EFF01417:6264_ch01:Pg 0:23907#/eps at 100% *23907* Fri, Nov 9, 2001 11:52 AM part I Introduction User SONPR:Job EFF01417:6264_ch01:Pg 1:21266#/eps at 100% *21266* Fri, Nov 9, 2001 11:52 AM C H A P T E R The Science of Macroeconomics The whole of science is nothing more than the refinement of everyday thinking. — Albert Einstein 1 O N E 1-1 What Macroeconomists Study Why have some countries experienced rapid growth in incomes over the past century while others stay
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Interest Rates, Income Distribution, and Monetary Policy Dominance: Post Keynesians and the "Fair Rate" of Interest Author(s): Louis-Philippe Rochon and Mark Setterfield Source: Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, Vol. 30, No. 1 (Fall, 2007), pp. 13-42 Published by: M.E. Sharpe, Inc. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27746784 . Accessed: 28/08/2013 13:51 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms
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EFF01417:6264_ch01:Pg 0:23907#/eps at 100% *23907* Fri, Nov 9, 2001 11:52 AM part I Introduction User SONPR:Job EFF01417:6264_ch01:Pg 1:21266#/eps at 100% *21266* Fri, Nov 9, 2001 11:52 AM C H A P T E R The Science of Macroeconomics The whole of science is nothing more than the refinement of everyday thinking. — Albert Einstein 1 O N E 1-1 What Macroeconomists Study Why have some countries experienced rapid growth in incomes over the past century while others stay
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32965 Information Note by World Bank Staff July 12,2005 TABLE CONTENTS OF I N T R O D U C T I O N .............................................................................................................. I . I1 . 3 4 10 10 11 13 14 14 17 19 THE GLOBAL AGENDA .......................................................................................... PROGRESS IN THE IFA AGENDA ....................................................................... The Financial Sector Assessment
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provide some examination of some long-run trends in the Argentine economy is introduced. The next section is an attempt at a thorough examination of the performance of the Argentine economy in the 1990’s and the development of some severe imbalances eventually leading to an unsustainable situation. The following one, tries to explain the interaction among the various imbalances also as intensified by the peculiarities of the Argentine economic-institutional setup. The final section, is a brief description
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This article was downloaded by: [University of Southampton Highfield] On: 15 March 2013, At: 09:07 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK Post-Communist Economies Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cpce20 Debt sustainability in the EU New Member States: empirical evidence from a panel
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Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Part One • Gross domestic product (GDP) The gross domestic product (GDP) is a measure of a country’s production that gives an analysis of how the economy is doing and how it relates to employment. In the United States, for example the gross domestic product is determines the market value of final goods and services produced within its borders. Prior to using the GDP, the United States used the gross national product (GNP) measure that accounted for goods and
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POLITECHNIKA ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKA WYDZIAŁ ZARZĄDZANIA I MODELOWANIA KOMPUTEROWEGO THE FIRM IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET PART ONE OPRACOWAŁ: dr hab. Jan L. Bednarczyk, prof. PŚK Kielce 2012 CONTENTS 1. Types of partnerships/companies................................................................................3 2. Objectives of a company...............
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domestic interest rates and an appreciation of the domestic currency? A) xpansionary monetary policy e c B) ontractionary monetary policy C) xpansionary fiscal policy e D) oth B and C. B 3) eteris paribus, an unexpected increase in the current or actual rate of C inflation will cause A) he long run Phillips curve to shift leftward. t B) he short run Phillips curve to shift upward. t C) he unemployment rate to decrease (a movement along the short t run Phillips curve). D)
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Summer 2002 pp. 298–318 Firm financial condition and airline price wars Meghan Busse∗ A firm that knows that cutting price may trigger a price war must weigh present versus future gains and losses when considering such a move. The firm’s financial situation can affect how it values such tradeoffs. Using data on 14 major airlines between 1985 and 1992, I test the hypothesis that firms in worse financial condition are more likely to start price wars. Empirical results suggest that this is true, particularly
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