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Marconomics: Chapter 13 Homework
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Welcome to Marco's IB Economics Blog. Tuesday, May 22, 2007. The components of M1 are;. The largest component is checkable deposits, by a small margin. The face value of a coin is greater than its intrinsic value because the recipient is confident that they will be able to exchange the coin for a good of the same value. M2 and M3 money supplies are distinguished by their lack of liquidity. The basic determinant for the transactions demand is the level of nomial GDP. C) an increase in nominal GDP signals ...
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James IB Economics Blog: Australia Added 22,000 Jobs, Unemployment Rate 4.6%
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James IB Economics Blog. Monday, March 19, 2007. Australia Added 22,000 Jobs, Unemployment Rate 4.6%. A low jobless rate adds to pressure on wages and inflation, according to the central bank and companies. It is a very competitive jobs market and wages reflect that in the mining industry,' said Mincor's Reeve. We have had to increase wages for our workers this year, and that's because the labor market is tight and they might be attracted to another job with a better salary.'. November 10, 2008 at 2:22 PM.
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James IB Economics Blog. Tuesday, March 13, 2007. Theater snacks rarely a healthy choice. Although owners say trans fats are being banished, saturated fats remain a problem. By John Horn and Sheigh Crabtree, Special to The Times. March 12, 2007. While ConAgra Foods will try to entice theater owners into stocking Slim Jims and Crunch 'n Munch. And while everyone is trying to figure out what the summer's biggest popcorn movie will be, theater owners also will be wrestling with another weighty question: Wha...
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James IB Economics Blog: Labor to raise water prices
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James IB Economics Blog. Thursday, March 08, 2007. Labor to raise water prices. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Dennis' IB Econ Blog. Wan Jin's IB Econ Blog. Marco's IB Econ Blog. Manon's IB Econ Blog. Tofam's IB Econ Blog. Kaj's IB Econ Blog. Enno's IB Econ Blog. Danny's IB Econ Blog. Daniel's IB Econ Blog. Carlos' IB Econ Blog. Australia Added 22,000 Jobs, Unemployment Rate 4.6. Theater snacks rarely a healthy choice Although ow. Movie Snacks Causing Increased Cost in Health Care.
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James IB Economics Blog: Why Do We Neglect Lesiure and Cheer for Divorce?
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James IB Economics Blog. Sunday, April 08, 2007. Why Do We Neglect Lesiure and Cheer for Divorce? How would you explain to a noneconomist CIA director what GDP can and cannot tell the CIA about countries around the world? Prostitution, gambling, and some types of drug use are legal in some countries and illegal in others. What implication does this have for international GDP comparisons? What other issues might cloud such comparisons? In which year did Armstrong make the largest contribution to GDP?
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James IB Economics Blog: March 2007
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James IB Economics Blog. Monday, March 19, 2007. Australia Added 22,000 Jobs, Unemployment Rate 4.6%. A low jobless rate adds to pressure on wages and inflation, according to the central bank and companies. It is a very competitive jobs market and wages reflect that in the mining industry,' said Mincor's Reeve. We have had to increase wages for our workers this year, and that's because the labor market is tight and they might be attracted to another job with a better salary.'. Links to this post. In a ne...
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Marconomics: August 2007
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Welcome to Marco's IB Economics Blog. Saturday, August 25, 2007. Http:/ www.youtube.com/watch? A good explanation of Monetary Policy. Tuesday, August 14, 2007. This article is remarking on Toyota’s strong performance in the global automobile market. It notes the different reasons for this strong performance and comments how the performance has been so strong over not only the past months but over the past few years has led to Toyota replacing GM as the dominant global automaker force. 2 Reminiscent of th...
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Marconomics: July 2007
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Welcome to Marco's IB Economics Blog. Wednesday, July 11, 2007. CNN: Can tainted toys spark U.S.-China trade tiff? This article is describing the call for trade protectionism on the part of the Americans. The reasons for trade protectionism are the infant industry argument, anti-dumping, protecting unemployment, balance of payments, externalities and demerit goods, strategic reasons and unrealistic assumptions of comparative advantage. Although the tainted goods may just be a bit of poisoned pet food and...
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Welker's Wikinomics: Response to Marco's bashing of the Coase Theorem
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A resource for AP and IB Economics students at Shanghai American School. Tuesday, March 6, 2007. Response to Marcos bashing of the Coase Theorem. Marco's IB Economics Blog: The Coase Theorem Is The Low Point Of Economic Study. In the above post, Marco bashes the Coase Theorem. As a means of externality reduction pretty badly. While some of his ideas are founded, I've decided to respond with my own. Of course the example of dick and jane is silly, but in some cases such a theory could be more applicable.
