Economic Growth‚ Economic Freedom and Morality Mikita Katliarou LCC International University Economic Growth‚ Economic Freedom and Morality In our fast-developing world where people are overwhelmed with all the insane progress we never stopped for moment to think rationally “whether it is good thing that we developed for the last decade more than for the last ten centuries?” But for now let’s put up this question for later. “The pursuit of high economic growth is considered desirable as it generates
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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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Sample Midterm #1 Questions 1. Which of the following does not constitute a form of direct foreign investment? a. Franchising b. International trade c. Joint ventures d. Acquisitions of existing operations e. Establishment of new foreign subsidiaries 2. Which of the following theories identifies specialization as a reason for international business? a. theory of comparative advantage. b. imperfect markets theory. c. product cycle theory. d. none of the above 3. Agency costs faced by multinational
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1. A nation’s standard of living is best measured by its a. | real GDP. | b. | real GDP per person. | c. | nominal GDP. | d. | nominal GDP per person. | 2. Productivity is defined as the quantity of a. | labor required to produce a nation’s GDP. | b. | labor required to produce one unit of goods and services. | c. | goods and services produced from each unit of labor input. | d. | goods and services produced per unit of time. | 3. The equipment and structures available to
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1. Suppose that there are two states that do not trade: Iowa and Nebraska. Each state produces the same two goods: corn and wheat. For Iowa the opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of wheat is 3 bushels of corn. For Nebraska the opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of corn is 3 bushels of wheat. Present production is: | |Iowa |Nebraska | |Wheat |20 million bushels
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Opportunity Cost‚ Supply and Demand 1. The following table shows output per hour for Martha and Stewart who make gift baskets and potholders: (a) What is the opportunity cost of a gift basket for Martha? What is the opportunity cost of a gift basket for Stewart? Who has a comparative advantage in producing gift baskets? How can you tell? (b) What is the opportunity cost of a potholder for Martha? What is the opportunity cost of a potholder for Stewart? Who
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Appalachian Coal Mining believes that it can increase labor productivity and‚ there- fore‚ net revenue by reducing air pollution in its mines. It estimates that the marginal cost function for reducing pollution by installing additional capital equipment is MC = 40P where P represents a reduction of one unit of pollution in the mines. It also feels that for every unit of pollution reduction the marginal increase in revenue (MR) is MR =1‚000 =10P. How much pollution reduction should Appalachian Coal
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Through my whole life‚ I had dreamt of helping people especially those who deserve justice. For this reason‚ my goal is to graduate from university and become a lawyer. Therefore‚ I need to find resources that could help me to achieve my goals. There are many ways in which this scholarship will facilitates me. First of all‚ this scholarship will make it easier for me to function well in my education goals. It gives me an opportunity to further my education at University of Malaya in the field of
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Chapter 1 (2 & 6 p. 27) 2. What is the maximum amount you would pay for an asset that generates an income of $150‚000 at the end of each of five years if the opportunity cost of using funds is 9 percent? To find the maximum amount‚ we must determine the Present Value (PV) of the $150‚000 over the 5 years. PV=(150000/1.09^1)+(150000/1.09^2)+(150000/1.09^3)+(150000/1.09^4)+ (150000/1.09^5) = $583‚447.69 So‚ if costs exceeded $583‚447.69‚ then the asset would not be worth the price
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