Migration Flows * Quantity and quality Labour Force Participation Rate: The Proportion of the population that works or is willing to work. LFPR is the percentage of the population of working age that furnishes their labour for production of economic goods and ser vices whether employed or not. Female LFPR Reasons for increasing Female LFP * Rising wage rates due to reduced discrimination * Rising levels of education among women have increased employment opportunities and earnings for
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contrast‚ the American fighters for independence and the revolutionaries in France contributed greatly to an understanding of the need for democracy as a general system. Yet the focus of their practical demands remained quite local--confined‚ in effect‚ to the two sides of the North Atlantic‚ and founded on the special economic‚ social‚ and political history of the region. A country does not ave to be deemed fit for democracy; rather‚ it has to become fit through democracy. This is indeed
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How do different economic systems affect quality of life? The mixed economy gets the best of both worlds. I believe that the planned economy is a last resort and a not smart idea. My reasoning behind this is the fact that the government should not have full control over the economy‚ but I believe the citizens should have a voice‚ and that voice should be recognized. When the economy is a mixed‚ citizens have a voice‚ but so does the government. In my opinion‚ I think that the mixed economy
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Which of the following is the best definition of economics? the study of how individuals and societies choose to use the scarce resources that nature and previous generations have provided Opportunity cost is that which we forgo‚ or give up‚ when we make a choice or a decision. The reason that opportunity costs arise is that resources are scarce. If your tuition is $5‚000 this semester‚ your books cost $600‚ you can only work 20 rather than 40 hours per week during the 15
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Economic Issues Economic Growth Economic Growth involves an increase in the volume of goods and services that an economy produces over a period of time. It is measured by the annual rate of change in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP)‚ i.e. the percentage increase in the value of goods and services produced in an economy over a period of time‚ usually one year‚ adjusted for inflation Aggregate Demand Aggregate Demand (AD) is the total level of expenditure in the economy over a given period
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UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS ECN 213 - MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS COURSE OUTLINE SUMMER - 2010 LECTURER: Roger Rogers E-mail: rogers.roger@gmail.com INTRODUCTION Managerial Economics provides a foundation of economic understanding for use in managerial decision-making. Both microeconomic and macroeconomic relations have implications for this decision-making process. Since the demand for a firm’s products plays a major role in determining its
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Econ 350 Urban/Regional Economics Short Essay Review of a Journal Article Journal of Urban Economics‚ (56) 2004 1-24 Geography and the Internet: Is the Internet a substitute or a complement for cities? Todd Sinai and Joel Waldfogel 9th of May 2005 Abstract This paper has provided with an interesting point to begin analysis. Communications technology has always been of interest to the urban economist. The internet has new significance as a method of commerce and looks set to
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MBA 5600 Managerial Economics Assignment #1 1. What impact will the prospect of deprivatization have on investment by managers of privatized firms? The impact will be: - Loosing corporate focus; - Missing planned CEO turnover; - Affecting planned managerial objects and strategic efficiency Obviously‚ normal managers invest in long-term projects‚ products and services‚ deprivatization may come up with a different strategy that not aligned with corporate goals and its profit will probably
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Economic and Financial Committee World Model UN 2012 Background Guide Table of Contents Letter from the Secretary General............................................................................... Letter from the Under-Secretary General.................................................................... Letter from the Chair.................................................................................................... Introduction....................................
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gains/loses What is a good tax system? 1 – distribution of tax burden should be fair > tax equity 2 – tax system should improve the smallest excess burden and should minimize distortions to economic behavior > tax efficiency 3 – administration should be easy and administrative costs should be as low as possible 4 – tax system should be easy to understand and relatively easy to comply with and it should be applied in a non-arbitrary way 5 – tax system should generate required revenues
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