proponents of economic justice in the 1930’s. During the mid-1930’s‚ the assembly of millions of workers in mass-production industries had succeeded in resisting unionization. What came as a great surprise to many Americans was the way the federal government now seemed to be on the side of labor. The National Industrial Recovery Act and the Wagner Act granted worker’s the legal right to form unions. However‚ American factories at the beginning of the New Deal were small dictatorships where unions were
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Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science ( AP economics summer assignment ) Sora Kim 265543801 Mr. Kotzky 1a. “Individuals seek to maximize their own utility.” Explain this basic economic principle. b. Discuss several of the conflicts / choices‚ as discussed by Wheelan‚ that individuals may face in trying to maximize their utility. Economists would basically do whatever it takes to gain privileges or derive utility. For example‚ they would pay taxes or get a doctor’s shot. Doing
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• Rationales of national income analysis • Obstacles to national income measurement • Circular flow of income (two sector economy) 3. Macroeconomic theories • Classical economics: ideologies • Keynesian economics: ideologies • Monetarism: ideologies • New Classical economics: ideologies 4. Unemployment • Types of unemployment • Unemployment in Nigeria • Policy measures towards
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Production Possibilities Frontier o The Economic Problem of Scarcity o Choice o Opportunity Cost Production o Introduction to Production o The Factors of Production The Production Possibilities Frontier o Introduction to Production Possibilities Frontier (PPF) o Assumptions of the Production Possibilities Frontier o Characteristics of the Production Possibilities Frontier(Summary) The Economic Problem of Scarcity The fundamental problem of economics is that we have unlimited wants‚ but
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buy resources Which is a normative statement? The unemployment rate of 6.8 percent is too high. The market system is a method of communicating and coordinating economic decisions Property rights encourage investment‚ innovation‚ exchange‚ maintenance of property‚ and economic growth. True In a market system‚ the government owns most of the property resources (land and capital). False An \"innovator\" is defined as an entrepreneur who introduces new products on the market or employs a new method
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Macroeconomics Project Does the Economic growth of Philippines impact India Introduction The Economy of the Philippines is the 40th largest in the world according to 2012 International Monetary Fund statistics and it is also one of the emerging markets in the world. The Philippines is considered as a newly industrialized country‚ it has been transitioning from one based on agriculture to one based more on services and manufacturing. According to the CIA Factbook‚ the estimated 2012
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Economic and Financial Committee World Model UN 2012 Background Guide Table of Contents Letter from the Secretary General............................................................................... Letter from the Under-Secretary General.................................................................... Letter from the Chair.................................................................................................... Introduction....................................
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INTRODUCTION Elected officials in the nation’s capital are acting like zombies taking bites out of the national economic recovery‚ and infecting Florida in the process. In his final state economic forecast for 2013‚ University of Central Florida economist Sean Snaith‚ revised the positive economic growth trend for the Sunshine State because of the “antics in D.C.” “The situation in Washington‚ D.C. is looking more and more like a movie that is a hybrid of Night of the Living Dead and Groundhog Day
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Why is income inequality an important issue for the Chinese society and its future economic growth? Introduction Nowadays‚ China has become the second largest economy in the world. The GDP (gross domestic product) of china was growing at 9.7% per year in average since 1978‚ which the year of Chinese “open door” politic founded. China also has become the biggest producer and consumer in many key agricultural and industrial markets and the largest FDI recipient among the developing countries. The
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Economic Issues Economic Growth Economic Growth involves an increase in the volume of goods and services that an economy produces over a period of time. It is measured by the annual rate of change in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP)‚ i.e. the percentage increase in the value of goods and services produced in an economy over a period of time‚ usually one year‚ adjusted for inflation Aggregate Demand Aggregate Demand (AD) is the total level of expenditure in the economy over a given period
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