The Role of Aggregate Demand in Reducing unemployment

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Evaluate the importance of managing aggregate demand (AD) to bring about a sustained reduction in the rate of unemployment in the UK economy. In 1992 Unemployment in the UK rose to 3 million. A significant part of this unemployment this was due to the recession of 1992. In a recession, demand deficient unemployment will increase. …

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UK House Price Crash 2007?

Readers Question: Critically evaluate the argument for and against the likelihood of an imminent house price correction in UK ? House prices in the UK have risen much faster than inflation; in the past 6 years average house prices in the UK have more than doubled. This has caused many to speculate that house prices …

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Overcrowding on UK Trains

Despite rising ticket prices and lower government subsidies, demand for rail travel in the UK is increasing and beating all expectations. Network Rail have published statistics showing that demand for rail services has increased by nearly 45 per cent between 1996-97 and 2006-0. Annual growth is increasing by about 8%. Yet, the DTI is sticking …

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UK Economic Miracles?

In the 1980s, The UK introduced many supply side policies such as privatisation, deregulation, and reform of trades unions. The government also cut the higher rate of income tax from 80% to 40%. It was hoped that these supply side policies would create a productivity boom. The government argued this reinvigoration of the British economy …

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