ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT‚ 1st definition - it is the sum of growth and change Growth vs. change: Growth - the increase in the kinds and quantities of the available resources Change - the rising standard of living Questions to ponder What is the difference between economic development and development? Which comes first‚ growth or change? Can an economy experience growth without change? TWO CONTEXT OF DEVELOPMENT National - development is a combined effort of both the national and
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Principles of Economics – ECO11 Chapter 1 – The General Principles of Economics Review Exercises Fill-In Questions 1. The basis of the economising problem is that society’s wants are unlimited and its economic resources are scarce or limited. This gives rise to the idea of opportunity cost which is defined as the amount of other products that must be forgone to obtain a unit of a product. 2. We study economics so that we can make well informed conclusions about public policies. Knowledge of economics is also
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WHY DO YOU LEARN THE ECONOMICS? What is economics? Economics is a study of how goods and services are produced‚ distributed and consumed. It focuses on how the economic agents; the sellers and the buyers interact with each other and how the economics flows around the world. Every single people should have a better understanding on it as it affect almost every single decisions in our life‚ as well as government’s decisions for our country. Economy can be divided into two branches; microeconomics
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CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education ECONOMICS Paper 1 Multiple Choice May/June 2003 1 hour Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet Soft clean eraser Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended) 0455/01 READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write in soft pencil. Do not use staples‚ paper clips‚ highlighters‚ glue or correction fluid. Write your name‚ Centre number and candidate number on the answer sheet in the spaces provided unless
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Self-Study Assignment – Media Economics Content 1. Introduction 2 2. Theory‚ Propositions and Empirical Strategy 2 3. Results 3 4. Evaluation of Empirical Strategy 4 5. Conclusion 5 6. References 6 1. Introduction Extensive research has been conducted on the topic of how media circulation affects political accountability and government policy. Theory predicts that for a higher share of media receivers‚ political accountability and hence government expenditures increase. Besley & Burgess (2002)
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Types of Economic Planning Planning by Inducements Planning by inducement is often referred to as ‘indicative planning’ or ‘market incentives’ . In such type of planning‚ the market is manipulated through incentives andinducements. Accordingly‚ in this system there is persuasion rather than compulsion or deliberate enforcement of orders. Here the consumers are free to consume whatsoever they like‚ producers are free to produce whatsoever they wish. But such freedom of consumption and production
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Economics Notes 2011-2012 Contents SECTION 1 – MICROECONOMICS Chapter 1 : page 2 Chapter 2 : page 6 Chapter 3 : page 10 Chapter 4 : page Chapter 5 : page 11 Chapter 6 : page Chapter 7 : page Chapter 8 : page Chapter 9 : page Chapter 10 : page Chapter 11 : page Chapter 12 : page SECTION 1 – MICROECONOMICS 1. The foundations of economics Economics – Social science‚ a study of people in society and how they interact with each other. A study of rationing systems‚ the
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interdependence and globalization‚ “Often confused as one and the same‚ interdependence is actually an important precursor of globalization” (1). This precursor has evolved into what can be considered a global interdependence between nation states‚ whereby economies and markets are becoming increasingly integrated. Further explained‚ “The fact is that the world ’s people and nations are more interdependent than ever before and becoming more so. The evidence of interdependence is global flows of such
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Assignment- 1 Introduction to Micro Economics 1.Will the problem of scarcity disappear over time as standards of living increase? 2.Distinguish between the Real and Financial flows that link product and factor market? 3.Why do we study Micro Economics? 4.Explain how the introduction of Govt. affects the circular flow of economic activity? 5.“Scarcity of Resources is the mother of all economic problems.” Discuss with example. 6.Why can’t you buy anything you want? What is
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ECONOMIC MELTDOWN IN INDIA AND THE US Monjoree Barua Perhaps never before in recent history‚ has any economic development been so talked about as the ongoing ‘economic meltdown’. As it is clear no one person or institution ever understands the world economic network and functioning completely. Naturally‚ the fault could not be detected until the symptoms proved beyond repair. The sudden collapse of global finance giants like Lehman Brothers‚ AIG and battering of numerous
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