significant macroeconomic costs to the War on Terror. The war has had macroeconomic costs to the economy due to investing money in the war instead of into the United States economy‚ and this hinders the progress and stability of the economy and causes economic setbacks. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have contributed in economic setbacks to the U.S. Economy. It can be argued that wars are good for the economy because they create jobs‚ but if the money spent on the war was invested in the public‚ then
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The absurdity of the methanol economy I had not actually heard of it‚ but a colleague mentioned it in the course of conversation: George Olah‚ the Hungarian-born U.S. chemist whose research is focused on hydrocarbons‚ strongly advocates the introduction of methanol as a chemical energy carrier. The basic idea is that‚ to be sure‚ we need to find a replacement for the short chain alkanes that constitute the major part of gasoline‚ aviation spirit‚ etc.‚ and which are used as the source of motive
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Soviet economy First‚ let’s see what conditions the Soviet economy had at its launch. It is known that Tsarist Russia was at one of the last places among the capitalist countries to produce industrial products per capita. In the middle of the 20th century‚ far ahead of Russia in terms of industrial production were the United States‚ Britain‚ Germany‚ and France. In tsarist Russia‚ cars‚ tractors‚ combines‚ powerful steam and gas turbines‚ diesel locomotives‚ electric locomotives‚ equipment for various
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explore and answer three questions of what this hurricane was‚ how it damaged the most developed country in the world and what responses were given by the authorities and the non-governmental organizations together with the criticisms of the people. Finally‚ the paper draws conclusion that Katrina remarkably altered the United States; furthermore‚ this nation must find solutions for the problems inside itself in order to avoid
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“My Bengal of gold‚ I love you Forever your skies‚ your air set my heart in tune As if it was a flute... What a quite have you spread at the feet of Banyan trees and along the banks of rivers… “ There goes Bangladesh’s national anthem. The culture of this subcontinent contributed directly in forming this Bengal as “The land of gold”. Thus cultural practices are prominent and important features of the living style of people in Bangladesh. The debate on life can go on forever without coming
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SPARTAN ECONOMY The Spartan economy was mainly based around agriculture and these focused on three main classes. It was not just dependant on the slaves (helots) like the other Greek city states but were divided into serf-like helots‚ Spartiates and the perioikoi. The Spartan economy meant two things‚ the system of wealth creation and the state of the country’s prosperity. The economy had four vital features‚ natural resources‚ economic objectives‚ distribution of land and the roles of the Perioikoi
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7th out of the 29 South America Countries in terms of economic freedom‚ with an overall score of 68.2‚ and putting it about the world average The Peruvian economy continues to be “moderately free”‚ and overall competitiveness has been promoted and sustained by ongoing regulatory reforms and open-market policies that support trade and investment. Social conflict surrounding large-scale mining projects undercuts economic stability‚ entailing elevated risks for long-term economic development. The
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ECONOMIES OF SCALE When a firm moves from small scale to large scale production‚ the average cost of production of each unit falls. The reasons for which this happens are known as economies of scale – they are the benefits which result in the cost savings of large scale operations which come about when a firm expands. In other words‚ economies of scale are advantages reaped by firms engaging in large scale production. There are two types of economies of scale. They are: * Internal economies
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market I am choosing from the Scottish economy is the housing market. No matter where you go there is always a demand for housing. There are 5‚295‚000 people living in the Scotland but not enough housing for them all. Many people struggle to get into affordable housing due to the scarcity‚ since many were allowed to be sold to tenants while Maggie Thatcher was in power. Unfortunately for us the money raised by privatising these houses was not put back into the economy to build new ones. This is why much
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Name___________________________________ ESSAY. Write your answer in the space provided or on a separate sheet of paper. 1) For each of the following changes‚ show the effect on the demand curve and state what will happen to market equilibrium price and quantity in the short run. a. Consumers expect that the price of the good will be higher in the future. b. The price of a substitute good rises. c. Consumer incomes fall‚ and the good is normal. d. Consumer incomes fall‚ and the good
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