The economic policy of a government needs to be supportive of a country’s best interests. It may be argued that the main objective of a government is to promote sustained economic growth to improve and increase the nation’s prosperity (Nellis and Parker‚ 1996). This can only be achieved with structural policies used to enhance the long term economic performance and the creation of a stable macroeconomic environment that will encourage stable growth to take place. This requires management of both
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How does the fiscal policy affect economic activity and income distribution in the Australian economy? Fiscal Policy is a macroeconomic policy that can be used by the government to regulate aggregate demand and production. Fiscal Policy is implemented through the government’s annual budget and also involves the regulation of aggregate demand by the government changing its level of planned spending (G) and planned tax revenue (T). Fiscal policy has the power to redistribute income‚ reallocate resources
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Changes in the Government policy What are the main tools that the government manage the economy? The government manage the economy by using the fiscal policy. The Fiscal policy involves the use of government spending‚ taxation and borrowing to affect the level and growth of collective demand‚ output and jobs. Another way the government manage economy is by using the monetary policy. This policy is designed to attempt to influence variables like the balance of payments‚ currency exchange rates‚
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Monetary Policy is the process used by the Federal Reserve to control the supply and availability of money. This is done through many different means in order to achieve various goals. Specifically‚ these goals include promoting maximum employment‚ stabilizing price fluctuations‚ and create a moderate‚ long-term interest rate. One of the means used by the Federal Reserve is Open Market Operations. Open Market Operations (OMO) is when a central bank‚ like the Federal Reserve‚ buys or sells securities
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TOPIC: THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL SECTOR POLICIES (FINANCIAL SECTOR STRATEGIC PLAN FINSSP - ON BANKING EFFICIENCY IN GHANA. (2001-2008) TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter One: Introduction /Problem Statement 1.1 Introduction of Subject Matter…………………………….. ………….. 5-8 1.2 Project Overview and Objectives ……………………………………… 9-11 Chapter Two: Review of Related Literature 2.1 Overview…………. ……………………………………………………12-12 2.2 History and Characteristics
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Global Financial Crisis: Impact on India’s Poor Some Initial Perspectives Rajiv Kumar Bibek Debroy Jayati Ghosh Vijay Mahajan K. Seeta Prabhu Global Financial Crisis: Impact on India’s Poor Disclaimer: The views in the publication are those of the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations Development Programme. Copyright©2009 by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India The articles can be reproduced in whole or part with relevant acknowledgement
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THE IMPACT OF EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATION ON MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY This study is designed to examine the causes of exchange rate fluctuations and their impact on the Nigerian economy since there is scarcely any country that lives in absolute autarky in this globalised world. The economies of all the countries of the world are linked directly or indirectly through asset or/and goods markets. This linkage is made possible through
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Reagan’s fiscal policies Many believe that Ronald Reagan is one of the best conservative presidents in United States history. Reagan (February 6‚ 1911-June 5‚ 2004) was the 40th president of the United States from 1981-1989. He originally was a member of the Democratic Party‚ but due to the parties’ shifting platforms during the 1950’s‚ switched to the Republican Party in 1962. Out of the many things Reagan was famous for‚ he was notorious for his implementation of supply-side fiscal policy. Ronald
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Journal of Economic Literature‚ Vol. XXXIV (March 1996)‚ pp. 9–41 Rodrik: Understanding ofEconomic Policy Reform Journal Economic Literature‚ Vol. XXXIV (March 1996) Understanding Economic Policy Reform By DANI RODRIK Columbia University This paper has benefited from the comments of Herschel Grossman‚ Anne Krueger‚ Gustav Ranis‚ Jeffrey Sachs‚ John Williamson‚ and three referees. I. Introduction HIS GOVERNMENT will be austere‚ uncompromising‚ and unpopular if that is what is required to
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Thomas Manufacturing Company Mr. Thomas‚ president of Thomas Manufacturing Company‚ and Mr. McDonnell‚ the vice president‚ were discussing how future economic conditions would affect their product‚ home air purifiers. They were particularly concerned about cost increases. They increased selling prices last year and thought another price increase would have an adverse affect on sales. They wondered if there was some way to reduce costs in order to maintain the existing price structure. McDonnell
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