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hi,
im wondering if you can give me a brief summmary of the gold standard. what i am most confused about is, say, if , the US has a trade surplus of $31.6 billion against Britain,would that mean that for Britain to make that up they would have to give to the US $31.6 billion worth of gold bars.
thanks very much
What diagrams can we draw for a 25 mark question based on behavioural economics
Immobility of labour as a factor cotributing to footballers being paid more than nurses in Europe
Why is a consumer said to be sovereign
what is market failure and what causes market failure?
This is a situation in which the free market economy is failing to use resources efficiently to provide goods and services which people demand, example failure to provide street lights
causes
monopoly, they only produce one kind, no variety
lack of capital, some goods and services are expensive to produce
lack of skills, do not have the necessary skills to produce certain goods and services
What are the weaknesses of elasticity concepts?
would economies of scale be dependent on spreading the high fixed costs over a number of medical procedures?
What would be the best way to solve the following economics scenario?
An updated ultrasound machine would generate new revenues of 12,000 per year. Because of rapidly changing technology, the doctor will need to replace the machine at the end of 3 years and the trade in value will be $1,000 at that time. to break eve, what is the highest amount the doctor should pay for another ultrasound? He will be giving up 3 % annual earning on the cash that he would use to pay for the ultrasound. Is there a formula that can be used to calculate this problem? Thank you.
What is the importance or significance of investment in an economy especially developing countries?
INVESTMENT will mean:
creation of jobs, most people in the country will have jobs, thus reducing unemployment rate in the country
more investment means a rise in the country;s GDP which leads to increased exports, earn foreign currency, BOP STABILITY county’s currency appreciates
investment will also mean, new and improved infrastructures, improve standard of living
investment, when more firms are launched it means more GRN revenue through profit tax, and also income tax from employees
reduce crime, most people are employed as the are new investments in the country
what are the advantages of monopolies ?
https://www.economicshelp.org/microessays/markets/advantages-monopoly/
What are the ten factors affecting demand
what are the effects of progressive income tax
Why is it important to know income inequality
Is domestic demand an important factor of growth in a developing country?
CPI figure calculated in and other economic data the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) increases the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by an unheralded 1.5%
Discuss the RBNZ’s rationale behind this unheralded increase in the OCR.