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What is the impact of changes in the base interest rate on the exchange rate/value of the pound?

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| Oct 21, 2023

Is the collective bargaining platform beneficial for suppliers?

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| Oct 21, 2023

How does an increase in investment affect labour?

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| Oct 20, 2023

How do non-monetary benefits like a company car affect the marginal revenue product (MRP)?

What does quota mean in the context of trade protection?

What are infant industries?

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Economic Development

| Sep 28, 2023

Is India considered a Less Economically Developed Country (LEDC)?

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| Sep 28, 2023

What is a white elephant project?

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Unemployment

| Sep 28, 2023

How does wage stickiness maintain persistent cyclical unemployment?

What is the difference between external devaluation and internal devaluation?

Does the term "hot money" refer to money entering or leaving the economy due to exchange rates?

Why does a firm profit maximise where marginal cost equals marginal revenue product?

Imperfect Information

| Sep 8, 2023

Why is it easier for firms with backward integration to price discriminate?

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| Sep 8, 2023

Why did Lloyds TSB undergo a demerger?

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| Sep 8, 2023

Is government investment in education to promote employment in high unemployment sectors an example of the economic cycle?

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| Aug 29, 2023

How do conglomerates reduce the principal-agent problem?

Can you explain the profit-maximising equilibrium of a monopoly vs perfect competition?

Question: What are the differences between network economies of scale and marketing economies of scale?

Why can only one firm gain economies of scale in a natural monopoly?

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Natural Rate of Unemployment

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| Aug 24, 2023

How do expectations shift the Phillips curve?

Microeconomics

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| Aug 24, 2023

How should the monopolistic competition diagram be drawn to represent short-run supernormal and long-run normal profits?

Is the point at which AVC equals P the shutdown point?

Why is demand-pull inflation more likely when aggregate supply is inelastic?

Inflation

| Aug 23, 2023

Inflation Figures: Sharp Fall in the rate at which prices are rising due to record price gas fall

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Foreign Exchange Markets

Central Banking

| Aug 22, 2023

How are appreciation and depreciation used in a managed exchange rate?

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International Economics

Political Economy

| Aug 22, 2023

Are there developed countries where high political tensions deter investment by Multinational Corporations (MNCs)?

Do quaternary industries offer higher-paid jobs than tertiary or manufacturing industries?

What is the concept of crowding out in simple terms?

Macroeconomics

Unemployment

| Aug 22, 2023

How is demand deficient unemployment defined?

Why might a government use contractionary fiscal policy during a boom to reduce employment?

Was there deficient aggregate demand in the UK during the COVID pandemic?

How often is the basket of goods updated?

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Exchange Rates

Capital Flows

International Finance

| Aug 22, 2023

Can capital flight cause a depreciation in a country's exchange rate?

What must a firm do to achieve internal growth and how is productive capacity defined?

What are the objectives of contractionary monetary and fiscal policies?

Macroeconomics

Economic Development

| Aug 22, 2023

Is Brazil considered an emerging economy or a developing economy?

What are the potential impacts of a large national debt?

What are the different types of price discrimination?

Macroeconomics

Trade Policy

Currency Depreciation

| Aug 18, 2023

What is a 'beggar-thy-neighbour' policy?

What is the difference between a positive and a normative statement?

What is the difference between absolute and relative poverty?

What is the definition of interest rates?

What constitutes a liquidity trap?

Why does a high inflation rate lead to uncertainty in the economy?

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What is the impact of productivity on the current account?

Does subsidising R&D spending encourage subsidy dependency?

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What is the impact of changes in the base interest rate on the exchange rate/value of the pound?

Is the collective bargaining platform beneficial for suppliers?

How does an increase in investment affect labour?

How do non-monetary benefits like a company car affect the marginal revenue product (MRP)?

What does quota mean in the context of trade protection?

What are infant industries?

Is India considered a Less Economically Developed Country (LEDC)?

What is a white elephant project?

How does wage stickiness maintain persistent cyclical unemployment?

What is the difference between external devaluation and internal devaluation?

Does the term "hot money" refer to money entering or leaving the economy due to exchange rates?

Why does a firm profit maximise where marginal cost equals marginal revenue product?

Why is it easier for firms with backward integration to price discriminate?

Why did Lloyds TSB undergo a demerger?

Is government investment in education to promote employment in high unemployment sectors an example of the economic cycle?

How do conglomerates reduce the principal-agent problem?

Can you explain the profit-maximising equilibrium of a monopoly vs perfect competition?

Question: What are the differences between network economies of scale and marketing economies of scale?

Why can only one firm gain economies of scale in a natural monopoly?

How do expectations shift the Phillips curve?

How should the monopolistic competition diagram be drawn to represent short-run supernormal and long-run normal profits?

Is the point at which AVC equals P the shutdown point?

Why is demand-pull inflation more likely when aggregate supply is inelastic?

Inflation Figures: Sharp Fall in the rate at which prices are rising due to record price gas fall

How are appreciation and depreciation used in a managed exchange rate?

Are there developed countries where high political tensions deter investment by Multinational Corporations (MNCs)?

Do quaternary industries offer higher-paid jobs than tertiary or manufacturing industries?

What is the concept of crowding out in simple terms?

How is demand deficient unemployment defined?

Why might a government use contractionary fiscal policy during a boom to reduce employment?

Was there deficient aggregate demand in the UK during the COVID pandemic?

How often is the basket of goods updated?

Can capital flight cause a depreciation in a country's exchange rate?

What must a firm do to achieve internal growth and how is productive capacity defined?

What are the objectives of contractionary monetary and fiscal policies?

Is Brazil considered an emerging economy or a developing economy?

What are the potential impacts of a large national debt?

What are the different types of price discrimination?

What is a 'beggar-thy-neighbour' policy?

What is the difference between a positive and a normative statement?

What is the difference between absolute and relative poverty?

What is the definition of interest rates?

What constitutes a liquidity trap?

Why does a high inflation rate lead to uncertainty in the economy?

What is meant by 'diversification' in economics?

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