In the real world, labour markets are rarely perfectly competitive. This is because workers or firms usually have the power to set and influence wages and therefore wages may be set to levels different than anticipated by Marginal Revenue Product (MRP) theory. Imperfections in the labour market cause wages to differ from a competitive equilibrium. …
A few selected AS macroeconomic essay questions – with suggested answers. Q.1 Evaluate policies that the government can use to increase the rate of economic growth. Q.2 Discuss the importance of supply-side policies in improving the performance of the UK economy? Q.3 Explain Causes of Inflation Q.4 Explain the reasons for the changes in unemployment in …
Definition of deindustrialization Deindustrialisation involves a decrease in the relative size and importance of the industrial sector in an economy. It may involve a decrease in the absolute size of industry or it might just mean that manufacturing/industry takes a smaller share of GDP and employs a smaller % of the workforce. Deindustrialisation will invariably …
Definition trade balance: The balance of trade measures the net exports of goods and services (NX). It is the value of exports – the value of imports. It forms the major component of the current account, although it ignores international investment flows and current transfers. The balance of trade refers to both trade in goods (visibles) …
The Bank of England is responsible for managing UK monetary policy and maintaining the supply of money in the economy. The Bank of England is independent of the government. Although, the government can appoint members and set the inflation target. However, the Bank has a key role to play in the management of the economy …
From an economic perspective, the EU can be criticised for various reasons including Common agricultural policy (CAP) Regulated labour markets – higher structural rates of unemployment Deflationary bias of ECB Problems of Euro Problems of free movement of labour Common Agricultural Policy CAP The CAP was one of the most inefficient economic policies and a …
Readers Question: Can you please discuss the nature of the current account deficit and the exchange rate in the UK along with the theory that would suggest there is a relationship between the exchange rate and the current account. A current account deficit implies the value of imports of (goods/services/investment incomes) is greater than the …
Readers question: “Can an economy achieve low unemployment, low inflation and economic growth at the same time?” To achieve low unemployment, low inflation and economic growth at the same time is possible. For example, the UK economy 1993-2006 saw a prolonged period of low inflationary growth. Since early 2000, the Chinese economy has been growing …