Chapter 1: The Power of Markets 1. What are the two basic assumptions that economists make about individuals and firms? The two basic assumptions that economists make about individuals and firms are that they attempt to maximize their utility using the available resources and that they want to make the most amount of profit possible. 2. What is the role and significance of prices in the market economy? Prices in the market economy are extremely useful because they help gauge what
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of Nigeria is a middle income‚ mixed economy emerging market with well-developed financial‚ legal‚ communications‚ transport‚ and entertainment sectors. It is ranked 31st in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) as of 2009‚ and its emergent‚ though currently underperforming manufacturing sector is the second-largest on the continent‚ producing a large proportion of goods and services for the West African region. Previously hindered by years of mismanagement‚ economic reforms of the past decade have
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and Welfare Economics 1 Welfare Economics • Are market allocations of resources socio-economically efficient? • Welfare Economics: “The branch of economic theory concerned with the social desirability of alternative economic states.” • The theory is used to distinguish circumstances under which markets can be expected to perform well • It also helps define some circumstances under which we might want government intervention. 2 1 4/24/2013 Welfare Economics • There
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Engineering Economics John M. Watts‚ Jr.‚ and Robert E. Chapman Introduction Engineering economics is the application of economic techniques to the evaluation of design and engineering alternatives.1 The role of engineering economics is to assess the appropriateness of a given project‚ estimate its value‚ and justify it from an engineering standpoint. This chapter discusses the time value of money and other cash-flow concepts‚ such as compound and continuous interest. It continues with economic practices
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CHAPTER 8 ECONOMICS OF STRATEGY: CREATING AND CAPTURING VALUE CHAPTER SUMMARY This chapter is the first of two chapters on strategy. It concentrates on the basic ways firms can create and capture value. Chapter 9 uses game theory to study strategic interactions among a small number of identifiable rival firms. Chapter 8 presents a framework for discussing how firms create value. It also discusses the conditions under which a firm can capture value (either by having market power or‚ in certain
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SPRING 2013 Under the Supervision of: Dr. Louis Hobeika International Economics - ECN 431 PROJECT: Role of the Middle Class in shaping economic development in MENA? Identify it? Impact of urbanization‚ trade and the balance between transition and modernity Submitted by: Stephanie Boustany Zahi Chammaa Christian Chbeir Mark Hourany David Naccour Abstract The "middle class" is an elusive concept. And it is likely to be‚ in common speech‚ even perhaps in the political discourse
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measure of a country’s overall economic output. HDI: The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy‚ education‚ and income indices used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. Quality of Life: Your personal satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with the cultural or intellectual conditions under which you live (as distinct from material comfort. Equity: Equity or Economic equality is the concept or idea of fairness in economics‚ particularly in regard to
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JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL: SHRD DEPT: EPD COURSE: BPS UNIT: TRANSPORT ECONOMICS PRESENTER: JULIUS GIKONYO REG No: HD211-5143/2011 LEC: EVANS SANDE Introduction. Transport and its related services is a catalyst for economic growth‚ and direct and indirect job creation in South Africa. The provision of affordable‚ safe and reliable transportation of goods and people is critical to the development of the country. Government boosted transport infrastructure
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Development Economics: 01:220:339:01 ¤ Rutgers University ¤ Professor Ira Gang Prerequisites: Intermediate Microeconomics‚ Intermediate Macroeconomics‚ Econometrics Email: gang at economics.rutgers.edu Include 339 in the subject line ¤ Course Materials Home ¤ Lecture Schedule‚ Exam Dates‚ Readings‚ Problems ¤ Requirements and Grading ¤ Learning Goals ¤ Exams‚ Rules‚ Advice ¤ Sample Exam Questions ¤ Course Structure & Prerequisites Sample Test Questions for Development Economics 339 Below are a
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Economic Questions “Why would a developing nation answer the three basic economic questions differently than a country like the United States?” There are three basic economic questions that each and every society must answer to. The way that the society answers to these questions shape and define their economic system. The first economic question that they must answer to is “What Goods and Services Should We Produce?” The second question is “How Should We Produce Goods and
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