Transforming the Materials Economy Written by Alex Nicoll (http://www.newgreeneconomy.com) The Materials Economy The Materials Economy has been the driving force behind U.S. economics since the Second World War. The name refers to the raw materials from which its products are made. The marketing and sale of these products is what keeps the Materials Economy in motion‚ while exhausting natural resources and generating incalculable amounts of waste. Consumer products manufactured and sold in
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CPI is a statistical time-series measure of a weighted average of prices of a specified set of goods and services purchased by consumers. It is a price index that tracks the prices of a specified basket of consumer goods and services‚ providing a measure of inflation. \CPI is a fixed quantity price index and considered by some a cost of living index. Under CPI‚ an index is scaled so that it is equal to 100 at a chosen point in time‚ so that all other values of the index are a percentage relative
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A token economy is a challenging behavior modification technique used as a last resource when other reinforces have not worked. Contrary to other behavior modification techniques that provide the subject with intangible goods‚ the token economy involves rewarding the individual with a tangible‚ universal “token”‚ which he or she can later exchange for any object or privilege of preference. The token earned is similar to money; the person has to collect enough to be able to afford the object or privilege
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Question #1 Illegal immigrants help the Texas economy in several ways. According to a report by the former comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn‚ undocumented immigrants paid $424.7 million more to the state in taxes and fees than the state spent on them in education. That’s a net gain for Texas. Illegal immigrants are helpful in another way to the Texas economy. Many illegal immigrants are willing to work for low wages in contrast to natural born citizens whom would most likely require higher pay
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Topic 1 Revision 1. Discuss one measure of the Irish Economy’s openness to the international economy. 2. Briefly outline the initial approach to economic policy pursued by the Cumann na nGeadheal government after independence in 1922? Employed a very conservative approach and continued on with the policies that had existed pre independence. Kept parity with sterling given that 97% of Irish Exports were to the U.K. Elevated the promotion of agriculture as the main policy priority. Low tax and low
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Tweeters price competitiveness From exhibit 13 in the case it is clear that Tweeter is price competitive in almost the entire range of items and models that it sells. In an objective model by model comparison (see appendix 1 for a sample comparison) Tweeter either matches or betters competitor ’s prices. Further more when you compare quality and level of service and price paid Tweeter is cheaper than the competition. However‚ the competitors run spot sales (not advertised) and advertised sales
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IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT‚ VOL. 46‚ NO. 2‚ MAY 1999 Price Elasticity and the Growth of Computer Spending Kar Yan Tam and Kai Lung Hui Abstract—Recent works have indicated that the price of computers is a key factor in explaining the growth of computer spending. However‚ it remains unclear whether the price elasticity of the demand for computers is constant over time. Findings on the pattern of price elasticity will have important implications in the study of information technology
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The economy of Norway has undergone growth since 2009. The economy is doing relatively stable over a decade (2002-2012)1 i.e. low unemployment rate‚ steady growth‚ low inflation etc. even in the 2008 financial crisis‚ Norway was being hit lesser than other Europe country2. There are a few highlights regarding Norway’s economy performances. Strength | Challenges | * High GDP per capita * Mild and stable inflation * Increase in money supply * Reduction in unemployment | * Appreciation
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“PUTTING A PRICE TAG ON LIFE” In this video‚ some real life examples of Utilitarian principles and morality are presented. Generally‚ utilitarianism is an area of philosophy relating to the principles of justice‚ fairness‚ ethics and one of the studies helping to answer to the question “what is the right thing to do?” Jeremy Bentham is an early advocate of utilitarian philosophy‚ in which‚ the highest principle of morality is to maximize the general welfare and mass happiness. In other words
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Economies of scale are the factors that lead to a reduction in average costs as a business increases in size. There are five economies of scale Purchasing Economies When businesses buy large numbers of components‚ for example materials or spare parts‚ they are able to gain discounts for buying in bulk. This reduces the unit cost of each item bought and gives the firm an advantage over smaller businesses which buy in small quantities. Marketing Economies
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