2013/14 LM Economics and Market Policy Applied Microeconomics C Benassi corrado.benassi@unibo.it Office hrs: Mon 11-12 6 hrs per week - 10 weeks ————————————————————— Course outline: 1. General introduction 2. Consumption and Demand Theory: (a) Basic issues in the theory of consumer’s choice: preferences and budget constraints‚ demand functions and their properties; (b) Duality in consumption; Applications: (a) Applied analysis and expenditure systems; (b) Separability and aggregation;
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The very first McDonalds restaurant was opened in Plaines‚ Illinois in 1955. In 1954 Ray Kroc approached the McDonalds brothers with the thought of starting a new company. In 1965 McDonalds went public‚ some twenty years later in 1985 it was added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. McDonalds has gone through quite a bit of changes through the years exposing of several CEO’s‚ but found its man in 2004 in Jim Skinner. He has made a recovery in the business as he joined when the company took its first
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Back in the early 1960’s‚”McDonald’s did not have the same connotation as it does today. What we think of McDonald’s now as being associated with childhood obesity and “frankenfood”‚ instead was associated with a place where families enjoyed eating dinner or a fun night out. This ad depicts the restaurant as a social hotspot for fun get togethers that also can provide some comfort and excitement. In the background of this comic-like ad is a starry night and in large‚ blocky‚ letters the words‚ “Let’s
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Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Ashley Heard Principles of Macroeconomics-ECO/372 November 19‚ 2012 Sharon Bush University of Phoenix Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Macroeconomics defined as “the study of the economy as a whole‚ which includes inflation‚ unemployment‚ business cycles‚ and growth” (Colander‚ G-5). There are many fundamentals that affect the economy in both a good and bad way. These fundamentals affect the economy‚ and they also show the growth of the economy. The fundamentals
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WLC BUS 181 - Micro Economics 10 Principles of Economics – Final Paper Professor Kudek Samuel Barreto 04/11/2013 Principle #1: People Face Trade-Offs This article released by the World Bank talks about education in the country of Colombia. According to this article only 37.2% of young Colombians continued their studies or training after high school in 2010. The government’s goal is that half of young Colombians continue their education after high school by 2014. Colombians
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Economics Assignment One Part Two The flood which unusually occurred in Australia from 2010 to 2011 in summer‚ owing to the unusual amount of rain‚ destroyed the main producing areas of bananas in Australia‚ caused a large-scale reduction of bananas in Queensland. Bananas as the first biggest selling fruit in Australian market‚ the main producing areas for the banana market which flooded in the Cyclone Yasi‚ has caused the Australian citizens to be concerned about the shortage of bananas. This essay
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(i) Collusion is common among oligopoly firms. Discuss the factors that make collusion likely to succeed. Use the relevant industry to support your answer. Oligopolistic firms are known to be independent as there are only a few sellers dominating the market; therefore changes in the price‚ sales or output of a firm will surely affect their competitors. The telecommunication industry in Malaysia exhibits the oligopoly market. For instance‚ Maxis or Digi customers are more likely to subscribe to Celcom
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ECON111 Page 115 1. Define the price elasticity of demand and the income elasticity of demand Price elasticity of demand is a measure of how much quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good. It is calculated as the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price. Income elasticity of demand is a measure of how much quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in consumer’s income. It is calculated as the
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CHAPTER 11 QUESTIONS 1. Distinguish among depreciation‚ depletion‚ and amortization expenses. Depreciation refers to the cost allocation of tangible long-term assets; depletion refers to the cost allocation of natural resources; and amortization refers to the cost allocation of intangible assets. All three terms have similar underlying principles governing their use. 2. What factors must be considered in determining the periodic deprecation charges that should be made for a company’s depreciable
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Article Critique MBA 6008 November 27‚ 2011 Reichheld‚ Fred (2006). The Microeconomics of Customer Relationships. MIT Sloan Management Review. Vol. 47‚ No. 2 Article Summary The purpose of this article author‚ Fred Reichheld discusses the microeconomics of customer relationships. How customer relationships affect a company’s growth rate and the financial performance. Various companies like‚ General Electric Company uses "net-promoter score" as a metric tool to determine the customer
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