Which is best for the economy: employment stability or employment flexibility? A recent article in the ILO’s International Labour Review analyzes the relationship between employment stability and productivity in six major sectors in 13 European countries. According to the authors‚ both‚ extensive and short job tenure can produce adverse affects on productivity. They propose a policy of ’protected mobility’ on the labour market‚ together with active labour market policies seeking to combine both
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NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY The National Economic and Development Authority (Filipino: Pambansang Pangasiwaan sa Kabuhayan at Pagpapaunlad)‚ abbreviated asNEDA‚ is an independent cabinet-level agency of the Philippine government responsible for economic development and planning. It is headed by the President of the Philippines as chairman of the NEDA board‚ with the Secretary of Socio-Economic Planning‚ concurrently NEDA Director-General‚ as vice-chairman. A number of Cabinet members
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Past and Current Drug Abuse Trends in the United States Tabatha Smith University of Phoenix PSY 425 Dawn Weldon September 20‚ 2010 Past and Current Drug Abuse Trends in the United States Trends in drug use amidst Americans are in a roundabout way attributed to trends in society. Despite the fact that drugs always have been around in one form or another‚ their early manipulations on society trace back to 4000 B.C. American society has been familiar with habit forming drugs as far
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industrialized economy and basically comprises of textiles‚ chemicals‚ food processing‚ the agricultural sector and various other industries. It is a surprising fact that Pakistan’s economy is the 27th largest growing economy in the world when measured in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). The economy has suffered from political instability‚ rising population growth rate and a war of words with the neighboring country India which has proved to be very costly for Pakistan’s economy. There is worldwide
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Population in the United States and its Effect on our Economy July 20‚ 2010 Aging Population 1 The population in the United States is aging at an unprecedented pace. For the first time in history‚ seventy percent of everyone who has ever lived is alive today (Isidro‚ 2009). The aging population and their imminent retirement will place an even greater strain on the country’s financial resources. The baby boomers; people born between 1946 and 1964 have influenced our economy by their sheer number
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An economy or economic system consists of the production‚ distribution or trade‚ and consumption of limited goods and services by different agents in a given geographical location. The economic agents can be individuals‚ businesses‚ organizations‚ or governments. Transactions occur when two parties agree to the value or price of the transacted good or service‚ commonly expressed in a certain currency. In the past‚ economic activity was theorized to be bounded by natural resources‚ labor‚ and capital
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Current and Noncurrent Assets The balance sheet is actually a useful tool for companies. The balance sheet offers a rapid view at the financial position of the organization. The balance sheet shows the assets‚ debts‚ and equity of the business. More valuable‚ the balance sheet shows the existing assets of the organization‚ the noncurrent assets‚ and the order of liquidity. These 3 elements display interested parties the short-term investments‚ long-term investments‚ and the sequence from most
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importers had continued to come in. According to Wong‚ the demand from Japan will continue to improve. He said the average plywood prices had dropped by 10 percent to between US$560 and US$580 per cubic metre in December compared with US$600 and US$630 per cubic metre in the third quarter of 2011. The price of plywood was at an average of US$400 per cubic metre. Most Japanese importers have stopped new orders or slowed down buying due to high inventories following aggressive buying in the previous months
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INVENTORY – PERIODIC INVENTORY SYSTEM In a Periodic Inventory System‚ no effort is made to keep up – to – date records of either the inventory or the cost of goods sold. Instead‚ these amounts are determined only periodically __ usually at the end of each year. It is used by very small businesses having manual accounting systems. Questions 1 – 3 (Meigns & Meigns)‚ Question 4 (Fess & Warren) Question 1:- Mach IV Audio uses periodic inventory system. One of the
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Planned Economy: "The social good" In a planned economy‚ the factors of production are owned and managed by the government. Thus the Government decides what to produce‚ how much to produce and for whom to produce. Features: • All resources are owned and managed by the government • No consumer OR producer choice • The market forces can’t set the price for goods or services • Profit is not the main objective‚ the government aims to provide services and goods to everybody • Government decides
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