technology and easy access of the internet. In the following essay the merits and pitfalls of being able to access large amounts of information from the internet will be discussed as well as trying to avoid the downside of operating in an “attention economy”. The internet has many advantages. Firstly on a social level‚ websites such as facebook‚ Twitter and MySpace‚ have allowed for people all over the world to be connected. It is a cheap‚ fast and easy way of communicating. More and more public places
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Economy of scale refers to the benefits of producing on a large scale. When firms and industries increase the scale of their operation there can be advantages which reduce the average (unit) cost of their output. Internal economy of scale is the benefit‚ in the form of lower average costs‚ which a firm can gain from increasing its size. Internal economies of scale arise from the growth of the firm itself. One internal economy of scale can be marketing economies. For food retail industry‚ large
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Economy of Switzerland Switzerland as the world knows it today is a country with strong and stable economy. With countries ups and downs‚ the noticeable economic revival begun in 2002‚ when political and economic actors have implemented a “game plan” which included certain measurements. With certain handling of situation in economy‚ Switzerland could feel a perceptible growth year after year. This essay discuses Switzerland’s achievements in development of country’s economy‚ as well as examines
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Green economy 1. What is bad for you and the environment is cheap 2. What is good for you and good for the environment is expensive 3. Most people cant afford it 4. Not only is it expensive it isn’t any better for the environment Blue economy 1. Open your eyes to see what we have 2. Using what you thought was waste to create food energy and jobs 3. Poverty into development 4. Scarcity into abundance 5. Make a bigger cake to share 6. Starts with entrepreneurs
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Sharing Economy Read the article (on pages 8-11) closely‚ then answer each question below. Write at least two to five sentences for each response‚ using evidence from the text to support your answers. 1. Describe the author’s purpose in the first two paragraphs of the article. Renting objects and places 2. Analyze the reasons the “sharing economy” is taking off now‚ according to the author. Enjoying a good time with strangers 3. The author writes that “whether the sharing economy is a bane
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Chap1: The National Economy I. THE SCOPE OF MACROECONOMICS the major macroeconomics issues Economic growth; governments try to achieve high rates of economic growth economies suffer from inherent instability. As a result‚ economic growth and other macroeconomic indicators tend to fluctuate. Rate of eco growth: the percentage increase on national output‚ normally expressed over a 12 month period. Unemployment waste of human resources‚ unemployment benefits are a drain on gov revenues
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PHILIPPINES TO LEAPFROG TO BE THE 16TH LARGEST ECONOMY BY 2050 ACCORDING TO IMF The Republic of the Philippines is one among those list of developing economy and owns the possibility of being one of the fruitful nation in the next succeeding decades. Our country is highly expected to jump 27 places to become the 16th largest economy by the year of 2050 as projected by The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation International Bank. Resounding softly across the 7‚100 islands that form the Philippines
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Kazakhstan’s economy. Kazakhstan is the ninth largest country in the world and also it has the largest level of economy in Central Asia. Kazakhstan has huge reserves of mineral resources such as fossil fuel‚ natural gas‚ coal and etc. Mining‚ machinery manufacture‚ the production of petro-chemicals and agriculture are important sectors of the economy. Agriculture supplies grain‚ fruit‚ cotton‚ tobacco and meat. The south of Kazakhstan provides well-known “Aport” apples. As well‚ Kazakhstan is developed
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Command Economy: Mountainous Politicians‚ countries and ideologies from all over the world have been torn for years between what they should follow and believe. Countries argue over which policies should be adopted been the economist’s fundamental question. What would life be like if the country you lived in targeted equality- to live in a country where all people are equal‚ all are treated the same‚ and all are one? People desire to live in a place where social class is not an issue and money
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Economic and Political Status in Paraguay Paraguay’s economy has constantly been improving over the years despite some set-backs they must face. Since they are a land-locked country‚ they do not have as many resources as most of its surrounding countries. They must rely mostly on agriculture for their main exports. As for Paraguay’s government and political conditions‚ they now have a president elected for a 5-year term. There are many different political parties‚ and the type of government
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