Eurobonds are a way for countries to borrow as one entity. For example, there would just be a single European bond to finance the net debt of all the individual Eurozone member countries. It would mean that the bond would be seen as a safe investment and therefore would have a low interest rate cost. …
Readers Question: What factors determine the wage that someone receives? Basic economic theory suggests that wages depend on a worker’s marginal revenue product MRP. (this is basically the value that they add to the firm which employs them.) MRP is determined by two factors: MPP – Marginal physical product – the productivity of a worker. …
Definition of Rational expectations – an economic theory that states – when making decisions, individual agents will base their decisions on the best information available and learn from past trends. Rational expectations are the best guess for the future. Rational expectations suggest that although people may be wrong some of the time, on average they …
Level of Company Gross Profit in the UK Profitability of companies – ONS In 2016, Gross profit by UK non-financial companies was £2,993,446 million or £2,993 bn Cash reserves of companies have increased. In 2014, the Bank of England estimated cash reserves of UK firms at £284 billion See: Cash reserves PNFC – Private non-financial companies. …
The credit crunch refers to a sudden shortage of funds for lending, leading to a decline in loans available. A credit crunch can occur for various reasons: Sudden increase in interest rates (e.g. in 1992, UK government increased rates to 15%) Direct money controls by the government (rarely used by Western Governments these days) A …
Most firms seek to become bigger – increasing sales and market share. Firms can grow through internal expansion, external growth (merger) or diversification into related industries. The motives for increasing in size can include: Greater sales lead to greater profit, making the firm more attractive to shareholders Successful, growing firms are likely to increase salaries/pay …
Hysteresis is a concept which states that history affects the value of a current issue. In economics, hysteresis states that historical rates of unemployment are likely to influence the current and future rates of unemployment. If there is a recession and rise in cyclical unemployment, this temporary unemployment can affect the underlying structural rate and …
Interesting article here about the UK economy of the 1930s escaping from the Liquidity trap and Great Depression of the 1930s. This involved: Higher inflation target Low-interest rates and negative real interest rates. Devaluation (UK left Gold Standard in 1931) The article is also interesting for another reason, a short insight into the housing market …