& acknowledgementsReprints How to grow Without faster growth the rich world’s economies will be stuck. But what can be done to achieve it? Our economics team sets out the options Oct 7th 2010 | from the print edition WHAT will tomorrow’s historians see as the defining economic trend of the early 21st century? There are plenty of potential candidates‚ from the remaking of finance in the wake of the crash of 2008 to the explosion
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Economics Chapter One: Ten Principles of Economics Scarcity – the limited nature of society’s resources Economics – the study of how society manages its scarce resources Principle #1: People Face Tradeoffs Making decisions requires trading off one goal against another A dollar/unit of time spent on one thing is one less dollar/unit of time less spent on another Common trade offs include: “butter for guns”‚ a clean environment or a high level of income & Efficiency – the property of society
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Chapter 1 – The Five Foundations of Economics • Scarcity: The limited nature of society’s resources • Economics: The study of how people allocate their limited resources to satisfy their unlimited wants • Time‚ energy‚ and financial cost toward acquiring materials • Air and gravity are examples of things we don’t worry about‚ or aren’t scarce • The ability to look at the benefits of the activity and weigh it against the cost is thinking like an economist • Making choices is all about comparing
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eNo. 2316 September 17‚ 2009 The Economic Role of Government: Focus on Stability‚ Not Spending Karen A. Campbell‚ Ph.D. Abstract: Is there a role for government in the economy? Yes‚ says Heritage analyst Karen Campbell—but the government must focus on maintaining economic stability. Fiscal responsibility is an important part of that stability. Government debt can quickly become a burden on the economy and weaken its foundations. Sound macroeconomic policies enhance the credibility of the government
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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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Introduction to Managerial Economics Managerial economics (sometimes referred to as business economics) is a branch of economics that applies microeconomic analysis to decision methods of businesses or other management units. As such‚ it bridges economic theory and economics in practice. It draws heavily from quantitative techniques such as regression analysis and correlation‚ Lagrangian calculus (linear). If there is a unifying theme that runs through most of managerial economics it is the attempt to optimize business
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ONE THE NATURE AND METHOD OF ECONOMICS CHAPTER OVERVIEW This chapter begins with a discussion of the meaning and importance of economics. In this first chapter‚ however‚ we will not plunge into problems and issues; instead we consider some important preliminaries. We first look at the economic perspective—how economists think about problems. Next‚ we state some of the benefits of studying economics. Then‚ we examine the specific methods economists use to examine economic behavior and the economy‚ distinguishing
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Definitions; Basic economic problem – Capital capital goods‚ or real capital are those already-produced durable goods that are used in production of goods or services. Command economy – economy where supply and price are regulated by the government rather than market forces Division of labour - Division of labour is the specialization of cooperative labour in specific‚ circumscribed tasks and like roles Enterprise- simply another name for a business. Free market economy - is an economy in
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Assignment 1: Principles of Economics A March 2010 report on alcohol abuse identified American adults make up over 30 percent of alcohol abusers or are suffering from alcoholism (Roberts‚ 2010). The report interviewed 43‚000 adults in the 18 and older category and brought to light the dependency on alcohol consumption by adults as well as its far-reaching implications of costs associated with this addiction. An economist would approach the problem of alcohol abuse by making the assumption that
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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 reducing unemployment 5. Inflation
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