How technological change impact upon economic growth There have been dramatic changes in global economics in the last two decades through the flow of trade‚ foreign investment and of course technology‚ with a major rise in the manufacture and spread of information and communications technologies (ICT). For the course of this paper‚ ICT‚ a general purpose technology will be used to include in broad terms‚ computers – software and hardware‚ telecommunications‚ satellite communications‚ email and
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RAPID POPULATION GROWTH IS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS OF HUMAN RESOURCE UTILIZATION IN NIGERIA. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REDUCE THIS PROBLEM? A MANPOWER ECONOMICS ASSIGNMENT Akinrodoye Adunola INTRODUCTION Population can be defined as the number of people living in any defined area at any given time. Hence the population of Nigeria consists of all the people who live in the country at any given time (Dictionary of Economics‚ 1998; Ojo‚ 1997). Population however cannot be treated in
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Should Government Attempt to Control Human Population Growth? Human population grows‚ and it has been calculated that by the year 2050 there will be over 9 billion people in the world. As a result of that the amount of land per person will have dropped to less than one square inch. It is clear that population growth must stop in some close future due to various factors (Issitt‚ 1). Shortage in food and water‚ limited energy‚ pollution‚ death of plants and animals‚ and many more other shortages
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The Human Growth Hormone and Its Effects on Our Bodies as We Age In this paper‚ I will explain what the human growth hormone is; its effects on our bodies as we age. Also‚ show the benefits received by following a prescribed treatment plant from a qualified physician. The results are amazing‚ as you will see; this has prompted more research into the benefits of hormone replacement therapy as we age. What is Human growth hormone:HGH is a compound protein molecule of 191 amino acids linked in a
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Ansoff Growth Matrix is very important strategy in business industry. Any company can measure how achieve their market in this strategy. It consists of four kinds of strategies depending on products and markets. There are a) Market penetration: existing products and existing markets b) Product development: new products and existing markets c) Market development: new markets and existing products d) Diversification: new markets and new products. Today‚ McDonald is really competitive
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SABMiller became the second largest brewer by volume in the world. It faced stiff competition from Anheuser–Busch‚ its main competitor. SABMiller established a platform for future growth in North America after completing a three year turnaround plan‚ which enabled them to build up the market share and make progress. In China their attempted takeover of Harbin Brewery failed due to the competitive rivalry from Anheuser–Busch. Despite this failed takeover‚ their associate in China was well established
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of human capital. Later other well known economists (Malthus‚ 1798; Mill‚ 1848; Marx‚ 1878; Marshall‚ 1890; Schumpeter‚ 1934; Harrod‚ 1939 & Domar 1946; et al) placed special attention to the economic growth process. During the second half of the 20th century‚ the neoclassical theory of economic growth was developed‚ which forms the basis of all the models which are used today on economic analysis (Thirlwall‚ 2001). This theory‚ as advanced by Solow
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Recent literatures on economic growth asserted that ex-ante development of the financial system facilitate ex-post economic growth (e.g. Rajan and Zingales). In recent time‚ the link between financial market development and economic growth has received much attention in the literatures (King and Levine 1993‚ Rajan and Zingales 1998‚ Calderon and Liu 2002‚ Sunday E. Ewah and Judey Bassey 2004‚ T.S. Osinubi 2000). This is not unexpected
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FDI and Economic Growth in the Export-Oriented Economy of Fiji: Some Empirical Results RUKMANI GOUNDER School of Economics and Finance‚ Massey University‚ Palmerston North Email: R.Gounder@massey.ac.nz Abstract This study examines the role of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in in the case of Fiji since 1970 to 2010 in the climate of four military coups in this period. In the early stage of industrialization‚ the government of Fiji turned the island economy into an Export Processing Zone. The objective
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HOST COUNTRY ECONOMIC GROWTH Abstract: Numerous researchers have investigated the impact of FDI on economic growth. Unfortunately‚ the empirical literature has produced conflicting conclusions. Specifically‚ this paper assesses whether the FDI impact on economic activities in the host countries. This study by using a panel data for 94 countries over the 1991–2010 period‚ shows that there is not a strong complementary connection between FDI and economic growth. Furthermore‚ FDI lonely
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