Politicians often promise tax cuts can lead to higher productivity, higher economic growth, and even pay for themselves through a boost to long-term incomes. These promises may chime with the electorate who tend to prefer promises of tax cuts. But, do tax cuts really increase economic growth? There are two impacts of lower tax. Increasing …
Degrowth is a political and economic theory which emphasises changing priorities of society from economic growth and production to a society based on sustainability, well-being, concern for environment and co-operation. The motives for pursuing degrowth include the need to provide environmental sustainability for the long-term and improve quality of life. Critics argue degrowth is a …
Capital spending is investment spending on increasing your fixed assets, for example, building a hospital, buying equipment or building a new road. See also: Gross fixed capital formation Current spending is expenditure on day to day running costs, for example, government spending on wages of public sector workers or buying raw materials. One major difference …
A list of different types of economic goods. Income elasticity of demand and types of goods Income elasticity of demand (YED) measures the responsiveness of demand to a change in income. Normal good A normal good means an increase in income causes an increase in demand. It has a positive income elasticity of demand YED. …
Capitalism is an economic system characterised by: Lack of government intervention Means of production owned by private firms. Goods and services distributed according to price mechanism (as opposed to government price controls) Capitalism – pros and consWatch this video on YouTube Pros of capitalism “A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A …
There are different forms of socialism but for this blog will use the form of democratic socialism advocated by Socialist parties in Western Europe. For example, Nordic countries where government spending is between 40-50% of GDP. This brand of socialism believes in: Redistribution of income and wealth through a progressive tax system and welfare state. …
A public good has two characteristics: Non-rivalry: This means that when a good is consumed, it doesn’t reduce the amount available for others. – E.g. benefiting from a street light doesn’t reduce the light available for others but eating an apple would. Non-excludability: This occurs when it is not possible to provide a good without …
Readers Question: Does job creation come from public or private sector? The public sector is government (national and local). Public sector jobs include doctors, police, teachers and civil servants. The private sector is private enterprises – retail, manufacturing, local services. Public sector jobs as a share of total employment UK 23.5% (2013) US 14.6% (2008) …