Chap1: The National Economy I. THE SCOPE OF MACROECONOMICS the major macroeconomics issues Economic growth; governments try to achieve high rates of economic growth economies suffer from inherent instability. As a result‚ economic growth and other macroeconomic indicators tend to fluctuate. Rate of eco growth: the percentage increase on national output‚ normally expressed over a 12 month period. Unemployment waste of human resources‚ unemployment benefits are a drain on gov revenues
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concept behind a capitalistic economy is that the government does not have any control over the free markets. For this to exist‚ the economic markets should not be allowed to receive (nor should they be allowed to give) monetary support from the government. In 2007 the banking‚ financial‚ and insurance industry corporate giants claimed to be “to big to fail” and pled for a bailout from the U.S. government. Adam Smith‚ a moral philosopher and a pioneer of political economy once stated‚ “as soon as government
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A recap of how previous Philippine republics and administrations handled the country’s economy since the Spanish era‚ including their management of the economy. In the days wherein the Philippines was under the Spanish Republic the country was at a good spot in Asia. Manila and Cebu were the only European cities; we were one of the best countries in Asia when it comes to trading domestically and internationally. Before‚ we were always trading with mexico sharing our culture to them and them sharing
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The Economy of the Philippines is the 43rd largest in the world; according to 2011 World Bank statistics and it is also one of the emerging markets in the world; according to the CIA Fact book‚ the estimated 2011 GDP (purchasing power parity) was 391.1 billion. Goldman Sachs estimates that by the year 2050‚ it will be the 14th largest economy in the world; Goldman Sachs also included the Philippines in its list of the Next Eleven economies. HSBC projects the Philippine economy to become the 16th
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The economy of Kazakhstan is the largest economy in Central Asia. It possesses enormous fossil fuel reserves as well as minerals and metals. It also has considerable agricultural potential with its vast steppe lands accommodating both livestock and grain production‚ as well as developed space infrastructure‚ which took over all launches to the International Space Station from the Space Shuttle. The mountains in the south are important for apples and walnuts; both species grow wild there. Kazakhstan’s
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Background Israel was under British mandate untill May 14‚ 1948 when it declared its independence. The Israeli economy is highly diversified open-economy that depends on imports of raw materials‚ crude oil‚ gains and military supplies. In spite of having very limited natural resources‚ Israel has a highly developed agriculture and industrial sector. The Israeli economy mostly relies on exports (45% of its GDP) and services such as high technology equipment‚ agricultural products (vegetables
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Economy is supposed to mean the stabilization of resources in a country. As of now‚ the term economy means being unstable or anarchy. The economy is struggling daily causing everyday living difficult for civilization. The deprivation of oil‚ the decrease of care towards the environment‚ and the possible recession of the United States of America economy is what keeps the economy very unstable. Currently‚ this is the worst that it has ever been and it does not look like change is in the horizon. The
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Economy of Japan Commodore Matthew Perry of the U.S. Navy with Black Ships steamed into the bay at Edo‚ old Tokyo‚ on July 8‚ 1853‚ and displayed the threatening power of his ships’ cannons. At the time Japanese did not know what a stem engine is‚ due to the distance‚ Japanese thought the smoke of the stem engine was the fire of a great dragon. So Japanese surrendered without a fight. Commodore Perry requested that Japan open to trade with the West and ends the Japanese seclusion. Japanese
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ECONOMIES OF SCALE Economies of scale are basically the increase in efficiency of production as the number of goods being produced in a firm increases. Typically‚ a firm that achieves economies of scale lowers the average cost per unit through increased production since fixed costs are shared over an increased number of goods. Fixed costs are those costs of production that do not change when output changes. There are two types of Economies of Scale: Internal economies External economies Internal
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Economies of scale are the factors that lead to a reduction in average costs as a business increases in size. There are five economies of scale Purchasing Economies When businesses buy large numbers of components‚ for example materials or spare parts‚ they are able to gain discounts for buying in bulk. This reduces the unit cost of each item bought and gives the firm an advantage over smaller businesses which buy in small quantities. Marketing Economies
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