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Ten Principles of Economics - Part 44

Ngày tải lên : 18/10/2013, 00:15

... total amount of income— $100,000 in our example—were fixed But, in fact, it is not Utilitarians reject complete equalization of incomes because they accept one of the Ten Principles of Economics ... large extent, the goal of utilitarians is to apply the logic of individual decisionmaking to questions concerning morality and public policy The starting point of utilitarianism is the notion of utility—the ... set a new poverty line,” said Rebecca M Blank, dean of the School of Social Policy at the University of Michigan “What there is here are a set of judgment calls, now being made, about what is needed...

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Ten Principles of Economics - Part 47

Ngày tải lên : 24/10/2013, 18:15

... by cutting back on the luxury of meat and buying more of the staple food of potatoes Thus, it is argued that a higher price of potatoes actually raised the quantity of potatoes demanded Whether ... Consumption Hours of Labor Supplied Wage BC2 When the wage rises Labor supply BC1 I2 I1 hours of leisure increase Hours of Leisure Hours of Labor Supplied and hours of labor decrease ... effect on labor supply of winning such a large prize is substantial Similar results were found in a study, published in the May 1993 issue of the Quarterly Journal of Economics, of how receiving a...

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Ten Principles of Economics - Part 49

Ngày tải lên : 29/10/2013, 01:15

... the health of our children, the quality of their education, or the joy of their play It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages, the intelligence of our public ... because each dollar of expenditure included in GDP is placed into one of the four components of GDP, the total of the four components must be equal to GDP We have just seen an example of each component ... U I Z : Which contributes more to GDP—the production of a pound of hamburger or the production of a pound of caviar? Why? THE COMPONENTS OF GDP Spending in the economy takes many forms At any...

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Ten Principles of Economics - Part 50

Ngày tải lên : 29/10/2013, 01:15

... BASKET OF GOODS hot dogs, hamburgers STEP 2: FIND THE PRICE OF EACH GOOD IN EACH YEAR YEAR PRICE OF HOT DOGS PRICE OF HAMBURGERS 2001 2002 2003 $1 $2 STEP 3: COMPUTE THE COST OF THE BASKET OF GOODS ... and yet be undesirable List the four components of GDP Give an example of each Problems and Applications What components of GDP (if any) would each of the following transactions affect? Explain ... some data from the land of milk and honey YEAR 2001 2002 2003 PRICE MILK OF $1 $1 $2 QUANTITY OF MILK PRICE OF HONEY QUANTITY OF HONEY 100 qts 200 200 $2 $2 $4 50 qts 100 100 510 PA R T E I G H T...

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Ten Principles of Economics - Part 1

Ngày tải lên : 08/11/2013, 00:15

... chapter, we look at Ten Principles of Economics These principles recur throughout this book and are introduced here to give you an overview of what economics is all about You can think of this chapter ... however, the airline can raise its profits by CHAPTER TEN PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS thinking at the margin Imagine that a plane is about to take off with ten empty seats, and a standby passenger is waiting ... money CHAPTER TEN PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS Or consider parents deciding how to spend their family income They can buy food, clothing, or a family vacation Or they can save some of the family income...

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Ten Principles of Economics - Part 2

Ngày tải lên : 08/11/2013, 00:15

... the combination of inflation and unemployment that the economy experiences Because these instruments of CHAPTER TEN PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS 15 monetary and fiscal policy are potentially so powerful, ... overwhelming task The field of economics is based on a few basic ideas that can be applied in many different situations Throughout this book we will refer back to the Ten Principles of Economics highlighted ... information would you need about each of the people in the United States? b TEN PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS 17 How would your decisions about CDs affect some of your other decisions, such as how many...

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Ten Principles of Economics - Part 3

Ngày tải lên : 08/11/2013, 00:15

... not always straightforward This tendency is rooted in one of the Ten Principles of Economics in Chapter 1: People face tradeoffs Economists are aware that tradeoffs are involved in most policy ... less of the other When the economy moves from point A to point C, for instance, society produces more computers but at the expense of producing fewer cars Another of the Ten Principles of Economics ... As you study economics, keep in mind the distinction between positive and normative statements Much of economics just tries to explain how the economy works Yet often the goal of economics is...

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Ten Principles of Economics - Part 51

Ngày tải lên : 08/11/2013, 00:15

... overall level of prices The consumer price index compares the price of a fixed basket of goods and services to the price of the basket in the base year Only occasionally does the Bureau of Labor Statistics ... the price of movie tickets, have been rising over time When we correct box office receipts for the effects of inflation, the story is very different Table 23-2 shows the top ten movies of all time, ... basket of goods By contrast, the GDP deflator compares the price of currently produced goods and services to the price of the same goods and services in the base year Thus, the group of goods...

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Ten Principles of Economics - Part 52

Ngày tải lên : 08/11/2013, 00:15

... produce more of all types of goods and services Thus, one way to raise future productivity is to invest more current resources in the production of capital One of the Ten Principles of Economics ... experienced more rapidly growing productivity Indeed, one of the Ten Principles of Economics in Chapter is that a country’s standard of living depends on its ability to produce goods and services ... expenditure on the economy’s output of goods and services The level of real GDP is a good gauge of economic prosperity, and the growth of real GDP is a good gauge of economic progress Here we focus...

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Ten Principles of Economics - Part 53

Ngày tải lên : 08/11/2013, 00:15

... standard of living in a nation and how policymakers can endeavor to raise the standard of living through policies that promote economic growth Most of this chapter is summarized in one of the Ten Principles ... techniques The final way in which a country can influence population growth is to apply one of the Ten Principles of Economics: People respond to incentives Bearing a child, like any decision, has an ... takes some of this additional income back to the United States in the form of profit Similarly, when an American investor buys Mexican stock, the investor has a right to a portion of the profit that...

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