An economic system is the result of individuals (consumers and producers)‚ groups (firms‚ trade unions‚ political parties‚ families etc) and the government coming together and interacting in a legal and social society. The function of an economic system is to resolve the basic economic problem - scarcity which means that the resources are limited but wants are infinite. This distribution has three dimensions: * What is to be produced * How is it to be produced * For whom is it to be produced.
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In the tragedy Antigone the main characters‚ Creon who is the king of Thebes and Antigone who is the daughter of the deceased king Oedipus‚ are fighting over Creon’s decision not to bury one of Antigone’s brothers Polyneices because he felt that he was a trader to his city but he was going to still bury her other brother Eteocles even though they died by the sword of each others hand in war over Thebes. Antigone chooses to disobey the law that Creon has set saying that nobody can bury Polyneices
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Differences Between Keynesian Economics and Classical Economics Economics thinking has evolved over time as economists develop new economic theories to fit the realities of a changing world. Monetary and fiscal policies change over time. And so does our understanding of those policies. Some economists argue that policies that lower the unemployment rate tend to raise the rate of inflation. Others insist that only unexpected inflation can influence real GDP and employment. If the latter economists
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Learning activity 2 ch 3-U2 1. When do we consider two commodities to be complements or substitutes? It is considered both products and services as a substitute or complementary when the price of goods purchased gets increased to such a level that the consumer purchasing power will be affected less looking for a good price that is similar or lower the purchase quantities where his purchasing power allows. 2. What must be true for a good to be normal and a necessity? To be a normal product
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Argos and Littlewoods Price Fixing Arrangement 1. The oligopolistic features of the toy market are that there are two dominant retailers that dominate the market. There is a significance of advertising‚ such as them trying to dominant the price of their products. Lastly‚ there are no barriers to entry. These two firms have cost advantages due to the expansion of the company. In a perfectly competitive environment Hasbro‚ Argos‚ and Littlewoods wouldn’t have been able to have a price-fixing agreement
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1. Purpose of the case study 2. Discussion (here you can incorporate the answers to the questions) 1. Describe the market for telephony services prior to the enactment of the 1996 Telecommunication Act in Germany. Why is it unlikely that DT would face new competition in the market for retail fixed-line telecommunication services prior to 1996? 2. In what forms could local-level wholesale access to DT’s fixed-telephone network take? Describe the price structure for wholesale access to
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Finance: Problem Set 1 Question 1. An ANZ Bank currency trader working out of Wellington New Zealand wonders if she can make an intermarket arbitrage profit using Solomon Islands dollars (SBD) and Singapore dollars (SGD). If she has 10 million New Zealand dollars to work with and gathers the following quotes‚ calculate if she can make a profit (show your workings): National Australia Bank quotes NZD/SBD 5.7796 – 5.8241 Citibank quotes NZD/SGD 1.0148 – 1.0156 Commonwealth Bank quotes SGD/SBD
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3.2 Internal growth strategies refer to the growth within the organization by using internal resources. It focuses on developing new products‚ increasing efficiency‚ hiring the right people and better marketing. Should Vodacom want to expand into Africa to sustain profitability it can use its can consider its internal growth Vodacom can now then focus on what it already had this includes the quality it gives to their customers this including its latest development of LTE which is fourth generation
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ECO 252 -- HW 9 Questions 1. Which of the following events would cause a decrease in the equilibrium interest rate in the short-run money market? For each event‚ simply state YES or NO. a. The price level increases‚ Ceteris Paribus. b. The FOMC conducts open market sales of existing bonds‚ Ceteris Paribus. c. The aggregate demand shifts to the left‚ Ceteris Paribus. d.The Fed increases the required reserve ratio‚ Ceteris Paribus. e. The Fed increases the money supply‚ Ceteris
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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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