International Trade Trade in Information Technology and U.S. Economic Growth Entrepreneurial enterprises in the United States invented most of the information technology that we use today‚ including computer and communications hardware‚ software‚ and service. In the 1960s and 1970s‚ companies like IBM and DEC‚ which developed first mainframe and then midrange computers‚ led the information technology sector. In the 1980s‚ the locus of growth in the sector shifted to personal computers and the innovations
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The general and specific objectives are listed and the scopes of the study are described. 1.1 Background of the Study 1.1.1 Malaysia Economic Growth Malaysian economy was consistently reached a GDP growth of more than 7% followed by the low inflation rate in the 1980s and 1990s. The economy went on to an extensive diversification and continued economic growth averaging 9% per annum in the period of 1988-1997. During the year of 1996-1997‚ on average‚ the economy had grown at annual rate of 8.7%
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Government’s Role in Economic Efficiency Law and Economic Efficiency Criminal Law | Prohibits actions that harm others. E.g.‚ theft‚ robbery‚ fraud‚ assault and murder | Shifts behaviour away from harmful activities toward Pareto-improving activities. | Contract Law | Establishes rules for writing and enforcing contracts and penalties for failure to fulfil. | Enables Pareto Improvements involving future promises‚ such as financial contracts or work performed by employees. | Property Law |
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Leong Bank and its peer bank RHB Bank for the financial year ended in 2010. The DuPont model is used to provide the information on the bank’s liquidity‚ profitability‚ efficiency and leverage status that allows financial analyst to evaluate on the performance of the bank as a result of the changes of these factors. A trend comparison for year 2010‚ 2009 and 2008 is conducted and evaluated its respective ratios and other financial data. The peer comparison of financial ratios between RHB Bank &
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Stock Market and Economic Growth: An Empirical Analysis for Germany Adamopoulos Antonios Department of Applied Informatics‚ University of Macedonia‚ Thessaloniki‚ Macedonia‚ Greece Correspondence to: Adamopoulos Antonios‚ adamant@uom.gr Published online: April 15‚ 2010 Abstract This paper investigates the causal relationship between stock market development and economic growth for Germany for the period 1965-2007 using a Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). The purpose of this paper was to
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A STUDY ON CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM) IN SELECTED COMMERCIAL BANKS IN TAMIL NADU INTRODUCTION This aim of a business concern is to get profits. This concern works for a business having a long-term approach towards satisfying customer needs. Customer retention is the purpose of their business. The trend in marketing towards building relationships with customers continues to grow and marketers have become increasingly interested in retaining customers over the long run. Building
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The economic growth of Thailand is mostly sustained by exports. However‚ recently a political crisis over several months continues to make its local consumption and investment slump and even curbs economic growth. That is to say‚ political situation plays an important role in economic growth which is mostly estimated with GDP. The National Economic and Social Development Board said the second quarter gross domestic product is 4.9%‚ year to year percentage change‚ slowing from 6.1% rate in the
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GLOBALIZATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA By KELECHI IYOKO. Abstract The concomitant unequal distribution of the benefits of Globalisation and the fear expressed by most developing countries about the negative impact of globalization‚ has made the question on the relationship between globalization (characterized by foreign direct investment‚ economy openness and net capital flows) and Economic Growth both in developed and developing countries lie at the heart
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UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER Econ 20332: Developing Countries in the International Economy Midterm Exam March 1‚ 2012. Time: 60 minutes Answer 3 Questions from Section A and 1 Question from Section B (For multiple choice questions there will be no negative for wrong or unanswered questions.) Please enter your answers for Section B in the Answer Book and for Section A the Multiple Choice Sheet provided. THIS PAPER MUST NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE EXAMINATION ROOM.
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FDI and Economic Growth in the Export-Oriented Economy of Fiji: Some Empirical Results RUKMANI GOUNDER School of Economics and Finance‚ Massey University‚ Palmerston North Email: R.Gounder@massey.ac.nz Abstract This study examines the role of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in in the case of Fiji since 1970 to 2010 in the climate of four military coups in this period. In the early stage of industrialization‚ the government of Fiji turned the island economy into an Export Processing Zone. The objective
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