and Kaune‚ F. (2010). “A New Measure of Current Account Sustainability for Developing Countries‚” Goldman-Sachs Emerging Markets Economic Research. * Barro‚ R. and Sala-I-Martin‚ X. (2009). Economic Growth. McGraw Hill‚ New York. * Bergsten‚ C. and Williamson‚ J. (2010). Dollar Overvaluation and the World Economy‚ Special Report 16‚ Institute for International Economics‚ Washington D.C.‚ November. * Blanchard‚ O. and Giavazzi‚ F. (2009). “The U.S. Current Account and the Dollar‚” NBER Working Paper
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Abuse of dominant position Second part Demonization of dominant position‚ an exaggeration ? Using the word of ’’demonization’’ may seem irrelevant‚ but makes sense from that moment on we consider everything that has been said before‚ how the United States as well as the European Union are condemning it‚ also the important amount of lawsuits concerning this subject. There is indeed nowadays a kind of a propaganda against too important companies‚ propaganda that comes straight from the
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Business Economics Problem Set 1 1. The Social Security system provides income for people over age 65. If a recipient of Social Security decides to work and earn some income‚ the amount he or she receives in Social Security benefits is typically reduced. A. How does the provision of Social Security affect people’s incentive to save while working? The provision of Social Security will decrease people’s income after tax this leads to people not to save incentives while working. B. How does
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ECMT1010 BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS A ASSIGNMENT Semester 1‚ 2011 This assignment is worth 10% of your total mark. It must be handed in by 4:30pm on Friday‚ 3 June in the marked drop-off boxes in the Merewether building (Level 2‚ reception area). Late assignments will not be accepted and will result in a zero mark. The assignment must be done individually and plagiarism will result in severe penalty and possibly a zero mark. The assignment will be marked out of 50. Marks
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Question 2: a Define‚ describe and illustrate with a diagram‚ one opportunity cost for a person starting up their own business (2 marks) b Explain the difference between implicit and explicit costs (2 marks) c Explain the difference between accounting profit and economic profit (2 marks) d How do opportunity cost‚ explicit cost‚ implicit cost‚ accounting profit and economic profit relate to each other? (4 marks) Question 3: a Why would consumers prefer that the government tax products
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Culture and the Dominant Ideology Functionalist and conflict theorists agree that culture and society are mutually supportive‚ but for different reasons. Functionalists maintain that social stability requires a consensus and the support of society’s members; strong central values and common norms provide that support. This view of culture became popular in sociology beginning in the 1950s. It was borrowed from British anthropologists who saw cultural traits as a stabilizing element in a culture
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Dominant Firms: Impact on consumers and producers plus issues of control and regulation Dominant Firms Part 1 A Definition (2 marks): A dominant firm is one which accounts for a significant share of a given market and has a significantly larger market share than its next largest rival. Dominant firms are typically considered to have market shares of 40 per cent or more. Part 1 B Key features of a dominant firm include: High market profile – A well known name/brand amongst their competing
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Apple-Merging Technology‚ Business‚ and Environment 1. What might have happened to Apple if its top executives had not supported investment in iPods? Had Apple’s top executives not supported investing in the iPod‚ Apple Computer‚ Inc. may have not come back from “near oblivion‚” as the textbook described. With MP3 players dominating the music world‚ Apple had a slim chance of becoming the leader of these devices. Focusing on a unique type of MP3 with features unlike others‚ investing in
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1. Consider production in a two-input economy‚ with inputs L and K as usual‚ but without any substitution possibilities. Specifically‚ suppose that every unit of L requires exactly four units of K if output is to be increased. (If the firm hires another unit of L and less than four more units of K‚ then output does not increase. If the firm hires another unit of L and more than four more units of K‚ then output rises by the same as if just four more units of K were purchased with the new unit of
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From Failure to Success Since its inception in 1976‚ Apple Inc. has been largely successful and has experienced incredible expansion. Technological innovation‚ appealing product lines‚ and a focus on superior customer service have all contributed significantly to the growth that Apple has enjoyed over the years. Even the strongest companies experience major missteps as seen by Apple’s Power Mac PC supply chain disaster of 1995. Despite the detrimental consequences at the time‚ this disaster led
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