Economics Notes 2011-2012 Contents SECTION 1 – MICROECONOMICS Chapter 1 : page 2 Chapter 2 : page 6 Chapter 3 : page 10 Chapter 4 : page Chapter 5 : page 11 Chapter 6 : page Chapter 7 : page Chapter 8 : page Chapter 9 : page Chapter 10 : page Chapter 11 : page Chapter 12 : page SECTION 1 – MICROECONOMICS 1. The foundations of economics Economics – Social science‚ a study of people in society and how they interact with each other. A study of rationing systems‚ the
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Discuss the economic implications for the Australian economy of Australia’s continuing current account deficits Australia has a long history of large and persistent current account deficits. During the 1960s the current account deficit averaged the equivalent of 2 per cent of gross domestic product. The CAD rose considerably‚ due to the floating of the Australian dollar and the opening of the capital account in 1980s‚ and by 1990s CAD has sustained around an average of about 4.5 per cent of GDP
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Economic Growth Economic growth is the increase in the amount of the goods and services produced by an economy over time. It is conventionally measured as the percent rate of increase in real gross domestic product‚ or real GDP. Growth is usually calculated in real terms‚ i.e. inflation-adjusted terms‚ in order to obviate the distorting effect of inflation on the price of the goods produced. Economic growth typically refers to growth of potential output‚ i.e.‚ production at "full employment". It
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Sports Economics and Marketing MKTG330 F1WW 7/30/2012 Sports Economics There is a clear need for understanding the nature of the sports economy and its value to the economy as a whole. Sport has been a major source of revenue for the economy of several countries‚ and the sports economy that supports sustainable development. A unique aspect is that the contribution of the sports to the economy does not depend on the geographical characters. Almost all the other sources of an economy mainly rely
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ECONOMICS Economic Problem * Unlimited wants‚ limited resources Economic Systems * Questions to answer: 1. What to produce? 2. How much to produce? 3. How to produce? 4. For whom to produce? * Criteria to classify economic systems 1. Productive resources owned by private individuals (private sector) or government (public sector) 2. Role of market forces of demand and supply in allocating resources‚ determining prices‚ distributing incomes 3. Role of government in production
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environments interact to influence the situation described in the case. Change is unavoidable in the existence of an organization. Nowadays‚ most of the organizations in the business world are facing changing business environment. There is no way to avoid either change or die. The major forces which make the changes not only desirable but inevitable are technological‚ economic‚ political‚ social‚ legal‚ international and labor market environments. The case in this assignment is Nokia‚ the Finnish company‚
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Economic integration Economic integration is the unification of economic policies between different states through the partial or full abolition of tariff and non-tariff restrictions on trade taking place among them prior to their integration. This is meant in turn to lead to lower prices for distributors and consumers with the goal of increasing the combined economic productivity of the states. The trade stimulation effects intended by means of economic integration are part of the contemporary
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Merger Dr. Elkanah Faux Managerial Economics & Globali ECO 550 February 26‚ 2012 Explain why government regulation is needed‚ citing the major reasons for government involvement in a market economy. If we look into the history of the movie industry we will find that the government intervened in the 1940’s in the movie industry. With that intervention it changed the way movies were produced in some critics’ opinion for the worst. Critics will tell you that the quality and content of movies
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[Geben Sie den Firmennamen ein] The Political Economy of Government Responsiveness: Theory and Evidence from India Self-Study Assignment – Media Economics Content 1. Introduction 2 2. Theory‚ Propositions and Empirical Strategy 2 3. Results 3 4. Evaluation of Empirical Strategy 4 5. Conclusion 5 6. References 6 1. Introduction Extensive research has been conducted on the topic of how media circulation affects political accountability and government policy. Theory predicts that for a higher
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Health economics - The Primer This series of articles will introduce readers to the emerging field of health economics. We will review how health economics influence decision making process in health care and the basic tools used in health economics. * 1. The Role of Health Economics * 2. Cost of Health Care * 3. Should Oncologists Care About Cost-Effectiveness Analyses? * 4. Classification of Health Economic Analyses * 5. Health Economics Research: Cost Utility Analysis
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