A Tempestuous Season
... (CDOs) greatly increased in the 2000s, leading up to the crash in 2007. This, of course, increased the ease with which homeowners could find a lender willing to loan. An even more curious instrument is the credit default swap. ...
... (CDOs) greatly increased in the 2000s, leading up to the crash in 2007. This, of course, increased the ease with which homeowners could find a lender willing to loan. An even more curious instrument is the credit default swap. ...
national competitiveness - Journal of International Business and
... thus increase national wealth ... (IMD, 1996, p. 42).” This definition may imply that GDP and productivity can be proxies for competitiveness, but the IMD argues that competitiveness cannot be reduced to the mere notions of GDP and productivity (IMD, 1996, p. 42). In contrast, the WEF accepts GDP an ...
... thus increase national wealth ... (IMD, 1996, p. 42).” This definition may imply that GDP and productivity can be proxies for competitiveness, but the IMD argues that competitiveness cannot be reduced to the mere notions of GDP and productivity (IMD, 1996, p. 42). In contrast, the WEF accepts GDP an ...
state of the economy 2014
... • Canada’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at an estimated 3.2% in 2014, while Alberta’s GDP grew at about 3.7%. • In 2013, Alberta’s GDP grew at around 4 times the rate of Quebec’s GDP, while maintaining a similar fraction of Canada’s overall GDP. • Canada’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) is expec ...
... • Canada’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at an estimated 3.2% in 2014, while Alberta’s GDP grew at about 3.7%. • In 2013, Alberta’s GDP grew at around 4 times the rate of Quebec’s GDP, while maintaining a similar fraction of Canada’s overall GDP. • Canada’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) is expec ...
NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR RESPONSIBLE SUSTAINABLE
... NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR RESPONSIBLE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR PAPUA NEW GUINEA ...
... NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR RESPONSIBLE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR PAPUA NEW GUINEA ...
economics 1a - Together We Pass
... As a student enrolled for a tertiary qualification, you will be exposed to a formative learning experience that should not only educate you in the chosen discipline but also form your character. The formative nature of the qualification is described in the critical cross-field outcomes that all tert ...
... As a student enrolled for a tertiary qualification, you will be exposed to a formative learning experience that should not only educate you in the chosen discipline but also form your character. The formative nature of the qualification is described in the critical cross-field outcomes that all tert ...
Tamás Szentes
... In evaluating the competitive position of a firm one should take account also of the dynamics of its net profit rate and “total factor productivity”, as well as the development of its market share and position both on the “supply side” (manifested in keeping or increasing the share in total sales in ...
... In evaluating the competitive position of a firm one should take account also of the dynamics of its net profit rate and “total factor productivity”, as well as the development of its market share and position both on the “supply side” (manifested in keeping or increasing the share in total sales in ...
Structure and Prospects - Department of Economics and Business
... Greenland is vast and has a breath-taking nature, but in terms of population it is tiny. Measured by area Greenland is the 12th largest country in the world (area 2,166,086 km2), but only about 20% of this is ice-free (410,449 km2). The population constitutes about 56,000 people, most of whom live a ...
... Greenland is vast and has a breath-taking nature, but in terms of population it is tiny. Measured by area Greenland is the 12th largest country in the world (area 2,166,086 km2), but only about 20% of this is ice-free (410,449 km2). The population constitutes about 56,000 people, most of whom live a ...
This PDF is a selection from an out-of-print volume from... of Economic Research Volume Title: Generational Accounting around the World
... to the government and the receipt of H from the government by each old generation. It now remains to show that this policy can be conducted with the government reporting a balanced budget, a debt, or a surplus. In each case the real effects of the policy are identical, and the reported size of the d ...
... to the government and the receipt of H from the government by each old generation. It now remains to show that this policy can be conducted with the government reporting a balanced budget, a debt, or a surplus. In each case the real effects of the policy are identical, and the reported size of the d ...
What is the Wealth of a Nation?
... extract from the real resources available now and in the indefinite future, assuming these real resources are allocated and managed now, and over time, so as to maximize that present value of future utils (at the "proper" discount rate) 1 . This is quite a mouthful! But several useful ideas about “w ...
... extract from the real resources available now and in the indefinite future, assuming these real resources are allocated and managed now, and over time, so as to maximize that present value of future utils (at the "proper" discount rate) 1 . This is quite a mouthful! But several useful ideas about “w ...
The Shadow Economy and Work in the Shadow: What Do We
... In addition to the studies by Merz and Wolff (1993), Feld and Larsen (2005, 2008, 2009), Haigner et al. (2011) and Enste and Schneider (2006) for Germany, the survey method has been applied in the Nordic countries and Great Britain (Isachsen and Strøm 1985, Pedersen 2003) as well as in the Netherlan ...
