may fall and some capital investment projects may be scrapped even when interest rates are fairly low. | Anticipated inflation | Anticipated inflation is expectations about future price rises which households & firms use when planning economic decisions | Automatic stabilisers | Automatic fiscal changes are changes in tax revenues and government spending arising
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Efficiency is one of the most important goals of an economic system. An efficient economic system is one that gets the most out of an input with a little waste as possible. Another way of explaining this model would be to use to smallest amount of resources to carry out the result that is wanted. This is a theory that is almost universally accepted. The reason that people agree with it is quite simple. Nobody would want to use more of something to produce less. There is no conceivable reason
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Economics assessment outcome 1 As Sony begins production of their new product‚ PlayStation move‚ define the following costs and explain the short run influences on each. Illustrate your explanation of each cost with a diagram. 1a.As Sony begins the production of their new product‚ the total cost of the firm is the total cost incurred in the production of their output‚ Sony total cost will include their variable and fixed cost‚ an example of variable cost is the raw materials. The variable cost
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NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS‚ DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS‚ AND THE ACCUMULATION OF RETIREMENT WEALTH James Poterba Joshua Rauh Steven Venti David Wise Working Paper 12597 http://www.nber.org/papers/w12597 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge‚ MA 02138 October 2006 We are extremely grateful to Tonja Bowen for extraordinary and tireless research assistance‚ to Gary Engelhardt and Anil Kumar for graciously providing us with tabulations from
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QUESTION 1 a. A downward-sloping demand curve shows in both graphs when the quantity at each price is doubled what it was. However‚ the curve in demand for pharmaceutical drugs is drawn with a relatively steep slope as inelastic products. Equilibrium price down-sloping along the demand curve while quantity in both market increased to some extent. b. In inelastic demand of pharmaceutical drugs‚ the percentage change in price is greater than the percentage change in quantity demanded. While in elastic
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8 Economic Guideposts December 17‚ 2008 In the world today‚ economics is a subject that is studied and used by a lot of people. The decisions that people make can usually apply to one or more o the economic guideposts. Using these beliefs as the foundations for society will usually work and be productive‚ but in some instances they can be applied wrong or misused. The fact that some things are assumed by people causes problems because false statements can be used to describe economic trends
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Discuss the view that Cabinet no longer makes key decisions. (25 marks) There is evidence to suggest that cabinet no longer makes key decisions‚ and that the power rests with the Prime Minister alone. Traditionally the Prime Minister would be first among equals‚ chairing debates but only ultimately has the same say on issues as any other cabinet minister‚ when it came down to voting on the issue. Badgehot says that Cabinet has become just a ‘Dignified Institution’ in the 20th century‚ and many other
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in productivity growth between large and small firms in Mexico. It addresses how Labour Productivity growth affects the economy and how the economy is burdened by small firms‚ despite large firms rapidly improving through investments in both technology and skills. In this assignment‚ I will be discussing how productivity would affect the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)‚ GDP Growth‚ GDP per capita and the Sources of Economic Growth that could affect Mexico’s future economy. GDP refers to the monetary
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Economic Interdependence and War: A Theory of Trade Expectations Author(s): Dale C. Copeland Source: International Security‚ Vol. 20‚ No. 4 (Spring‚ 1996)‚ pp. 5-41 Published by: The MIT Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2539041 Accessed: 12/10/2010 13:07 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides‚ in part‚ that
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MACRO ECONOMICS Classical Dichotomy The classical dichotomy is rooted in the understanding that in the long run‚ real output is determined by “real” inputs such as labour‚ capital‚ natural resources and TFP‚ but not money. This means that changes in the money supply determine changes in the price level over time‚ but not real output. However‚ it is important to remember that the classical dichotomy applies only in the long run. Almost all economists would agree that money and price can have very
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