Economic Research Erik Nielsen‚ Director of New European Markets Economic
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Alan Greenspan has transformed his role from a dictator of Economic Advisors to a participative leader of the Federal Reserve. Integrity‚ transformational leadership‚ and CII Leadership style demonstrate his leadership. These factors among others helped him to achieve the role of being one of the most powerful men in America‚ Federal Reserve Chairman. In the process of becoming chairman‚ Greenspan has become one of the most influential leaders in the world. Traits that show this influence are
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century earlier than the beginning of the banking history in the U.S. The central bank of Switzerland is the Swiss National Bank (SNB). It is founded by the Federal Act on the Swiss National Bank on Jan 16th 1906‚ however‚ it did not start conducting business until June 20th 1907. Just like America’s Federal Reserve‚ SNB does not serve as a federal owned government institution. But different from the Fed‚ SNB is publicly owned and all its shares are publicly traded‚ and are held by the cantons‚ cantonal
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The collapse of Bear Stearns: Five years on David Thomas 19 Mar 2013 This week five years ago‚ JP Morgan announced it would buy Wall Street rival Bear Stearns in a deal worth $2 a share – this ultimately rose to $10. Here‚ Financial News looks at the events in the run-up to the fall of the 85-year old independent investment bank. Financial News compiled the timeline from press releases‚ contemporary media reports and William D Cohan’s account of the collapse of the bank‚ ‘House of Cards’. May
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