City University of Hong Kong Department of Economics and Finance Semester B 2013–2014 EF2401 Economics II Instructor: Dr. KUNIEDA‚ Takuma Office: P7318‚ Academic Building‚ Level 7‚ Lift 6 Phone: 3442-7960 Email: tkunieda@cityu.edu.hk Office Hours: To be announced 1 Objectives and Outcomes 1.1 Objectives The main objective of this course is to introduce students to the basic principles of macroeconomics. Students will learn to apply macroeconomic analysis to the business world and other
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There are three types of market efficiency: Ø - when prices are determined in a way that equates the marginal rates of return (adjusted for risk) for all producers and savers‚ market is said to be allocationally efficient; Ø - when the cost of transfering funds is “reasonable”‚ market is said to be operationally efficient; Ø - when prices fully reflect all available information‚ market is said to be informationally efficient. Bachelier (1900): In the opening paragraph of his
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Economic growth The effect of corruption on economic growth has been extensively researched in the last two decades. While not denying that corruption may have played a positive role at particular times in specific countries‚ it leads to lower growth‚ hampering both private and productive government spending in investments and inhibiting the efficiency of public services. Corruption can also affect the growth rate through distortions in tax collection‚ the level of public expenditure and the composition
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1) Explain the terms ‘Monopoly’ and ‘Monopolistic Competition’ (4 marks) Monopoly A monopoly is a market structure in which a single company or individual owns all or nearly all of the market for a given type of product or service with no or close substitute. This would happen in the case that there is a barrier to entry into the industry that allows the single company to operate without competition (for example‚ vast economies of scale‚ barriers to entry‚ or governmental regulation)
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West Africa and bordering the Atlantic‚ Nigeria is a big country that occupies 356‚667 square miles with a total population of 168 million. Nigeria is abundant in natural resources like coal‚ gold‚ lead‚ iron‚ salt‚ copper‚ and zinc‚ but it is best known as a big producer of oil. Thanks to its size‚ population‚ and resources‚ Nigeria is dubbed as “the giant of Africa” (Falola‚ 4). According to World Bank Data of 2010‚ Nigeria has an annual percentage growth rate as 8.0%‚ one of the world’s highest
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of its financial system‚ and the economy‚ at large. It spread quickly to the developed economies in Europe‚ including the United Kingdom‚ and Asia -with Japan becoming well affected. The emerging economies were not isolated. A transmission channel of the global financial crisis‚ which has been referred to as the “Globalised Synchronized Slowdown” is the stock market SERE-EJEMBI‚ (2008). Around the world stock market indicators started falling. The capital market‚ vis-à-vis the stock market‚ is a channel
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Economic and Financial Forces By Nicole Bush NAU For my two countries to export and import to and from‚ I chose to work with Japan and Italy. I looked up the information for both of their currencies which are Yen and the Euro. The product that I chose to export to these two countries is diamonds‚ and I chose to import from them designer handbags. I watched the currency exchange rates on October first and then again on October seventh‚ and I will show my finding below
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The Role of Financial Institutions in Financial Markets and Financial Crises 1. The Financial Market and The Recent Financial Crisis 1 2. Financial Institutions 3 2.1 Types of Financial Institutions 3 2.2 The Role of Financial Institutions in the Financial Markets 4 2.3 The Role of Financial Institutions in the Financial Crisis 6 3. Conclusion 7 1. Financial Market and Financial Crisis Technology‚ globalization‚ competition
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A financial system comprises a range of financial institutions‚ financial instruments and financial markets which interact to facilitate the flow of funds through the financial system. Overseeing the financial system‚ and sometimes taking a direct role‚ is the central bank and/or the prudential supervisor. There are four participants in the financial system such as lenders‚ borrowers‚ financial intermediaries and regulatory bodies. Firstly‚ lenders are a saving surplus unit is one whose income
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Industries are classified into four different market structures. They are perfect competition‚ monopolistic competition‚ oligopoly and monopoly. Each of these has different characteristics regarding the number of firms involved to the type of product they make. Different methods and restrictions are used to maximize profits in all markets of the economy. Brand management and advertising are two tools that firms used to differentiate their products. The main objective of brand management is
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