The economic concept of private property refers to the rights owners have to the exclusive use and disposal of a physical object. Property is not a table‚ a chair‚ or an acre of land. It is the bundle of rights which the owner is entitled to employ those objects. The alternative (collectivist) view is that private property consists merely of a legal deed to an object with the use and disposal of the object subject to the whims and mercies of the state. Under this latter view‚ the state retains ownership
Free Property Property law
There are many different elements that contribute to rising gasoline prices. The major cause for increasing gasoline prices has to do with refining capacity. Even if oil were inexpensive‚ we would still have a problem converting it into the gas that fuels our economy. That is what keeps the gas prices high. When gas supplies are short‚ due to an “inability to refine crude oil into gas efficiently‚” prices increase. This is a component of supply and demand economics. In a positive aspect
Premium Petroleum
Housing markets are peculiar for a number of reasons. First‚ houses take time to build‚ so when demand rises‚ supply can only respond with a considerable lag What causes house prices to rise? Prices rise through a combination of factors on both the supply and demand side of the housing market. When demand is rising and the short run supply of housing available in the market is limited‚ it is quite easy for market values to be pushed significantly higher. Consider the diagram below which illustrates
Premium Supply and demand
the Chinese market in 2002 by acquiring a 33% stake in its local counterpart‚ EachNet‚ followed by a full acquisition a year later in 2003. Critically assess eBay.s choice of market entry strategy for China (use Key Country Matrix)‚ listing both the advantages and disadvantages of its acquisition strategy (use Drivers (YIP) -CAGE Matrix). 30% Assess the potential benefits and risks of eBay.s joint venture with Tom Online (use Global/Local Matrix)eBay first entered the Chinese market in 2002 by acquiring
Premium China United States Joint venture
In economics‚ deflation is a sustained decrease in the general price level of goods and services.[1] Deflation occurs when the inflation rate falls below zero percent‚ resulting in an increase in the real value of money — a negative inflation rate. This should not be confused with disinflation‚ a slow-down in the inflation rate (i.e. when the inflation decreases‚ but still remains positive).[2] Inflation reduces the real value of money over time‚ conversely‚ deflation increases the real value of
Premium Inflation Economics Money
2. Justify your allocation based on your outlook for systematic risk in the U.S. Systematic risk is primarily based on the risks that are associated with actual or real events that may affect the market. This includes interest rates‚ inflation‚ wars and all that can affect the market and cannot be avoided through diversification. Systematic risk can be associated with riskier securities if and when compared to bonds. This rate of return is mainly unpredictable but can be profitable. My reasoning
Premium Investment Finance Rate of return
Gas Price Elasticity The Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy began tracking weekly gasoline prices in 1990 by means of a survey of 800 service stations around the country. The average retail price for unleaded gasoline posted its fourth record high during the week of June 12‚ 2000‚ increasing 5 cents a gallon to an average of $1.681. The price at the pump is higher than the same period last year by 56 cents and has risen 16.2 cents over the past month (Anonymous‚ 2000)
Premium Petroleum Supply and demand Elasticity
Homework States with the most expensive gas The United States gasoline prices have been fluctuated from $3.40 a gallon to $3.60 in the last few months. As of July 20‚ 2013 the average fuel prices which is nationwide use to be $3.63 per gallon has rising up from $3.48 cents a gallon‚ which was a week apart. The recent rise in gas price have some drivers wondering if the gas price will soon be up to $4.00 a gallon by the end of this summer. The Crude oil prices have shot up partially
Premium Peak oil Petroleum Benchmark
The global recession was due to the US losing billions of money in different countrie has led to layoffs. . Layoffs had affected the citizens‚ but mainly the foreigners working indifferent countries the first to be fired was the foreigners working in a country because all the countries would not want to keep their citizens jobless and employ a foreigner. The property and the construction business has fallen very low nearly 80%. There are no new projects coming up and some of the existing projects
Premium Unemployment Termination of employment Recession
Changes of Gasoline Retail Prices from 1999-2008 Economics James Bork Chris DeShaney October 11‚ 2010 Over the period of 1980 to 2010 the prices of gasoline have fluctuated a lot from lows to highs. There were some drastic prices increases from 1999 to 2008 changing from one dollar to four dollars. After 2008 the prices suddenly fell off drastically but never have returned to what they were in 1999. The main cause for the rise and fall of prices over the years can be attributed to the supply
Premium Causality Dollar Supply and demand