(a) Explain whether there is a relationship between inflation and unemployment. Should government interfere and reduce inflation and unemployment? Provide real life examples. (5 marks) (b) Using your home country as a case study outline and analyze inflation‚ unemployment and growth trends. Identify what range of the aggregate supply curve your country is operating in. (15 marks) (c) For your case study explain inflation‚ unemployment and GDP using AD-AS (5 marks) a) Inflation is the sustained
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each of these sectors are commonly termed consumption expenditures‚ investment expenditures‚ government purchases‚ and net exports. Aggregate expenditures (AE) are a cornerstone in the study of macroeconomics‚ playing critical roles in Keynesian economics‚ aggregate market analysis‚ and to a lesser degree‚ monetarism. In particular‚ aggregate expenditures are combined with the price level as aggregate demand. Aggregate expenditures are the total expenditures on gross domestic product. These expenditures
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Economics for business TABLE OF CONTENTS Question 1 ................................................................................................................................ 3 Overview of the Mauritian Economy ........................................................................................ 3 Economic Indicators ............................................................................................................ 4 GDP .............................................
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1. Distinguish between Micro economics and Macro economics. Microeconomics may be defined as that branch of economic analysis‚ which studies the economic behavior of the individual unit‚ maybe a person‚ a particular household‚ or a particular firm. It is a study of one particular unit rather than all the units combined together. In microeconomics‚ we study the various units of the economy‚ how they function and how they reach their equilibrium. An important tool used in that of microeconomics is
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THE RATIONALE OF ECONOMIC REFORMS – CRISIS OF 1991 Domestic Economy: 1. There was inefficient management of the Indian economy in the 1980s. The govt expenditure was more than the govt. revenue. Govt. was not able to generate sufficient revenue from internal sources such as taxation. 2. To finance the deficit the government borrowed heavily from banks‚ people of the country and international financial institutions. 3. Development policies required that even though the revenues were low‚ govt
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THE CASE AGAINST ACTIVE STABILIZATION POLICY Some economists argue that the government should avoid active use of monetary and fiscal policy to try to stabilize the economy. They claim that these policy instruments should be set to achieve long-run goals‚ such as rapid economic growth and low inflation‚ and that the economy should be left to deal with short-run fluctuations on its own. Although these economists may admit that monetary and fiscal policy can stabilize the economy in theory‚ they
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Incentives Matter Explain how each of the following relates to efficient outcomes in a market economy: Adverse selection‚ “perverse incentives”‚ principal agent problem‚ and the prisoner’s dilemma. Chapter 3: Government and the Economy In your own words‚ explain what an externality is. Besides addressing externalities‚ what other important and beneficial roles does government play in our market economy? Chapter 4: Government and the Economy II What are the main reasons why government should
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both inflation and unemployment in general as stated in previous studies and some economic theories that deal with these problems and their impact on GDP . According to jordan economy profile in mundi index‚ Jordan’s economy is among the smallest in the Middle East‚ with insufficient supplies of water‚ oil‚ and other natural resources‚ underlying the government’s heavy reliance on foreign assistance. Other economic challenges for the government include chronic high rates of poverty‚ unemployment
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ECONOMICS CHAPTER 1 ECONOMIC WAY OF THINKING SCARE RESOURCES WEALTH OF THE NATIONS ECONOMICS: ADAM SMITH STAR CITY Scarcity Scarcity is the basic and central economic problem confronting every society. It is the heart of the study of economics and the reason behind its establishment. Authors have defined scarcity in various way some if which are complexly stated. One author defines scarcity as a commodity or service being in short supply‚ relatives to its demand (Kapur
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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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