Economics 201A: Economic Theory (first half ) Tu-Th 12:30–2:00 150 GSPP 1 Description Economics 201A is the first semester of the required microeconomic theory sequence for first-year Ph.D. students in the economics department. The first half of the fall semester focuses on choice theory‚ consumer theory‚ and social choice. The second half will be taught by Chris Shannon and will cover general equilibrium. (A separate syllabus will be distributed for the second half.) In the spring‚ the
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During the 1920’s‚ America was a prosperous nation going through the “Big Boom” and loving every second of it. However‚ this fortune didn’t last long‚ because with the 1930’s came a period of serious economic recession‚ a period called the Great Depression. By 1933‚ a quarter of the nation’s workers (about 40 million) were without jobs. The weekly income rate dropped from $24.76 per week in 1929 to $16.65 per week in 1933 (McElvaine‚ 8). After President Hoover failed to rectify the recession situation
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Differences Between Keynesian Economics and Classical Economics Economics thinking has evolved over time as economists develop new economic theories to fit the realities of a changing world. Monetary and fiscal policies change over time. And so does our understanding of those policies. Some economists argue that policies that lower the unemployment rate tend to raise the rate of inflation. Others insist that only unexpected inflation can influence real GDP and employment. If the latter economists
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Learning activity 2 ch 3-U2 1. When do we consider two commodities to be complements or substitutes? It is considered both products and services as a substitute or complementary when the price of goods purchased gets increased to such a level that the consumer purchasing power will be affected less looking for a good price that is similar or lower the purchase quantities where his purchasing power allows. 2. What must be true for a good to be normal and a necessity? To be a normal product
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Argos and Littlewoods Price Fixing Arrangement 1. The oligopolistic features of the toy market are that there are two dominant retailers that dominate the market. There is a significance of advertising‚ such as them trying to dominant the price of their products. Lastly‚ there are no barriers to entry. These two firms have cost advantages due to the expansion of the company. In a perfectly competitive environment Hasbro‚ Argos‚ and Littlewoods wouldn’t have been able to have a price-fixing agreement
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As defined in the Bills of Exchange Ordinance Act No.25 of 1927‚ a Bill of Exchange is an unconditional order in writing‚ addressed by one person to another‚ signed by the person giving it‚ requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand‚ or at a fixed or determinable future time‚ a sum certain in money to or to the order of a specified person‚ or to bearer. There are five important parties of a bill of exchange; • Drawer: The drawer is the person who has issued the bill. In an
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1. Purpose of the case study 2. Discussion (here you can incorporate the answers to the questions) 1. Describe the market for telephony services prior to the enactment of the 1996 Telecommunication Act in Germany. Why is it unlikely that DT would face new competition in the market for retail fixed-line telecommunication services prior to 1996? 2. In what forms could local-level wholesale access to DT’s fixed-telephone network take? Describe the price structure for wholesale access to
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1. Discuss the critical success factors for the implementation of b2b exchange (271) The critical success factors for the implementation of b2b exchanges are early liquidity‚ the right owners‚ the right governance‚ openness and a full range of services. Liquidity meant the number of participants and the transaction volume. Early liquidity meant the earlier a business achieves the necessary liquidity level‚ the better its chances for survival. When they have more buyers to trade‚ more
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Finance: Problem Set 1 Question 1. An ANZ Bank currency trader working out of Wellington New Zealand wonders if she can make an intermarket arbitrage profit using Solomon Islands dollars (SBD) and Singapore dollars (SGD). If she has 10 million New Zealand dollars to work with and gathers the following quotes‚ calculate if she can make a profit (show your workings): National Australia Bank quotes NZD/SBD 5.7796 – 5.8241 Citibank quotes NZD/SGD 1.0148 – 1.0156 Commonwealth Bank quotes SGD/SBD
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Personal statement I am living in China for the previous 19 year‚ and I had been Australia for more than two year. It is a precious experience for me to study aboard‚ firstly‚ it makes me become more independent‚ I lean how to take care myself and manage myself. I am study banking and finance in Monash University. The course that I would like to do at the university of Melbourne is master of management. Management is a playing a vital role in all working place. In my opinion‚ sometimes we don’t
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