Economics 247 Assignment 1 Version A This assignment has a maximum total of 100 marks and is worth 10% of your total grade for this course. You should complete it after completing your course work for Units 1 through 5. Answer each question clearly and concisely. 1. a. 3/3Define opportunity cost‚ and explain its importance in economics. (3 marks) -The opportunity cost of something is what you must give up of one thing‚ in order to get it. Opportunity cost is a key concept of
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Topic: If the market is so great‚ why do we need government? Discuss. Support your arguement with suitable examples and evidences. Market is often known as physical places‚ such as supermarket or shopping mall (TheFreeDictionary‚1963). Market is a place for buyers (who determined the demand of products) and sellers (who determined the supply of goods) to trade goods and services. It is also a place for operation the forces of demand and supply(BusinessDictionary.com‚1910). According
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Economics Answers Define the following terms: 1) Public goods are goods that when produced can be freely consumed by anyone‚ for example the justice system. They are made up of the following goods‚ non-exclusive and non-rival. Non-exclusive goods are goods that people cannot be excluded from consuming‚ it is difficult or impossible to charge for its use which implies no private market as benefits cannot be denied to those who refuse to pay‚ for example public TV. Non-rival goods or
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Definition of ’Fiscal Policy’ Government spending policies that influence macroeconomic conditions. Through fiscal policy‚ regulators attempt to improve unemployment rates‚ control inflation‚ stabilize business cycles and influence interest rates in an effort to control the economy. Fiscal policy is largely based on the ideas of British economist John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946)‚ who believed governments could change economic performance by adjusting tax rates and government spending. http://www
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To begin with‚ these are the Powers of The National Government- Reserved Powers‚ Enumerated Powers‚ and Concurrent Powers‚ here are there purposes of these powers and why they are still in use by our Government till this very day? Reserved Powers- These powers belong to the states and the states were allowed to pass Marriage Laws‚ establish Public schools‚ and regulate trade within the states‚ for example‚ if the states did not have this power then they could not set up public schools‚ and nobody
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INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY According to the Oxford Dictionary of Economics‚ monetary policy is the use by the government or central bank of interest rates or controls on the money supply to influence the economy. The Central Bank of every country is the agency which formulates and implements monetary policy on behalf of the government in an attempt to achieve a set of objectives that are expressed in terms of macroeconomic variables such as the achievement of a desired level or rate of growth
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The U.S Constitution and system of government has been very successful. A big reason why is because of the amendments. Some very specific amendments that lead the U.S Constitution to success are the 1st Amendment‚ the 15th Amendment‚ and the 8th Amendment. This will support how those 3 amendments help the U.S Constitution and system of government. One of the reasons why the U.S Constitution and system of government has been so successful is because of the 1st Amendment’s freedom of speech. The
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Mehdi TasalotiProgram:BBUS Bachelor Of Bussiness (HONS) Title: Economics Growth CONTENTS PAGE 1.0 DEFINITION OF ECONOMIC GROWTH 3 2.0 BENEFITS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH 4‚5 3.0 COSTS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH 6‚7 4.0 CAUSES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH 8 4.1 DEMAND SIDE CAUSES 8‚9 5.0 Why Economic Growth may not bring increased Happiness 9‚10‚ 11‚12 6.0 Poverty‚ Income Inequality and Economic Growth 13 6.1Does Economic Growth Reduce Relative Poverty and Income 14 6.2Why Economic Growth May not Reduce Income Inequality and Poverty
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Kelsea Shick Economics October 5‚ 2010 An economic system consists of production‚ distribution/consumption of goods and services of an economy (Grolier). Without any of the above an economy would not become as industrialized and successful as either the
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Economics The economics course provides students with a basic foundation in the field of economics. The course has five sections: fundamental concepts‚ microeconomics‚ macroeconomics‚ international economics‚ and personal finance. In each area‚ students are introduced to major concepts and themes concerning that aspect of economics. Fundamental Economic Concepts SSEF1 The student will explain why limited productive resources and unlimited wants result in scarcity‚ opportunity
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