Elasticity of demand

The economic concept that is being displayed in this article is (Elasticity of Demand). Elasticity of demand is the responsiveness of demand to a change in the price of a good or service. To determine whether this is a inelastic or elastic demand we need to analyse the characteristics of each type of demand. Elastic … Read more

Should the Government tax red meat for health reasons?

“Researchers at the University of Oxford suggest the UK Government impose a tax on red meat” The aim of the government’s possible imposition of a tax on red meat is to internalise the many negative externalities of the consumption of red meat. There have been huge amounts of research into the health risks associated with … Read more

What is the IS-LM curve? Can it predict if a recession will occur?

The IS-LM model is also known as investment-savings and liquidity-money. In Keynesian economics, the model represents how the market for economic goods (IS) interacts with the money market (LM). Both lines intersect and that represented the short-run equilibrium between interest rates and output. In 1937, the IS-LM model was introduced by economist, John Hicks. This … Read more

Marx – link between alienation and capitalism

Marx’s contempt for the capitalist society of which he was surrounded in is seen clearly in his Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts written in 1844. These focus on the issue of alienated labour of which engulfs the early industrialist society he lives in. For Marx, the link between alienation and capitalism is inherent due to the … Read more

Various economics answers (Trade to GDP, integrated economies etc)

1. The U.S. economy is more integrated today than it was over a century ago because of the development of things like instantaneous communications, modern transportation, and relatively open trading systems. After World War I & II and the Great Depression, the world economy suffered as countries became de-integrated by closing their borders to foreign … Read more

Monopolies of wealth in the Gilded Age and today

Charles Darrow, maybe some people have never heard this name before, but the board game he invented is legendary. Everybody has played it before whether with friends or family and most people love it, even though it causes many fights and conflicts between the individuals. This game is called “Monopoly”, the legendary board game which … Read more

Economies, Resource Allocation and Price Mechanism

Section A: Microeconomics Question 1 A. Market Equilibrium (Fig. 1) Market equilibrium is the position at which the demand becomes equal to the supply and this helps in analysing the price which needed to be charged, and such price is known as an equilibrium price. The equilibrium price is the point where demand and supply … Read more

Indonesian economy factors

Section 1 Cultural Differences: As the world has become globalised, countries are opening up their economies to increase trade and decreasing trade barriers to set up business in another country. So before setting business in another country it is essential for the managers to understand the cultures of host country because every country has different … Read more

Analysis of article on Covid-19 written by Bill Curry

16th March 2020 The news story by Bill Curry “Liberals to unveil federal budget, economic package worth $1 billion in response to COVID-19” published in The Globe and Mail on March 11th 2020, summarizes the government of Canada’s current response to the global coronavirus pandemic. This article was chosen as it relates to the unit … Read more

Macroeconomic Issues and National Income

This case study will address the concept of inflation – the rise in average level of prices sustained over time that corresponds to a fall in the internal (domestic) purchasing power of money – with regards to Venezuela. The goal here is to explore several trains of enquiry in order to critically evaluate the impact … Read more