INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND In every economy‚ there exist vast variety of activities some which undergo official recording and some other activities take place outside the officials. The later is the underground economy that refers to the economic activities that generate income but are hidden from official authorities in order to evade various taxes and remain unrecorded in official statistics (Yasmin and Rauf‚ 2004). The most common causes of underground economy are heavy tax burdens where economic
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A Separate Peace: Final Essay Throughout the story A Separate Peace‚ Gene’s change is due to his obsession over Phineas. Because Finny saves Gene’s life‚ he developed special feelings for him. After that‚ Gene tries extra hard to be like Finny. Although Gene feels as if he has complete and utter control over Finny‚ he doesn’t. But by the end of the story‚ Gene’s feelings toward Finny reverse themselves. Gene’s obsession with Phineas takes a toll on him to the point that he can no longer handle
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Marriage of the Same Sex Same sex marriage‚ also known as a gay marriage is marriage between two people of the same gender identity. Although same sex marriage has been regulated through law‚ religion‚ and custom in most countries‚ the social and legal responses have ranged from acceptance to total rejection. I strongly believe in equality and feel that one should legally be able to be with whomever they choose. Therefore‚ everyone everywhere is “free” to love and marry whomever lawfully
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Economy of Ireland I. Introduction The economy of Ireland has transformed in recent years from an agricultural focus to a modern knowledge economy‚ focusing on services and high-tech industries and dependent on trade‚ industry and investment. Since the mid 1990’s‚ Ireland has experienced consistent growth rates of up to 10% per annum. This has been attributed to years of strong government planning through the implementation of five-year National Development Plans. These plans provided for large-scale
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price‚ is so significant for economies all over the globe. Several economies (especially in the Middle East) are largely dependent on oil revenues‚ while the rest are slaves to its irreplaceability. For the above-mentioned reasons‚ it is no surprise that oil price changes feature so prominently in business news segments. Economists‚ analysts and investors all over the world keenly follow movements in the crude oil market. The topic was also of particular interest to two of our group members who were
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Rouen Business School---IFI 3 Bsc3 -----ZHANG Naixin 1. Why did you choose Asia for doing business with emerging economies? Generally speaking‚ as we know that Asia has become one of the regions whose economy is developing fastest in recent years. This new flow of powerful booming begins to attract lots of global attentions and to occupy more and more world economic market. This fact which cannot be ignored
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Chapter 7 FORECASTING QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Q7.1 Accurate company sales and profit forecasting requires careful consideration of firm-specific and broader influences. Discuss some of the microeconomic and macroeconomic factors a firm must consider in its own sales and profit forecasting. Q7.1 ANSWER The better a company can assess future demand‚ the better it can plan its resources. Every corporation is exposed to three types of factors influencing demand: company‚ competitive and
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CHAPTER 1 ( INTRODUCTION 1.1 DISCIPLINE OF ECONOMICS THEORY There are two different categories concerning economic behavior‚ the micro economics and macro economics. Micro economics The study of economic behavior of individual making units such as producer‚ consumer‚ household‚ and firms. Macro economics The study of economic system as a whole or on the basis of aggregate such as consumer price index‚ inflation rate‚ national income and unemployment
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...................................................xxiii Abbreviations and acronyms ......................................................................................................xxvi PART 1. THE CREATIVE ECONOMY Chapter 1. 1.1 Concept and context of the creative economy 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 1.1.4 1.1.5 1.1.6 1.1.7 1.1.8 1.1.9 1.1.10 1.1.11 1.1.12 1.1.13 3 Evolving concepts and definitions ........................................................................................3
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ECONOMY OF UKRAINE 1. Economic History Note 2. Economic Overview 3. Industry 4. Agriculture 5. Services 1. Economic History Note Ukraine’s economy has historically been determined by such factors as its advantageous geographic location at the crossroads between Europe and Asia‚ an abundance of the most fertile topsoil called chornozem‚ a rich base of natural resources and a productive labor force. Metals and minerals like coal‚ iron ore‚ gas‚ stone‚ sand and salt
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