limited choice of product and would therefore force customer to pay higher prices and accept inferior quality, for example Tariffs are taxes will increase the imported products’ price which has the same quality as goods produce by local suppliers that will cause the customer to pay more for product he could have it for cheap price. 2- Quotas is a legal limit on amount that can be imported, which may cause raise price on the foreign product, , for example if we import ten million technology product
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Please cite this note as: OECD (2014), “OECD forecasts during and after the financial crisis: A Post Mortem”, OECD Economics Department Policy Notes, No. 23 February 2014. OECD FORECASTS DURING AND AFTER THE FINANCIAL CRISIS: A POST MORTEM OECD Economics Department Policy Note no. 23 February 2014 This Policy Note is published on the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the OECD. The opinions expressed and arguments employed herein do not necessarily reflect the official views of the
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Inflation is known as a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. When the general price level rises, each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services. Consequently, there is a decline in the real value of money and purchasing power. Inflation is an indicator of a country’s macro economic stability and provides important insight on the state of the economy and the sound macroeconomic policies that govern it. A stable inflation not only gives a
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its possible solution. It emphasizes on the views of two theories– the monetarist and the structuralist theories. Overall, this paper seeks to answer the following question: what are the main determinants of inflation rates and the stabilization policies in Latin American countries according to those theories? Theoretical Background The two rivalling theories concerning causes of inflation include the monetarist view and the structuralist view. Monetarists consider inflation as a problem caused
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Module 4 Review Guide The sum of the production of goods and the supply of services in a given country is defined by the country's Gross National Product, or GNP. Many factors can affect the gross national product. Here are five major ones: 1. Population expansion or contraction - population growth can increase both GNP and per capita GNP. 2. Entrepreneurism - all the inventions associated with computers and other technological developments, have fueled a huge expansion in the GNP. 3. Trade – global
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DIVIDEND POLICY AND ITS IMPACT ON SHARE PRICE (ANALYSIS OF SELECTED “A” CLASS LISTED COMPANIES) Submitted By Bijendra Bahadur Malla Roll No.: 740090 Reg. No: 2007-2-22-0056 A Research Report Submitted To Prof. Dr. Prem Raj Pant Apex College Pokhara University In partial fulfillment of requirements for the course on Research Methodology For the degree of Master of Business Administration Kathmandu August, 2009 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This Study has been under taken to analysis the “Dividend
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483,244.7 | -367,172.9 | | | | | | 5 Year Total - | -1641072.1 | Imports from China to the U.S. have outweighed the exports for a long time. The trade deficit continues to rise because the U.S. cannot compete with the low Chinese prices. With that being said, businesses are outsourcing a large number of jobs to China and India. The Chinese standard of living is lower and they make sure to keep their currency lower than the U.S. dollar and buys U.S. treasuries to support it (Amadeo
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S169-S182_Krug2e_Macro_PS_Ch13.qxp 2/25/09 8:02 PM Page S-169 Fiscal Policy 1. The accompanying diagram shows the current macroeconomic situation for the economy of Albernia. You have been hired as an economic consultant to help the economy move to potential output, YP. Aggregate price level LRAS SRAS P1 E1 AD1 Y1 YP Potential output Real GDP a. Is Albernia facing a recessionary or inflationary gap? b. Which type of fiscal policy—expansionary or contractionary—would move the economy
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CHIU BBF 4-11N RESPONSIBILITY OF BSP Overview of Functions and Operations Objectives The BSP’s primary objective is to maintain price stability conducive to a balanced and sustainable economic growth. The BSP also aims to promote and preserve monetary stability and the convertibility of the national currency. Responsibilities The BSP provides policy directions in the areas of money, banking and credit. It supervises operations of banks and exercises regulatory powers over non-bank financial
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The concept of globalization is simply to harmonize all nations by interchanging knowledge of societies, markets, transportations, technology, and various cultural aspects, in hope to create global stability and homogeneity of regulations for a standardized world. The subject of focus in this writing is attentive to economic globalization and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF was first introduced, along with the World Bank, (these two collectively known as the international financial
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