Cluster Theory and Industry Policy: An Overview Author: Stanislav Bucifal Australian National University September 2008 Executive Summary This paper examines the potential of cluster theory to inform industry policy. In the economic sense‚ clusters are production networks of strongly interdependent firms linked to each other in a value-adding production chain (Roelandt et al 1999). A defining characteristic of clusters is the presence of positive externalities which enhance firm competitiveness
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- 3 - N05/3/ECONO/HP1/ENG/TZ0/XX/M Paper Specific Markscheme In addition to the assessment criteria use the paper-specific markscheme below. Award up to the maximum marks as indicated. Examiners should be aware that candidates may take a different approach‚ which if appropriate should be fully rewarded. 1. (a) Explain the differences between monopolistic competition and oligopoly as market structures. [10 marks] • large number of firms (m.c) versus a few dominant firms (oligopoly) • differentiated
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BEC 1034 MICROECONOMICS TUTORIAL 1 (Chapter 1: Ten Principles of Economics) 1. The phenomenon of scarcity stems from the fact that a. most economies’ production methods are not very good. b. in most economies‚ wealthy people consume disproportionate quantities of goods and services. c. governments restricts production of too many goods and services. d. resources are limited. 2. "There is no such thing as a free lunch‚" is used to illustrate the principle that a. goods are scarce. b. people face
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ECO 252 -- HW 9 Questions 1. Which of the following events would cause a decrease in the equilibrium interest rate in the short-run money market? For each event‚ simply state YES or NO. a. The price level increases‚ Ceteris Paribus. b. The FOMC conducts open market sales of existing bonds‚ Ceteris Paribus. c. The aggregate demand shifts to the left‚ Ceteris Paribus. d.The Fed increases the required reserve ratio‚ Ceteris Paribus. e. The Fed increases the money supply‚ Ceteris
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Tiuana Goodfella Essay 3 An American social entrepreneur‚ David Green‚ recently stated the following: “Let’s face it. The market economy is based on a fundamental deception: I (a company) know how much it costs to make something‚ and I’m going to fool you‚ the consumer‚ into paying as much as possible. I find this assertion false and misguided. While some markets are more desirable than others‚ no one is being fooled into paying as much as possible. In the following essay I will evaluate each
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REVIEW: MIDTERM #2 MICROECONOMIC PRINCIPLES-1102‚ section #11 Professor Ardy Lynn Wurtzel SEAEINNSruEB 1. Please use Sarah’s Utility chart below to determine what combination of Clothing and Shoes would maximize her utility (find her consumer eq uilibrium)-10pts. [1lzt: Complete the charl’s (1) MU/$ column‚ the (2) TU (Clothing & Shoes) column and the (3) Income Spent column. This will allow you to solve for consumer equilibrium.] Price (per unit): S1O.0O MU (cr)/s SARAH’STOTAL INEOME P-rjeE@_Ss
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differentiating between perfect competition and all other types of markets? Answer Selected Answer: whether or not firms are price takers Correct Answer: whether or not firms are price takers Question 7 10 out of 10 points In economic analysis‚ any amount of profit earned above zero is considered "above normal" because Answer Selected Answer: this would indicate that the firm ’s revenue exceeded both its accounting and opportunity cost. Correct Answer: this would indicate
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consumers in the global North to distance themselves from their waste. Increases in the generation of waste can be linked to the development of larger‚ more intricately structured transnational commodity chains that spawned from the “drive towards economic liberalization in the North and South alike within the 1980s.1” Making it easier for commodities to be traded with the aid of lower trade tariffs and lower regulation standards that expanded transnational corporations options for
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A. Introduction 1. What is economics? Economics is the study of how societies choose to use scarce productive resources that have alternative uses‚ to produce commodities of various kinds‚ and to distribute them among different groups. We study economics to understand not only the world we live in but also the many potential worlds that reformers are constantly proposing to us. 2. Goods are scarce because people desire much more than the economy can produce. Economic goods are scarce‚ not free‚
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Geography Study Notes Chapter 9: The Changing Nature of the World • Every person in the world is part of the global village • Globalisation brings people together from all over the world through the free flow of goods‚ services‚ money and information. • The physical size of the world has not changed‚ but due to globalisation the world has “become a smaller place”. • Globalisation is the breakdown of barriers that has allowed for changes in the way we trade and communicate. • People
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