1. Distinguish between Micro economics and Macro economics. Microeconomics may be defined as that branch of economic analysis‚ which studies the economic behavior of the individual unit‚ maybe a person‚ a particular household‚ or a particular firm. It is a study of one particular unit rather than all the units combined together. In microeconomics‚ we study the various units of the economy‚ how they function and how they reach their equilibrium. An important tool used in that of microeconomics is
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Definitions; Basic economic problem – Capital capital goods‚ or real capital are those already-produced durable goods that are used in production of goods or services. Command economy – economy where supply and price are regulated by the government rather than market forces Division of labour - Division of labour is the specialization of cooperative labour in specific‚ circumscribed tasks and like roles Enterprise- simply another name for a business. Free market economy - is an economy in
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10:00 10:50 MARMARA UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS 2013 - 2014 ACADEMIC YEAR SPRING SEMESTER FIRST YEAR 11:00 12:00 13:00 11:50 12:50 13:50 MONDAY SOC 1002 SOCIOLOGY Dr. Zeynep BEŞPINAR A106 TUESDAY 14:00 14:50 15:00 15:50 ECON 1006 RESEARCH METHODS IN ECONOMICS Prof.Dr. Fatma DOĞRUEL A106 ACC 1002 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Asst. Prof. Müge SALTOĞLU A106 WEDNESDAY ECON 1002 INTRO. TO ECONOMICS II Prof. Nesrin SUNGUR ÇAKMAK A106 THURSDAY
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ECONOMIC HISTORY Only study guide for ECS2608 J. Inggs Department of Economics University of South Africa Pretoria © 2012 University of South Africa All rights reserved Printed and published by the University of South Africa Muckleneuk‚ Pretoria Page-layout by the Department ECS2608/1/2012-2014 iii ECS2608/1/12-14 Contents ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE WORLD Important topics and specific national examples between the two World Wars Chapter Page 1 HOW THE STUDY GUIDE
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ECONOMICS conimists- 16th and 17th centuries. hysiocrats (farmers) ercantalists (traders) Father of Economics/ Father of the classical school of economic thought- Adam Smith (In 1776‚ he wrote ’An enquiry into the nature and causes of the Wealth of Nations’) According to Smith‚ self interest was an invisible hand which would work for the common benefit of the community. The Great Depression of 1929 was a phase in which supply exceeded demand. John Maynard Keynes (a British economist)
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DEPENDENCY THEORY: - Economic development theorists over the last few centuries have developed models for explaining the “undeveloped-ness” of countries in the third world countries. From Durkheim to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)‚ we have‚ time after time‚ come to witness the rise and fall of development theories and their explanations for the predicament that many poor countries face. Dependency theory has (more so than others) lasted a great deal of time in the framework of the international
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John Hicks "An economy consists of nothing else but an enormous cooperation of workers or manufacturer to make things and do things which clients want." The Vital Functions of an Economy:- Production‚ consumption and growth are vital factors of economics. Economies might differ in the organization but all perform these three functions which are discussed below. 1. Productions:- The First vital process of an economy is manufacture which must go on incessantly. "Production comprises any action‚ and
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Investment within a country can be seen as a vital component in terms of promoting economic prosperity. This essay is going to outline the importance of investment in terms of current and future economic activity by examining the effect of investment on growth and employment. The importance of the ability of the South African government to differentiate between private and public investment will be addressed by the use of a graph illustrating the investment rates of the private and public sectors
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Chapter 4 Economic Efficiency‚ Government Price Setting‚ and Taxes Prepared by: Fernando & Yvonn Quijano © 2009 Prentice Hall Business Publishing Economics Hubbard/O’Brien UPDATE EDITION. Should the Government Control Apartment Rents? Learning Objectives 4.1 Distinguishing between the concepts of consumer surplus and producer surplus. 4.2 Understand the concept of economic efficiency. 4.3 Explain the economic effect of government imposed price ceilings and price floors
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Hult Managerial Economics Don Uy-Barreta Lecture notes – Week 1 Chapter 1 – Microeconomics: A Way of thinking about business (and life!!!) The bottom line Property rights are crucial to the efficient allocation of resources that are depleted or devalued in some way when used and when transaction costs are low. They can be a problem when transaction costs are high and the use of the resource does not deplete the resource or devalue it. 1) What is economics about? a) What and how much
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