A2 Macroeconomics / International Economy Costs and Benefits of Economic Growth The advantages and disadvantages of economic growth are fiercely debated by economists‚ environmentalists and other commentators. In this note we consider some of the economic and social costs and benefits from expanding levels of production and consumption. In particular we focus on the idea of sustainable growth. The Benefits of Economic Growth According to the UK government‚ ‘a healthy economy leads to higher
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FACTORS RESPONDSIBLE FOR THE RISE AND GROWTH OF NATIONALISM IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION No one‚ not even the most far-sighted‚ ever thought that British rule would last for only sixty years. In the early years of colonial rule‚ the idea of an independent Nigeria within so short a time would have sounded ridiculous. “The Whiteman has come to stay as long as men lived‚” boasted an official in 1919. Nevertheless‚ nationalism started early‚ instigated by the need to respond to conquest and new policies
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of Advances in Management and Economics Available online at www.managementjournal.info RESEARCH ARTICLE An Empirical Analysis of Capital Structure on Firms’ Performance in Nigeria Taiwo Adewale Muritala* Department of Economics and Financial Studies‚ Fountain University Osogbo‚ Osun State‚ Nigeria. *Correspondence E-mail: muritaiwo@yahoo.com Abstract This paper examines the optimum level of capital structure through which a firm can increase its financial performance using annual data of
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SERIES PUBLIC POLICY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH; OEVELOPING NEOCLASSICAL IMPLICATIONS Robert G. King Sergio Rebelo Working Paper No. 3338 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Masaarhusetts Avenue Cambridge‚ MA 02138 April 1990 This paper is part of NBER’s research program in Growth. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors and not those of the National Bureau of Economic Research. NBER Working Paper #3335 April 1990 PUBLIC POLICY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: DEVELOPING NEOCLASSICAL IMPLICATIONS
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Working Capital Simulation: Managing Growth Gregory Smith FIN/571 March 10‚ 2015 Mrs. Debra Hartsfield Working Capital Simulation: Managing Growth The Harvard Business Simulation asked that one act as the C.E.O. of Sunflower Nutraceuticals (which will be referred to as SNC throughout this paper). Within the simulation there were phase in which decisions were made to help SNC with the growth of the company. This paper will explain the decisions made will influence SNC to estimate the value of the
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Opportunities in the Industrial Cassava Market in Nigeria Henk Knipscheer‚ C. Ezedinma‚ P. Kormawa‚ G. Asumugha‚ K. Makinde‚ R. Okechukwu‚ and A. Dixon International Institute for Tropical Agriculture 2007 1 Contents Contents...........................................................................................................................................2 Acknowledgements.....................................................................................................
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Part 2. Total 50 marks ( 10 marks each). 1. Explain why you would be more or less willing to buy gold under the following circumstances: a. Gold again becomes acceptable as a medium of exchange. (2 marks) b. Prices in the gold market become more volatile. (2 marks) c. You expect inflation to rise‚ and gold prices tend to move with the aggregate price level. (3 marks) d. You expect interest rates to rise. (3 marks) Outline of solutions: (a) More‚ because it has become more liquid;
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Causes of Economic Growth a. Increase in labor quantity (population growth) b. Improvement of labour through training and education c. Increase in capital (higher savings and investments) d. Improvements in technology Neoclassicals believe that government control inhibits growth as it encourages corruption‚ inefficiency and offers no profit motive for entrepreneurship. Underdevelopment is seen as the result of government inefficient use of resources and state intervention in markets through the
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Potential of the Bangladesh Capital Market Mamun Rashid runs an expert eye over our financial future The capital market is the engine of growth for an economy. It performs a very critical role in acting as an intermediary between savers and companies seeking additional financing for business expansion. A huge amount of capital may stable economy of a country. Lending by commercial banks provides good initial support for corporate growth‚ but a developed stock-market may play a good role for
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Financial Markets and Institutions In a global market when one country goes through an economic recession it can have drastic effects on the rest of the world. When the United States had a financial melt down it affect every country around the world. The financial crisis hurt the value of the dollar and it affect the way we trade and do business around the world. The financial institution that is having the greatest effect on our economic condition is the Investment Banks. Investment Banks
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