important means for enhancing the lives of the poor and therefore a major tool for economic and social development mostly in rural areas. Lately‚ contrary to this widespread belief‚ critics have raised eyebrows against this growing popularity of microfinance as a major tool for enhancing economic development. Contrary to belief‚ they are of the opinion that microfinance is a ‘make-belief’ that is hindering economic and social development rather than enhancing it. It is to this regard and in light
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Although there are other branches of economic study‚ micro and macroeconomics are the most well-known. Over the years‚ both have become an increasingly common part of high school and college-level curriculums. Despite their popularity‚ however‚ the principles of these disciplines are frequently misunderstood or confused. While they share some of the same concepts and are interrelated in important ways‚ there is a fundamental difference between micro and macroeconomics. The simplest way to distinguish
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Macroeconomics Microeconomics is the study of individual economic units of an economy whereas macroeconomics is the study of aggregates of an economy as a whole. For example‚ when we study of an individual sugar mill manufacturing sugar‚ our study is micro analysis but if we study the entire sugar manufacturing sector of the economy‚ our study is macro analysis. Also please note if we study the problem of production of a firm‚ our analysis is micro study but if we study the problems of production of
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1.0 Introduction In this essay we are going to evaluate the micro economic factors on the activities and performance of Tesco. Tesco Plc (2011) states‚ that the retail industry is a highly competitive environment. Tesco competes with a wide variety of retailers of varying sizes and faces increased competition from UK retailers as well as international operators in the UK and overseas. Failure to compete with competitors on areas including price‚ product range‚ quality and service could have an
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Microeconomics Spring 2010 I. FOUNDATIONS OF ECONOMICS A. Scarcity‚ Production Possibilities‚ Efficiency and Exchange Section I.A Learning Objectives: • Define or explain a number of basic economic terms and concepts. • Explain‚ illustrate‚ and apply marginal analysis. • Explain‚ illustrate‚ and apply the production possibilities model. • Explain‚ illustrate‚ and apply the law of comparative advantage. 1. “Life is Economics” Q: Is this statement true or false? Why? 2. Economic Goals and Priorities of Society
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globalization for the better‚ or for the worse. In order to determine whether or not the United States fundamentally switch to protecting jobs‚ rather than to expand internationally further‚ both sides must be taken into account before tackling this economic issue. With this in mind‚ we must ask ourselves if this is the right path for the United States to continue on‚ or should we re-approach it? There are many instances where individuals let their own selfish gains influence their own opinion on the
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8/5/2013 PowerPoint® Lecture Presentation to accompany Principles of Economics‚ An Asian Edition N. Gregory Mankiw | Euston Quah | Peter Wilson © 2008 Cengage Learning 1 TEN PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS © 2008 Cengage Learning 1 8/5/2013 Economy. . . . . . The word economy comes from a Greek word for “one who manages a household.” © 2008 Cengage Learning TEN PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS A household and an economy face many decisions: Who will work? What goods and how many
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profits bring with them resources that were less profitably used in other industries. Both processes increase allocative efficiency. In the long run‚ the market price of a product will equal the minimum average total cost of production. Thus‚ long run economic profits are zero. 7. The basic model of pure competition reviewed in this chapter finds that in the long run all firms in a purely competitive industry will earn normal profits. If all firms
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?Economics is a social science that mainly focuses on different fields of knowledge dealing with the proper distribution‚ allotment‚ production and consumption of resources. Economics has been divided into two significant branches; one of it being the microeconomics and the other one being the macroeconomics. Microeconomics can be easily understood through the term micro itself which means small‚ microeconomics focuses on small level that is to say it includes areas of individual decision making
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Question 1 1. Environmental changes can result in the inactivation of enzymes. Answer True False 1 points Question 2 1. Hydrolases are generally involved in __________ reactions. Answer anabolic catabolic both anabolic and catabolic neither anabolic nor catabolic oxidation-reduction 2 points Question 3 1. Which of the following types of carrier molecules is NOT found in electron transport chains? Answer ubiquinones hemoglobin flavoproteins
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