What is largely fueling the underground economy‚ experts say‚ is the nation’s swelling ranks of low-wage illegal immigrants. The government puts this population at 8.5 million‚ but that may represent a serious undercount. Robert Justich‚ a senior managing director at Bear Stearns Asset Management in New York‚ makes a persuasive case in a forthcoming paper‚ "The Underground Labor Force Is Rising to the Surface‚" that illegal immigrants actually number 18 million to 20 million. If true‚ the economic
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Economies of scale Definition Reduction in long-run average and marginal costs‚ due to increase in size of an operating unit (a factory or plant‚ for example). Economics of scale can be internal to a firm (cost reduction due to technological and management factors) or external (cost reduction due to the effect of technology in an industry). Diseconomies of scale Definition Increase in long-term average cost of production as the scale of operations increases beyond a certain level
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Why women will impact global economy as much as China By Beth Brooke‚ Special to CNN October 25‚ 2012 Just recently‚ Booz & Company published new data outlining compelling evidence that women can be powerful drivers of economic growth. Their estimates show that if female employment rates were to match male rates‚ overall GDP would grow significantly in the U.S. by 5%‚ in Japan by 9%‚ and in developing countries like Egypt by a massive 34%. The World Economic Forum also published their annual
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its Gross Domestic Product for the period of 2000-2007 averaging 4.2% compared to the 1.9% of the Euro zone. In addition‚ the economy experienced a reduction in unemployment by 2.9 percent‚ which hit a low of 8.3% in the year 2007. The growth in the economy is a significant increases in house commerce coupled with a negative contribution from the external sector. The economy adopted an expansionary monetary policy which had positive impacts on the domestic demand. However‚ in 2000-2007 while the skyrocketing
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Economy Overview In the Australian economy there has been a continuous growth and features a low unemployment‚ contained inflation‚ very low public debt‚ and a strong and stable financial system. Australia had experienced more than 20 years of continued economic growth‚ averaging 3.5% a year. Australia was comparatively unaffected by the global financial crisis‚ Australia has benefited from a dramatic surge in its terms of trading in recent years. Australia has the best exporter of natural resources
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Philippines in global map From WEF “Global Competitiveness report 2012-13”‚ key performance indices of Philippines in a global scale is analyzed below: [pic] 0.5% of world-wide GDP share implies Philippines is really an insignificant player in world economy in terms of economic output‚ and 95 millions population‚ about 1.5% of ~7 billion world population‚ means current productivity level is only one third of world average. This is a typical characteristic of developing Asian countries‚ i.e.‚ high population
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political economy‚ branch of social science that studies the relationships between individuals and society and between markets and the state‚ using a diverse set of tools and methods drawn largely from economics‚ political science‚ and sociology. The term political economy is derived from the Greek polis‚ meaning “city” or “state‚” and oikonomos‚ meaning “one who manages a household or estate.” Political economy thus can be understood as the study of how a country—the public’s household—is managed
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Introduction: Iceland is located between Norway‚ Scotland and Greenland in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is also the 2nd largest island of Europe. Iceland’s economy is based on the Scandinavian type capitalistic system‚ also known as the Nordic Tiger because of its rapid growth. With a population of only 312‚872 people‚ it is ranked as a country with highest HDI and one of the highest GDP per capita PPP. Iceland is a modern welfare state which provides health‚ education and security to all its
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Introduction to India & Indian Economy: India is the seventh largest country by area‚ the second-most populous country with a population of over 1‚241‚491‚960 people. India is surrounded by three-water bodies namely Indian Ocean on the south‚ the Arabian Sea on the west‚ and the Bay of Bengal on the east. India shares its border with 7 countries namely Pakistan‚ China‚ Nepal‚ Bhutan Afghanistan‚ Burma and Bangladesh. India is a democratic country and is governed under a parliamentary system consisting
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References | 17 | Economic condition of Bangladesh: The economy of Bangladesh is a rapidly developing market-based economy. Its per capita income in 2010 was est. US$1‚700. According to the International Monetary Fund‚ Bangladesh ranked as the 44th largest economy in the world in 2011 in PPP terms and 57th largest in nominal terms‚ with a gross domestic product of US$269.3 billion in PPP terms and US$104.9 billion in nominal terms. The economy has grown at the rate of 6-7% per annum over the past few
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