the smoke. It is the major cause of pollution among societies and buildings. c. Exhaust gas from vehicles – It is the major form of air pollution and almost 80% air pollution is due to this. 2. Water Pollution a. Industrial affluent – After being used in production‚ water is disposed and discharged which causes lot of issues as it contains alkalis‚ salts‚ toxins‚ etc b. Domestic Wastes & Sewage Disposal – these wastes are often allowed to pollute rivers and dams. c. Oil Spilling- Major form
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ECONOMICS conimists- 16th and 17th centuries. hysiocrats (farmers) ercantalists (traders) Father of Economics/ Father of the classical school of economic thought- Adam Smith (In 1776‚ he wrote ’An enquiry into the nature and causes of the Wealth of Nations’) According to Smith‚ self interest was an invisible hand which would work for the common benefit of the community. The Great Depression of 1929 was a phase in which supply exceeded demand. John Maynard Keynes (a British economist)
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Journal of Adolescence journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jado Factors accounting for youth suicide attempt in Hong Kong: A model building Gloria W.Y. Wan a‚ Patrick W.L. Leung b‚ * a b Clinical Psychology Service‚ Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council‚ 5/F‚ Holy Trinity Bradury Center‚ 139 Ma Tau Chung Road‚ Kowloon‚ Hong Kong‚ China 3/F‚ Sino Building‚ Clinical and Health Psychology Centre‚ Department of Psychology‚ The Chinese University of Hong Kong‚ Shatin‚ NT‚ Hong Kong‚ China
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Projection is of two types – forward and backward. It is a forward projection of data variables‚ which is named forecasting. By contrast‚ the backward projection of data may be named ‘back casting’‚ a tool used by the new economic historians. For practical managers concerned with futurology‚ what is relevant is forecasting‚ the forward projection of data‚ which supports the production of an event. Thus
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Building Technology sba Topic An Investigative Tour into the Manufacturing Processes of Concrete at the Jamaica Pre-Mix Ltd. Molynes Road Plant Teacher: Clement l. Morgan Student: Herbert j. Yee Date: March 2015 Done as a partial fulfillment of course requirement TITLE An Investigative Tour into the Manufacturing Processes of Concrete at the Jamaica Pre-Mix Ltd. Molynes Road Plant. 28/01/15 TABLE OF CONTENT Section
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Hult Managerial Economics Don Uy-Barreta Lecture notes – Week 1 Chapter 1 – Microeconomics: A Way of thinking about business (and life!!!) The bottom line Property rights are crucial to the efficient allocation of resources that are depleted or devalued in some way when used and when transaction costs are low. They can be a problem when transaction costs are high and the use of the resource does not deplete the resource or devalue it. 1) What is economics about? a) What and how much
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MICROECONOMICS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.0 INTRODUCTION – THE SUBJECT MATTER OF ECONOMICS Economics comes from the verb ‘to economise’‚ and this means making ends meet. This is a study of how society makes decisions‚ regarding the allocation of scarce resources. Economics as a subject is divided into two parts; Economics‚ social science concerned with the production‚ distribution
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Economics 247 Assignment 1 Version A This assignment has a maximum total of 100 marks and is worth 10% of your total grade for this course. You should complete it after completing your course work for Units 1 through 5. Answer each question clearly and concisely. 1. a. 3/3Define opportunity cost‚ and explain its importance in economics. (3 marks) -The opportunity cost of something is what you must give up of one thing‚ in order to get it. Opportunity cost is a key concept of
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Q-4) what does “equilibrium price and quantity sold” mean? Are markets always in equilibrium? What happens when they are not? On the supply and demand graph‚ there is one point at which the supply and demand curves intersect. This point is called the market’s equilibrium. The price at this intersection is called the equilibrium price‚ and the quantity is called the equilibrium quantity. The equilibrium is a situation in which various forces are in balance‚ so in market’s equilibrium‚ the equilibrium
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Question 1 A. Identify each of the following as either a positive or a normative economic statement: a. The high temperature today was 37 degrees. b. It was too hot today. c. Other things being equal‚ higher interest rates reduce the total amount of borrowing. d. Interest rates are too high. B. In order to attract Muro John to the position of CEO of GMO Tz Seed Company Inc. Muro is given the following package (a) a signing bonus of $200‚000. (b) In addition to his salary Muro will be paid
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