Economics Chapter One: Ten Principles of Economics Scarcity – the limited nature of society’s resources Economics – the study of how society manages its scarce resources Principle #1: People Face Tradeoffs Making decisions requires trading off one goal against another A dollar/unit of time spent on one thing is one less dollar/unit of time less spent on another Common trade offs include: “butter for guns”‚ a clean environment or a high level of income & Efficiency – the property of society
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Becicka Macro Study Guide Chapter 3 1 We have scarce resources so in our choices of consumption we wish to maximize the satisfaction we receive from those choices. The economist terms this maximizing the __utility_________ 2 Since it is unlikely that we can grow our own food‚ sew our own clothes or build our house‚ it would be better if we would __specialize___ in what we do best and __exchange_ for those needs that others do better 3 The term _product market___ is a place where and economic exchange
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interest rate played an important role of government monetary policy. It can affect a lot of macro economy factors‚ such as the level of consumption and investment‚ inflation‚ exports‚ imports and aggregate demand (Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interest_rate 3.12.2011). In this assignment‚ I will discuss if the UK monetary policy committee increased the interest rate‚ what and how it will be affected in macro economy with two different views argued by Keynesians and Monetarists. Firstly the
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2013-14 Page 1 COMPILED BY HOD ECONOMICS MRS. CHANDRA R INDEX S NO 1 TOPIC PAGE NO 3 - 20 INTRODUCTION TO MACRO ECONOMICS 21 – 35 2 AGGREGATE DEMAND AND AGGREGATE SUPPLY 3 36 - 43 MONEY AND BANKING 4 44 - 49 GOVERNMENT BUDGET 5 49 - 58 BALANCE OF PAYMENT AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE 6 59- 66 BOARD PAPER 2013 DELHI 7 67 - 75 MARKING SCHEME Page 2 COMPILED BY HOD ECONOMICS MRS. CHANDRA R HANDBOOK OF MACRO ECONOMICS NOTE: THIS STUDY MATERIAL
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Major economic problems in the Philippines are very similar to the economic problems in other underdeveloped countries. Some of the major pinpointed problems are the import-export imbalance‚ causing those who specialize in trade and make their living off of imported and exported goods to lose money. The imbalance causes families that are forced to survive off of this small income to wonder if they are going to eat the next week or not. One week there are plenty of orders to keep a family and company
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ECO 405 Week 8‚ Chapter 11: Economic Growth |Slide # |Topic |Narration | |1 |Intro |Welcome to Economic Problems and Issues. In this lesson‚ we will discuss Economic Growth. | | | |Please go to the next slide. | |2 |Objectives |Upon completion
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Reagan Moore Martinez Macro Economics June 30‚ 2013 Oil and Gasoline Prices in the US Oil and gasoline prices follow a trend that sparks mixed reactions from different industry stakeholders in the America’s economy. The trends on oil and gasoline and their stability have immense impact on the performance of the economy based on their primary as energy. The government’s ability to ensure stability in price movement is seen as a key step towards fostering steady economic growth. A variety of
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Economic problems. The economic problem‚ sometimes called the basic‚ central or fundamental economic problem‚ is one of the fundamental economic theories in the operation of any economy. It asserts that there is scarcity‚ or that the finite resources available are insufficient to satisfy all human wants and needs. The problem then becomes how to determine what is to be produced and how the factors of production (such as capital and labor) are to be allocated. Economics revolves around methods and
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Key terms: Definition: Opportunity cost The 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
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Is Foreign Debt a Problem for Bangladesh? Part-A Foreign debt in Bangladesh Introduction: External debt is one of the sources of financing capital formation in any economy. Developing countries like Bangladesh are characterized by inadequate internal capital formation due to the vicious circle of low productivity‚ low income‚ and low savings. Therefore‚ this situation calls for technical‚ managerial‚ and financial support from Western countries to bridge the resource gap. On the other hand
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