Econ 350 Urban/Regional Economics Short Essay Review of a Journal Article Journal of Urban Economics‚ (56) 2004 1-24 Geography and the Internet: Is the Internet a substitute or a complement for cities? Todd Sinai and Joel Waldfogel 9th of May 2005 Abstract This paper has provided with an interesting point to begin analysis. Communications technology has always been of interest to the urban economist. The internet has new significance as a method of commerce and looks set to
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Minimum Wage Ordinance Cap. 608 is an ordinance enacted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong to introduce a minimum wage in Hong Kong in July 2010. The executive branch proposed a minimum wage of HK$30 (~US$3.871) per hour in November 2010‚ which the Legislative Council voted to accept after much debate in January 2011. It came into effect on 1 May 2011. Prior to this‚ there had also been a fixed minimum wage for one specific class of workers‚ foreign domestic
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Health economics - The Primer This series of articles will introduce readers to the emerging field of health economics. We will review how health economics influence decision making process in health care and the basic tools used in health economics. * 1. The Role of Health Economics * 2. Cost of Health Care * 3. Should Oncologists Care About Cost-Effectiveness Analyses? * 4. Classification of Health Economic Analyses * 5. Health Economics Research: Cost Utility Analysis
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Economics Definition 1) Scarcity- the limited nature of society’s resources 2) Economics- the study of how society manages it’s scarce resources 3) Efficiency- the property of society getting the most it can from it’s scarce resources 4) Equality- the property of distributing economics prosperity uniformly among the members of society 5) Opportunity cost- whatever must be given up or forgone to obtain some item 6) Rational people- people who systematically and purposefully
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------------------------------------------------- CASE 1: InnoCentive: The Idea of Crowdsourcing Pre-Assignment: 1. Why would firms use InnoCentive´s service to solve scientific and technical problems? * First‚ a seeker typically comes to InnoCentive because it has not been able to solve a problem on its own. * The Use of InnoCentive may lead to Bigger breakthroughs/increases the potential of innovations * Organizations can tap into the diversity of the InnoCentive Marketplace
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Scarcity-The basic economic problem that arises because people have unlimited wants but resources are limited. Americans in recent years had to cut back on lavish goods because of the scarcity of money. Economics- The science that deals with the production‚ distribution‚ and consumption of goods and services‚ or the material welfare of humankind. Economics involves many issues in the economy of the country and world‚ from politics to money. Efficiency-A broad term that implies an economic state
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Economic Booms Definition of an Economic Boom: A boom is a period of rapid economic expansion resulting in higher GDP‚ lower unemployment and rising asset prices. Booms usually suggest the economy is overheating creating inflationary pressures. Many economic booms have been followed by a bust - economic recession or downturn. Hence the phrase Boom and Bust Economic Boom of the 1920s The Economic boom of the 1920s saw rapid growth in GDP‚ production levels and living standards. The growth was
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CU747 Solve Business Problems I’d recognise a business problem by receiving a phone call from a travel agent and listen carefully to what they are explaining to me and taking notes at all times. Two weeks ago a travel agent called me to see why the GDS system did not cancel their booking and why it went through as a no show. I looked into this on our GDS system to see why this had not been cancelled. The booking had not been cancelled as the GDS system had gone down at the same time the travel
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from the planned economy. Globally‚ compared with command economy‚ market economy has proved more successful in raising living standard‚ economic growth and economic efficiency. Here comes the question that to what extent shall we move from planned economy to market economy. Market economy is an economic system‚ which resolves the basic economic problem mainly through the market mechanism and limit government role. It relies on the profit motive and consumer sovereignty. In contrast‚ in a command
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Naked Economics Assignment After reading the book‚ please complete the following questions for discussion. Your responses must be typed‚ and they will be collected on the first day of class. Chapter 1: The Power of Markets • What are the two basic assumptions that economists make about individuals and firms? • What is the role and significance of prices in the market economy? • What’s so great about a market economy anyway? Market allocation 3 / Assume rational utility-maximizers 6 /
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