... In addition to the studies by Merz and Wolff (1993), Feld and Larsen (2005, 2008, 2009), Haigner et al. (2011) and Enste and Schneider (2006) for Germany, the survey method has been applied in the Nordic countries and Great Britain (Isachsen and Strøm 1985, Pedersen 2003) as well as in the Netherlan ...
Chapter 16 - Cengage Learning
... from s to s’. • The result is very similar to the Solow model with no technological progress. At the initial capital-technology ratio, investment exceeds the amount needed to keep the capital-technology ratio constant. An upward shift in the s curve, therefore, speeds up the rate of growth temporari ...
... from s to s’. • The result is very similar to the Solow model with no technological progress. At the initial capital-technology ratio, investment exceeds the amount needed to keep the capital-technology ratio constant. An upward shift in the s curve, therefore, speeds up the rate of growth temporari ...
Testing Capital Accumulation-Driven Growth Models in a
... indentifying the timing of these shifts is to employ a statistical procedure, such as Bai and Perron’s (1998, 2003) multiple breakpoint detection test (see Jones and Olken, 2008; Berg et al., 2012). The main advantage of the Bai and Perron test is that it searches for unknown breaks endogenously, an ...
... indentifying the timing of these shifts is to employ a statistical procedure, such as Bai and Perron’s (1998, 2003) multiple breakpoint detection test (see Jones and Olken, 2008; Berg et al., 2012). The main advantage of the Bai and Perron test is that it searches for unknown breaks endogenously, an ...
60s - Eurobank
... This report offers a quantitative assessment of Greece’s economic performance from the early 60s until 2013. During this period, real per capita GDP in Greece increased by a factor of 3.59. This performance corresponds to an annual average growth rate equal to 2.41%. At the same time, the ratio of G ...
... This report offers a quantitative assessment of Greece’s economic performance from the early 60s until 2013. During this period, real per capita GDP in Greece increased by a factor of 3.59. This performance corresponds to an annual average growth rate equal to 2.41%. At the same time, the ratio of G ...
Milton Friedman`s economics and political - Hans-Böckler
... economics is about economic policy and what the goals of the economy should be. That view claims theory is value-free and unaffected by the values of the theorist and the values of the society in which the theorist works. It has become widely held and serves to insulate mainstream economics against ...
... economics is about economic policy and what the goals of the economy should be. That view claims theory is value-free and unaffected by the values of the theorist and the values of the society in which the theorist works. It has become widely held and serves to insulate mainstream economics against ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES BUSINESS CYCLE FLUCTUATIONS AND THE LIFE CYCLE:
... addition, the persistence parameter for the Solow residual ( ) is taken to be 0:95 and the standard deviation of its innovation ( ) is set to 0:007. We consider three di¤erent values of : 2, 1, and 0.67. This parameter is directly related to the compensated labor supply elasticity (EIS) in our model ...
... addition, the persistence parameter for the Solow residual ( ) is taken to be 0:95 and the standard deviation of its innovation ( ) is set to 0:007. We consider three di¤erent values of : 2, 1, and 0.67. This parameter is directly related to the compensated labor supply elasticity (EIS) in our model ...
Industrias La Constancia: Dynamizing El Salvador`s Economy
... estimating the chain of impacts the company’s different decisions have within the rest of economic activities of the country. The survey itself is made up of three parts. The first presents an analysis of the economic environment for the 2001-2010 period. It revises the impact of the international e ...
... estimating the chain of impacts the company’s different decisions have within the rest of economic activities of the country. The survey itself is made up of three parts. The first presents an analysis of the economic environment for the 2001-2010 period. It revises the impact of the international e ...
Piero Sraffa and the Revival of Classical Political Economy
... 6. 'The analytical representation Ricardo offered of the classical conception of the economy had one particularly important weak point, namely the hypothesis of relative prices proportional to the quantity of labour required for the production of the various commodities, which is inconsistent with t ...
... 6. 'The analytical representation Ricardo offered of the classical conception of the economy had one particularly important weak point, namely the hypothesis of relative prices proportional to the quantity of labour required for the production of the various commodities, which is inconsistent with t ...
Chapter 2 The Economic Problem: Scarcity, and Choice
... 55) Refer to Figure 2.5. The economy is currently at Point A. The opportunity cost of moving from Point A to Point B is the A) 60 desktop computers that must be forgone to produce 10 additional laptop computers. B) 20 desktop computers that must be forgone to produce 30 additional laptop computers. ...
... 55) Refer to Figure 2.5. The economy is currently at Point A. The opportunity cost of moving from Point A to Point B is the A) 60 desktop computers that must be forgone to produce 10 additional laptop computers. B) 20 desktop computers that must be forgone to produce 30 additional laptop computers. ...