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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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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Economic growth and public policy To increase productivity and living standards‚ governments can can: 1. Encourage saving and Investment: Goal: invest more current resources in the production of capital to increase physical capital (K). Trade-off: The opportunity cost of investment is that someone must forgo current : consumption in order to save and invest sumption Note that: because of diminishing returns‚ an increase in the saving rate leads to higher growth of productivity and income only
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http://www.researchindia.org/EffectsofGlobalizationonIndia.doc Kishore G. Kulkarni‚ Ph.D.‚ Professor of Economics‚ And Editor‚ Indian Journal of Economics and Business (visit: www.ijeb.com) Metropolitan State College of Denver‚ Campus Box 77. P. O. Box 173362‚ Denver‚ CO 80217-3362‚ USA. First draft of this paper was presented in the Oxford Roundtable Conference held in Oxford University‚ UK‚ in July 2005. Author thanks School of Business‚ MSCD for financial assistance‚ and Profs. John
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Assignment Set 2 Question 1 What are the principles of management? Answer There are fourteen principles of management laid by Henri Fayol. They are elaborated further below. Division of labour A particular task is divided into several units or segments‚ each performed by specialists in order to achieve efficiency. Authority and responsibility coexist Responsibility must be understood properly in order to achieve command in the business by taking the right decision at the right time for the
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TERM ASSIGNMENT #2: Environmental Sustainability And Economic Development Environmental sustainability and economic development can be considered contending imperatives. We as humans have a burning desire for economic growth and prosperity‚ while at the same time we have a need for the resources the planet provides us. Typically in order to grow our economy it requires that we deplete natural resources such as lumber‚ oil and minerals by means of deforestation‚ drilling and mining
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was the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s media adviser for four years from 2004 till 2008 and the above mentioned period which is covered in the selected book . It is significant as it is all about the inner view into the Dr Manmohan Singh being the prime minister of India and his unique character generally difficult to know from outside with the tiny details and observation. The author being a journalist by profession and editor for the financial columns in leading economic news papers‚ he was an
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and Economic Growth in India –An Empirical Analysis Prasanna V Salian1‚ Gopakumar. K2 Abstract This paper seeks to examine the relationship between inflation and GDP growth in India. An empirical evidence is obtained from the cointegration and error correction models using annual data collected from the Reserve Bank of India. The result shows that there is a long-run negative relationship between inflation and GDP growth rate in India. Inflation is harmful rather than helpful to growth. These
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Summary of New Economic Model New Economic Model (NEM) was launched by our Prime Minister‚ Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on 30 March 2010. He was announce this model at Bursa Malaysia`s Invest Malaysia 2010 conference in Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur. Under New Economic Model‚ there are three principal which are high income‚ sustainability and inclusiveness. First principle which is high income means high wages. Economic growth not only from capital but also from greater productivity through
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Describe and explain the simple Harrod-Domar Growth Model and its relevance to India’s Five Year Plans. The Harrod -Domar growth model goes on to explain the relationship between economic growth‚ which is the level of savings and capital in terms of productivity required. This is widely used in developing countries. This model was developed independently by Roy Harrod and Evsey Domar in 1940. This model is based on real life happenings which can be observed like not all people that live do work
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