article :In 2005 Hurricane Katrina caused massive shortage on natural gas and fuel in the USA.Due to the location of the hurricane in southern USA‚ agricultural shipping‚ fuel production and processing and transport were all affected. On the global market‚ all of these were already in high demand.As a result of the increase in natural gas prices‚ fertilizers costs‚ residential heating and electricity rates rise since they are complementary goods.Another effect of the natural gas prices‚ some fertilizing
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necessarily a good thing‚ in terms of the welfare of society as a whole‚ for the government to step in to break up a monopoly in order to create a competitive industry? A monopoly exists when one single firm is the only producer of a commodity in the market‚ allowing them to set prices as they wish and maximise profits due to the high barriers to entry. In this case‚ the firm is given the ability to exploit their consumers in terms of price discrimination based on price elasticity. In this essay‚ I will
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|ECON E-1010 | |Microeconomic Theory Spring‚ 2013 | Course Web Site: http://isites.harvard.edu/course/ext-23285/2013/spring Professor: Bruce Watson econe1010@dce.harvard.edu Lectures: Mondays 7:40 – 9:40 Science Center A Teaching Assistants: Teo Nicolais (For
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Part 1 : Demand For Goods and Services Definition of demand Classification of Goods and Services Law of demand Factors That Influence Demand (Determinants of demand) Definition of demand One of the definition of demand is known as the desire to buy goods and services with the ability to pay at a given time period. Classification of Goods and Services From conventional Economic Perspective: i) Free goods – zero production cost. i.e. rain water and air ii) Public
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University of Hertfordshire B. A. (Hons) in Finance‚ University of Hertfordshire B. A. (Hons) in Marketing‚ University of Hertfordshire ECO 205 & ECO240 INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS ASSIGNMENT August 2011 Session This assignment covers 30% of the course Evaluation Malaysia Housing Market The housing market is like any other market - it consists of buyers and sellers who come together to agree a price for a transaction. In some respects that is where the similarity ends. Houses come in all shapes
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coffee at a coffee shop‚ Public Good‚ the private market should provide this good B City fire protection‚ Public Good‚ government should provide this good C Polar bears in the Arctic‚ Common Resource‚ this characteristics of the good would make it difficult to be provided by the private market or the government D Clean air‚ Common Resource‚ also this characteristics of the good would make it difficult to be provided by the private market or the government Subtitle: The Principal Agent
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THE IMPORTANCE OF MICROECONOMICS 1. New Businesses o Entrepreneurs create businesses by purchasing and utilizing factors of production. In order to estimate the potential return on investment (ROI) of those factors of production‚ entrepreneurs must have a basic grasp of microeconomic concepts: supply‚ demand‚ cost‚ profit. Without such a grasp‚ it is impossible to know how much a particular good can be sold for in a particular area. Furthermore‚ without a grasp of costs and earnings
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 DISCIPLINE OF ECONOMICS THEORY There are two different categories concerning economic behavior‚ the micro economics and macro economics. Micro economics The study of economic behavior of individual making units such as producer‚ consumer‚ household‚ and firms. Macro economics The study of economic system as a whole or on the basis of aggregate such as consumer price index‚ inflation rate‚ national income and unemployment level. 1.2 DEFINITION OF ECONOMICS
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There is still disagreement about the causes of high European unemployment: * Politicians often blame macroeconomic policy. * Most economists believe‚ however‚ that the source of the problem is labour market institutions. * Some economists point to what they call labour market rigidities. * Other economists point to the fact that unemployment is not high everywhere in Europe. What will The Euro do For Europe? * Supporters of the Euro point first to its enormous symbolic importance
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government owned (Trans-Australia Airlines) and the other is privately owned (Annett Airline of Australia- AAA). Each of these firms enjoys approximately half of the available market. The government may intervene in a monopolist industry in order to protect the consumer. Monopolists are known for their inefficiency in the market by providing services and products at higher prices because they set prices. Given there is no competition‚ monopolists tend to provide low quality products and services. Therefore
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