Economics 201A: Economic Theory (first half ) Tu-Th 12:30–2:00 150 GSPP 1 Description Economics 201A is the first semester of the required microeconomic theory sequence for first-year Ph.D. students in the economics department. The first half of the fall semester focuses on choice theory‚ consumer theory‚ and social choice. The second half will be taught by Chris Shannon and will cover general equilibrium. (A separate syllabus will be distributed for the second half.) In the spring‚ the
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Economic Development - Changes in income‚ savings and investment along with progressive changes in socio-economic structure of country Economic Growth - Economic growth refers to an increase in the real output of goods and services in the country Globalisation refers to the integration between different countries and economies to operate as a single eco entity Can achieve eco growth by eco development How to achieve eco dev? Trade Patterns - What goods and services a country trades‚ with whom
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discouraging effect on price of domestic banana. When Cyclone Yasi crossed the north Queensland coast in February 2011 some 90 percent of Australia’s banana crop was again destroyed‚ with many of the farmers previously affected by the cyclone Larry facing economic ruin (ABC News‚ 2011) These two points prove that both domestic and foreign sellers sell homogenous product (foreign banana and domestic one are close substitute)‚ also domestic banana sellers and consumers are price takers (firm cannot charge a
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Principles of Economics According to Campbell‚ “Economics is the social science concerned with the efficient use of scarce resources to achieve the maximum satisfaction of economic wants” (Campbell‚ 2005‚ p. 3‚ Para. 1). For example‚ an individual needs air; however‚ wants a lavish vehicle‚ which the vehicle becomes the economic want. However‚ economics is concerned with obtaining maximum satisfaction through the efficient use of scarce resources. Likely‚ economist view and study economics through the
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Learning activity 2 ch 3-U2 1. When do we consider two commodities to be complements or substitutes? It is considered both products and services as a substitute or complementary when the price of goods purchased gets increased to such a level that the consumer purchasing power will be affected less looking for a good price that is similar or lower the purchase quantities where his purchasing power allows. 2. What must be true for a good to be normal and a necessity? To be a normal product
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Argos and Littlewoods Price Fixing Arrangement 1. The oligopolistic features of the toy market are that there are two dominant retailers that dominate the market. There is a significance of advertising‚ such as them trying to dominant the price of their products. Lastly‚ there are no barriers to entry. These two firms have cost advantages due to the expansion of the company. In a perfectly competitive environment Hasbro‚ Argos‚ and Littlewoods wouldn’t have been able to have a price-fixing agreement
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As defined in the Bills of Exchange Ordinance Act No.25 of 1927‚ a Bill of Exchange is an unconditional order in writing‚ addressed by one person to another‚ signed by the person giving it‚ requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand‚ or at a fixed or determinable future time‚ a sum certain in money to or to the order of a specified person‚ or to bearer. There are five important parties of a bill of exchange; • Drawer: The drawer is the person who has issued the bill. In an
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1. Purpose of the case study 2. Discussion (here you can incorporate the answers to the questions) 1. Describe the market for telephony services prior to the enactment of the 1996 Telecommunication Act in Germany. Why is it unlikely that DT would face new competition in the market for retail fixed-line telecommunication services prior to 1996? 2. In what forms could local-level wholesale access to DT’s fixed-telephone network take? Describe the price structure for wholesale access to
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1. Discuss the critical success factors for the implementation of b2b exchange (271) The critical success factors for the implementation of b2b exchanges are early liquidity‚ the right owners‚ the right governance‚ openness and a full range of services. Liquidity meant the number of participants and the transaction volume. Early liquidity meant the earlier a business achieves the necessary liquidity level‚ the better its chances for survival. When they have more buyers to trade‚ more
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Finance: Problem Set 1 Question 1. An ANZ Bank currency trader working out of Wellington New Zealand wonders if she can make an intermarket arbitrage profit using Solomon Islands dollars (SBD) and Singapore dollars (SGD). If she has 10 million New Zealand dollars to work with and gathers the following quotes‚ calculate if she can make a profit (show your workings): National Australia Bank quotes NZD/SBD 5.7796 – 5.8241 Citibank quotes NZD/SGD 1.0148 – 1.0156 Commonwealth Bank quotes SGD/SBD
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