FOR ERADICATION OF CHILD LABOUR 1. Background of the Organisation : Inspired by the Nationwide call of Mahatma Gandhi March towards Village‚’ People’s Institute of Rural Development - PIRD was established in the year 1983. PIRD is working for landless labour‚ poor farmers‚ child labour & women groups related to rural development programmes. Campaign against child labour and education for child labour are also our major programmes. 2. Facts about Child Labour : We always compare children
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Foundation Course Economics OUfc008 2 Open University of Mauritius - Foundation Course in Economics - Module 1 FOUNDATION COURSE IN ECONOMICS Module 1 OUfc 008 April 2013 3 Open University of Mauritius - Foundation Course in Economics - Module 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Course Author : Vinod Seegoolam Course Reviewer : Dr Chong Wang Cheong Ah Tow OPEN UNIVERSITY STAFF Course Supervisor : Perienen Appavoo (Open School Division) Project Coordinator : Premanand Koonjal (Open School
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ECONOMICS FOR MANAGERS UNIT I Introduction: Economics can be divided into two broad categories: microeconomics and macroeconomics. Macroeconomics is the study of the economic system as a whole. It includes techniques for analysing changes in total output‚ total employment‚ the consumer price index‚ the unemployment rate‚ and exports and imports. Macroeconomics addresses questions about the effect of changes in investment‚ government spending‚ and tax policy on exports‚ output‚ employment and prices
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Business Economics 2012 Table of Contents Q1) Explain (using example) the law of diminishing marginal productivity (DMP). Also‚ explain the difference between the law of DMP and law of returns to scale............................................................. 3 Q2) Explain how profit maximizing output is determined in a .............................................................. 9 a) Perfect competitive market ........................................................................
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Chapter 01 - Economic conceptsChapter 01 - Economic concepts Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1.|Economics is a study of: A. |scarcity.|B. |production.|C. |labour resources.|D. |money.|| 2.|Opportunity cost means: A. |wasted opportunities.|B. |costs incurred in purchasing goods and services.|C. |alternatives forgone.|D. |the costs of production.|| 3.|The production possibilities frontier illustrates: A. |current production levels.|B
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Economists are naturally attracted towards the sports environ‚ mainy due to the the labour markets which exists in that economy. In service industries such as teaching‚ medical‚ banking‚ etc.‚ it is extremely difficult to measure the productivity of the labour. This industry comes along with plenty of data which can be used to define the productivity of labour. Economics can be applied to this professionalism. In this‚ money changes hands in the production‚ distribution and consumption of sport
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Economics 201A: Economic Theory (first half ) Tu-Th 12:30–2:00 150 GSPP 1 Description Economics 201A is the first semester of the required microeconomic theory sequence for first-year Ph.D. students in the economics department. The first half of the fall semester focuses on choice theory‚ consumer theory‚ and social choice. The second half will be taught by Chris Shannon and will cover general equilibrium. (A separate syllabus will be distributed for the second half.) In the spring‚ the
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cost of missing out on the next best alternative. Economic goods Goods that are scarce and therefore have an opportunity cost. Free goods Goods that have no opportunity cost‚ e.g. Air Factor market The market for the factors of production that make other goods and services such as labour or raw materials. Free market economy One in which there is very limited government involvement in providing goods and services. Division of labour Dividing one task into many little ones. Value
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John Hicks "An economy consists of nothing else but an enormous cooperation of workers or manufacturer to make things and do things which clients want." The Vital Functions of an Economy:- Production‚ consumption and growth are vital factors of economics. Economies might differ in the organization but all perform these three functions which are discussed below. 1. Productions:- The First vital process of an economy is manufacture which must go on incessantly. "Production comprises any action‚ and
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BEC 1034 MICROECONOMICS TUTORIAL 1 (Chapter 1: Ten Principles of Economics) 1. The phenomenon of scarcity stems from the fact that a. most economies’ production methods are not very good. b. in most economies‚ wealthy people consume disproportionate quantities of goods and services. c. governments restricts production of too many goods and services. d. resources are limited. 2. "There is no such thing as a free lunch‚" is used to illustrate the principle that a. goods are scarce. b. people face
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