• MUST INCLUDE WHEN‚ WHERE‚ WHO/WHAT AND SIGNIFICANCE • *These are arranged chronologically according to lecture notes TRIANGLE TRADE When: 18th century‚ period of Enlightenment Where: Atlantic Ocean‚ Britain‚ Africa and Americas Who/What: Triangle Trade was a system of slave trade in which ships took manufactured goods from Britain‚ brought them to Africa where they traded them for slaves‚ traveled to the Americas to trade the slaves for raw materials and took such materials back to Britain
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find relevant information online easier than textbook. However‚ it seems that textbook might more detailed than website‚ while the information on the website is wider or more general‚ even rougher. In the book “ Microeconomics 2nd edition”‚ Paul Krugman and Robin Wells (2009) aim to enhance students’ specialized knowledge and skills in microeconomics. Likewise‚ the website (https://www.boundless.com/) established by an American company named Boundless (2011). The purpose of Boundless is contributing
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supply of funds provided by lenders” (Krugman & Wells‚ 2009‚ p. 678). If more money is available in the loanable funds market then the interest rates will be lower. When the Federal Reserve and the U.S. government purchased mortgage-backed securities‚ this increased the supply of loanable funds that the lenders are able to give out. When there is more money to give out‚ this then drives down the interest rates. References Krugman‚ P.
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agreements (RIAs) and carries out a brief overview of three of the largest RIAs currently existing in the world (SADC‚ EU and Mercosur). Secondly‚ the study introduces the Theory of New Economic Geography with a particular focus on the model developed by Krugman and Venables (1996). The study does a quick review of empirical tests done on NEG followed by a critique of the model. The framework of NEG is then applied to the SADC‚ EU and Mercosur to determine if NEG can explain the past industry migration. The
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transporting goods and services. Economists also believe that less tangible factors play a crucial role: Trade tends to be intense when countries have close personal contact‚ and this contact tends to diminish when distances are large”. (Krugman‚ 2012).
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Economic Inequality There can be different views on what people think about the subject of economic inequality. Some people think it definitely exists in this country and it is unfair. There are also people who think that there are inequalities and that is not something to be alarmed about. They think that it’s an exaggerated notion. What is economic inequality? It is when different people have different levels of income or wealth in a society. Now you may not think there is a problem
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Terrorism Although economic loss can be the result of the consequences of concrete significant attacks or of the mere threat of terrorism. The scope of this study is limited to economic consequences caused by terrorist attacks. However‚ unanswered is the question: what is terrorism exactly? The definition of terrorism is one of the most contested concepts. For the purpose of this study the relevance of this discussion is limited. The definition used may influence the total numbers of attacks
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(Newman‚ 1957‚ p. 393); it was especially used by advertising agencies in stimulating creativity (Evans‚ 1957; Krugman‚ 1956-1957; Martineau‚ 1957‚ p. 8). Newman‚ J.W. (1957)‚ Motivation Research and Marketing Management‚ Harvard University Press‚ Boston. Evans‚ F. (1957)‚ “Motivation Research and Advertising Readership”‚ The Journal of Business‚ Vol. 30‚ pp. 141-146. Krugman‚ H. (1956-1957)‚ “An Historical Note on Motivation Research”‚ The Public Opinion Quarterly‚ Vol. 20‚ pp.
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The rich get richer and the poor get poorer‚ but why? Many subcategories of inequality lead to the bigger heading of social inequality. Social inequality is the inability of people to have equal opportunity (Fonza and Owen). Social inequality and urban poverty are such rampant problems today due to systematic racism‚ pay inequality‚ and gentrification. Through discriminatory federal processes such as redlining‚ minorities still struggle to regain lost footing from decades previous. A large portion
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France is a country that has distinct qualities and has a lot to offer those that wish to learn more about it. France’s background is diverse‚ but its inhabitants are unified in identity. Although many different regional cultures abound‚ a sense of national unity dominates the land. (Central Intelligence Agency) Linguistic‚ religious‚ ethnic‚ geographical‚ and historical factors all contribute to the French culture in many impactful ways. This distinct culture allows the French to provide interesting
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