The GCC in 2020 Outlook for the Gulf and the Global Economy A report from the Economist Intelligence Unit Sponsored by the Qatar Financial Centre Authority The GCC in 2020: Outlook for the Gulf and the Global Economy About this research T he GCC in 2020: Outlook for the Gulf and the Global Economy is a white paper written by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority. The findings and views expressed in this briefing paper do not necessarily
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writing a PhD thesis, communicating PhD research to others, and interacting with the academic community. We also give an introduction to some of the basic tasks, responsibilities and duties of being a PhD student and then, subsequently, an academic economist. Finally, the courses are intended to support students in the first stages of their written PhD work which leads to the transfer seminar, by providing structured advice and discussion, and by stimulating discussion among students about their work
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but everyone can agree that Puerto Rico is facing a major economic crisis. I will be presenting the causes of this historic bankruptcy eyeing the economist's view, and the viewpoint of different civil society groups. Anne Krueger, an American Economist and first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), together
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Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship is the act and art of being an entrepreneur or "one who undertakes innovations, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods". This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing mature organizations in response to a perceived opportunity. The most obvious form of entrepreneurship is that of starting new businesses (referred as Startup Company); however, in recent years, the term has been extended to include
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HRM Application Paper Coy, Peter. “How Much Am I Worth? - The Case for a $10.10 Minimum Wage.” Bloomberg Businessweek. Feb 2014: 10-13. Print. The Cost-Of-Living in Hawaii and New York are among the highest. Yet, in both states the minimum wage is set at $7.25. In his January 2014 State of the Union address, President Obama requested to raise a new federal minimum wage of $10.10 an hour. This movement has progressed within the past couple of weeks since its publication in February 2014. In the following
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Making the Case for Knowledge Management: The Bigger Picture Dale Neef Increasingly on high-value service opportunities and to maximize the way in which they employ their most creative knowledge workers, becoming learning organizations which provide a culture where increasingly responsible employees can flourish. To provide their workers with the knowledge necessary for growth and innovation, organizations must then devise both a cultural and technical infrastructure that will promote
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Capital market in Bangladesh: Concept and formation Capital market is a mechanism to flow fund from the hands of small savers (individuals and institutions) at low costs to those entrepreneurs who do need fund to start business or to business. In the other words, capital market mechanism gives a part ownership of big companies/corporations to small savers like you and me. In simple term, it is a globally accepted scheme to share ownership of economic development with general public. History of
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bursting of other financial bubbles, currency crises, and sovereign defaults.[1][2] Financial crises directly result in a loss of paper wealth; they do not directly result in changes in the real economy unless a recession or depression follows. Many economists have offered theories about how financial crises develop and how they could be prevented. There is little consensus, however, and financial crises are still a regular occurrence around the world. Banking crisis Main article: Bank run When a bank
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Planned economy to ensure Long Term Stability of Canada Economists have often debated the strengths and weaknesses of different economic theories or plans. Two economists that proposed two entirely different economic theories to be integrated into society were, Adam Smith and Karl Marx. Adam Smith born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, on 1723 was an economist from Scotland who believed that an economy can grow without the interference of government role by individuals driven to expand their wealth by the
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of Money? By Reem HeakalAAA | The concept of the quantity theory of money (QTM) began in the 16th century. As gold and silver inflows from the Americas into Europe were being minted into coins, there was a resulting rise in inflation. This led economist Henry Thornton in 1802 to assume that more money equals more inflation and that an increase in money supply does not necessarily mean an increase in economic output. Here we look at the assumptions and calculations underlying the QTM, as well as
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