Economics 472 Economics of Renewable Resources December 8‚ 2010 Time: 2 hours Answer any THREE questions. Do not attempt to answer more than three questions. The three questions that you answer will be given equal weight. This examination is to be returned with your examination booklets. 1. Economists have argued for over sixty years that the economics of natural resources‚ both renewable and non‐renewable‚ is basically an application of the economist’s theory of capital
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An economic system is an organized way in which a state or nation allocates its resources and apportions goods and services in the national community. There are three types of economic systems namely the mixed economic system‚ free market system and the planned/command system. This paper aims to explain what a planned economic system is‚ the characteristics of the system and how resources are allocated within the system. A planned economy is an economic system in which factors of production are
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Chapter 1 What Is Economics? 1) All economic questions are about A) how to make money. B) what to produce. C) how to cope with scarcity. D) how to satisfy all our wants. 2) An incentive A) could be a reward but could not be a penalty. B) could be a penalty but could not be a reward. C) could be either a reward or a penalty. D) is the opposite of a tradeoff. 3) An inducement to take a particular action is called A) the marginal benefit. B) the marginal cost. C) opportunity cost
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Economic System "Resources are scarce but demands are unlimited." (Anderton‚ 2000: 273) Therefore‚ resources have to be allocated in terms of what to produce‚ how to produce‚ and for whom to produce. (Case & Fair‚ 2004) Economic system is a way of answering the three basic economics problem. "An economic system is a collection of laws‚ institutions and‚ activities‚ that provide a framework for economic decision-making." (http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lessons/lesson2.htm) Each part of it interacts
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An economic system in which economic decisions are made by the state or government rather than by the interaction between consumers and businesses. Unlike a market economy in which production decisions are made by private citizens and business owners‚ a centrally planned economy seeks to control what is produced and how resources are distributed and used. The production of goods and services is undertaken by state-owned enterprises. Centrally planned economies assume that the market does not work
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Economic Systems Devry University Intro to Business and Technology BUSN-115-14398 Economic Systems The roles that Individuals‚ businesses‚ and the government play in allocating a society’s resources depend on the society’s economic system. This system is a basic set of rules for allocating the country’s resources to satisfy its citizens’ needs. Economic systems are generally categorized as either free market systems (capitalism) or planned systems (socialism and communism). Except for the
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A resource based economy is a holistic socio-economic system in which all goods are available without the use of money and its derivitives. All resources become the common heritage of all of the inhabitants. It would utilize existing resources to enhance the lives of the total population by producing all necessities of life and providing a high standard of living for all. It uses technology to overcome scarce resources by applying clean sources of energy‚ cybernation‚ designing energy-efficient
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There are four primary types of economic systems in the world: traditional‚ command‚ market and mixed. Each economy has its strengths and weaknesses‚ its sub-economies and tendencies‚ and‚ of course‚ a troubled history. Below we examine each system in turn and give ample attention to the attributes listed above. It’s important to understand how different parts of the world function economically‚ as the economy is one of the strongest forces when it comes to balancing political power‚ instigating
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Economic System The 3 Types of Economic Systems - Centrally planned economy - Mixed economy - Market economy Centrally planned economy System in which a nation’s resources are owned by the government. Came from the ideology that the welfare of the group is more important than individual well being‚ the idea came from Karl Marx. The decline of Centrally planned economies was in the 1980’s nations began to dismantle communist central planning in favor of market based economy. Mixed economy
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of an important natural resource at a time when it is introducing improved technology. Explain how these events will affect the economy’s production possibility curve (8 marks)? The production possibility curves is a hypothetical representation of the amount of two different goods that can be obtained by shifting resources from the production of one‚ to the production of the other. This essay will take into account the two factors‚ the depletion of the natural resource and the improvement in technology
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