1. PRINCIPES OF ECONOMICS-MANKIEW CHAPTER 1- QUESTION FOR REVIEW (18) No 3. What is inflation and what causes it? = Inflation is an increase in the overall level of prices in the economy. Inflation happen because culprit is growth in the quantity o money when a government creates larges quantities of the nation’s money‚ the value of the money. No 5. Explain the two main causes of market failure and give an example of each! = Externality‚ is the impact of one person’s action on the well being
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recognized as an integral part of California ecosystems. Fire seasons are complex‚ dynamic processes influenced by drought‚ hot temperatures‚ wildland fuels‚ topography‚ wind‚ ignition sources‚ and availability of firefighting resources. The mixture of these elements dictates what happens in a fire season. The 2015 fire season for the Shasta-Trinity and Six Rivers National Forests presented a challenging blend of these components. Four Years of Drought Persistent dry weather dominated much of the
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pound of caviar contributes more to GDP than the production of a pound of hamburger because the contribution to GDP is measured by market value and the price of a pound of caviar is much higher than the price of a pound of hamburger. 3. The four components of expenditure are: (1) consumption; (2) investment; (3) government purchases; and (4) net exports. The largest component is consumption‚ which accounts for more than two-thirds of total expenditure. 4. Real GDP is the production
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business environment is said to affect organizational decisions‚ strategies‚ processes and performances ” with reference to a business organization of your choice and using macro environments factors only‚ comment on the validity of this statement.(25) INTRODUCTION Lancaster (2011) defines the macro environment as ’those global elements over which the organization has no control over but which affect the organization’s ability to serve its customers profitably.’ There are six major macro environment
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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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INTRODUCTION: The micro Environment The micro environment refers to the forces that are close to the company and affect its ability to serve its customers. It includes the company itself‚ its suppliers‚ marketing intermediaries‚ customer markets and publics. The business can take control over all challenges and influences in the micro environment. BODY: 1.1.1)Vision The vision of the business is what the business aims to achieve. It sets out where a business needs to go to be
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Dr. Kris De Jaegher Extra Material complementing Pindyck and Rubinfeld Chapter 2 Learning Objectives 1. Understand the meaning of demand and supply curves‚ and see how equilibrium is established; 2. Understand the meaning of the slope and intercepts of demand (and supply) curves; 3. Understand the difference between movements along demand and supply curves‚ and shifts of demand and supply curves; 4. Understand the effect of price ceilings and price floors; 5. Understand
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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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