Problem Set 1 MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) Which of the following topics is NOT a primary concern of macroeconomists? A) relative wages of skilled and unskilled workers B) unemployment C) differences in standards of living across countries D) fluctuations in the level of economic activity 1) 2) Primarily‚ macroeconomists use microeconomic principles to study A) business cycles and trends in the stock market
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Sociological theories can be divided into two categories‚ macro-sociological and micro-sociological theories‚ otherwise known as structural and action theories‚ respectively. As sociological theories‚ they both aim to explain the society we live in‚ but differ in where they choose to focus their explanation‚ with macro-sociological theories observing society as shaping the individuals that live in it‚ and micro-sociological theories observing individuals as shaping the society they live in. Structural
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If you were having a conversation with a Keynesian and a Classical economist‚ and the conversation turned to why the economy is experiencing high unemployment and what the government should do about it‚ how would each economist explain unemployment and what policies would each advocate? If I were having a conversation about why the economy is experiencing high unemployment and what the government should do about it‚ with a Keynesian and a Classical economist I think that the economists would explain
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1. Suppose that changes in bank regulations expand the availability of credit cards so that people need to hold less cash. If the central bank does not respond to this event‚ what will happen to the price level? Use a diagram to assist in answering this question. 2. Use the loanable funds model to explain what happens to interest rates and investment if a government moves from a balanced budget position to a budget surplus. 3. Suppose that the T-account for The Open Campus National
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THE MACRO-ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF MICRO-ECONOMIC MARKET FAILURES IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS – THE CASE OF SA. Nicola Theron ECONEX www.econex.co.za Department of Economics University of Stellenbosch nmb@sun.ac.za 1. INTRODUCTION This paper will examine the micro-economic market failures and the rationale for regulation in the South African telecommunications sector. The role of telecommunications in economic growth will be emphasized by analysing the effect that the micro-economic market failures
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Monologue of Dot ‘Mum’ Cook (Sky is dark outside on the morning of ANZAC Day. Mum in the kitchen making a cup of tea and baking a cake before Alf wakes up for the dawn service. Bowls and other cooking utensils used for baking cakes are scattered around the kitchen in front of her along with a mug of tea and a kettle.) Hughie‚ he’s my son too you know‚ but Alf… Alf can go on being the proud father who is always right‚ but I see it. I see Hughie and how he is now. He’s got different views to us nowadays
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Summer Reading Macroeconomics Guided Reading Questions Directions: After reading the book‚ please complete the following questions for discussion. Your responses must be typed‚ and they will be collected on the first day of class. Chapter 1: The Power of Markets 1. What are the two basic assumptions that economists make about individuals and firms? 2. What is the role and significance of prices in the market economy? 3. What’s so great about a market economy anyway? Chapter
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A Case Study on Brunt Hotels‚ PLC A Case Study on Brunt Hotels‚ PLC Course Name: Macroeconomics Course Code: MGT-3125 Submitted To: Fahmida Akter Nipa Lecturer‚ Department of Management Studies Jagannath University‚ Dhaka. Submitted By: Group Name: Adroit Section: B 3rd year 1st semester Session: 2010-2011 Department of Management Studies Jagannath University‚ Dhaka. Date of Submission: September 04‚ 2013. Group Details
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Starbucks Macro-Environmental Analysis Starbucks is very well positioned to take advantage of sustained income due to a variety of strategic macro-environmental variables affecting its performance. Starbucks stage is the entire world‚ therefore must take into consideration the local countries current technological‚ economic‚ cultural‚ and political/legal environment‚ but also the interplay between countries as well. Starbucks cannot simply adapt completely policies and marketing
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Microfinance Council of the Philippines‚ Inc. Brief History The Microfinance Council of the Philippines‚ Inc. (MCPI) is a network of 41 institutions working towards the rapid development of the microfinance industry in the Philippines. The 41 institutions include 34 practitioners and 7 service providers. While membership among the practitioners is currently dominated by non-government organizations (NGOs)‚ the roster of practitioners also includes microfinance-oriented rural banks‚ one thrift
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