Unemployment (or joblessness) occurs when people are without work and actively seeking work. The unemployment rate is a measure of the prevalence of unemployment and it is calculated as a percentage by dividing the number of unemployed individuals by all individuals currently in the labor force. During periods of recession‚ an economy usually experiences a relatively high unemployment rate. In a 2011 news story‚ Business Week reported‚ "More than 200 million people globally are out of work‚ a record
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INFLATION – THE GOOD OL’ DAYS Learning outcome: Upon completion student will be able to: Correct for inflation when comparing the cost of an item over time. Scoring/Grading rubric: Each question is worth 10 points. Introduction: Everyone has heard someone say something like: “Back in my day…a cup of coffee cost only a quarter.” In this activity‚ we are interested in calculating how many current dollars that cup of coffee‚ or batch of cookies‚ or hourly wages would be equivalent to. 1
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THE EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE IN INFLATION OUTPUT AND THE CURRENT ACCOUNT ABSTRACT The empirical studies on the effects of changes in exchange rates on inflation and real activity can be broadly divided into four categories: Single-equation econometric methods‚ Vector autoregressive (VAR) models‚ Structural macro econometric models and DSGE models - Dynamic stochastic general equilibrium. Methodologies: First‚ most participants use single-equation econometric methods that estimate
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Major Determinants of Interest Rates Inflation Inflation is a factor that decisively affects the nature or outcome of interest rates. “Inflation is an increase in prices of goods and services over time”(Financial Institutions‚ Instruments and Markets‚ 2012). Inflation is the natural byproduct of a robust‚ growing economy. No inflation‚ or deflation (the lowering of prices)‚ is actually a much worse economic indicator. Also‚ in a healthy economy‚ wages rise at the same rate as prices. A standard
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Understanding Interest Rates 4.1 Measuring Interest Rates 1) The concept of ________ is based on the common-sense notion that a dollar paid to you in the future is less valuable to you than a dollar today. A) present value B) future value C) interest D) deflation Answer: A 2) The present value of an expected future payment ________ as the interest rate increases. A) falls B) rises C) is constant D) is unaffected Answer: A 3) An increase in the time to the promised future
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ECO 2302 Practice for Midterm # 1 Problem # 1 "When the price of a resource used to produce a product increases‚ the firm increases its supply‚ therefore shifting the supply curve rightward." Is this statement true or false? Explain your answer. Problem # 2 Suppose the market for running shoes is in equilibrium. Then the supply of running shoes decreases. What happens to the price and quantity of running shoes? What factors might account for the decrease in supply? Problem # 3 The table
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1. HOW IS UNEMPLOYMENT MEASURED? Based on my research (Abs.gov.au‚ 2015)‚ the Australian Labour Market Statistics (July 2014); the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) measures the unemployment rate in Australia. The data came and it is published monthly from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) in Labour Force‚ Australia (cat. no. 6202.0). And are described by many attributes such as age; sex; marital status; geography; country of birth duration of job search. An individual is said to be employed if he
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a) To Patricia‚ I have assessed the current business situation for the Lodge Bistro Chain and I have decided to demonstrate‚ how your chain is effected by the external environment (threats)‚and what are the internal problems (weaknesses).To identify the problems I have done the SWOT analysed‚ and presented the two groups of factors which effected your business position. |STRENGHTS |WEAKNESSES
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Department of Economics Boston College irelandp@bc.edu http://www2.bc.edu/~irelandp/ec261.html Chapter 5: The Behavior of Interest Rates 1. Loanable Funds Framework Demand Curve Supply Curve Market Equilibrium 2. Changes in Equilibrium Interest Rates Shifts in Demand Shifts in Supply Example: Interest Rates and the Business Cycle By studying Mishkin’s Chapter 4‚ we learned how interest rates could be measured for a wide variety of credit market instruments. But what economic factors serve
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1.0 Current Marketing Situation 1.1 Introduction to Noodle Market • Noodles are a value added item made from flour. Amongst processed cereal products in India‚ noodles have a share of output and constitute the largest segment in this sector of the processed food market. • Noodles can be classified according to type of raw materials used in their manufacture‚ the type of manufacturing method used‚ and the form of the product on the market and the size of the noodle strands. • The most
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