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I studied PPE at Lady Margaret Hall college, Oxford University, and currently work as an Economics A Level teacher. I have also examined several different economic units for Edexcel AS and A2.
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I would like to ask why does stimulating the housing market cause a rightward shift in the LRAS and the SRAS?
Hi, may I know what is meant of economic uncertainty? I will appreciate if someone helps. Thanks
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I would like to known what mean “Q1” and “Q3” on the graph call “Unemployment – inflation, Growth UK”, of the page of UK Economy in 1990s.
Q1 = Quarter one. It refers to first three months of the year
is important that rating agencis other standard and poor to get ring to country.
please what is Edexcel AS and A2?
Edexcel is an exam board based in th uk. AS and A2 are the two levels of A-Level, the UK ‘advanced’ level exam that 17 and 18 year old do…
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I was just wondering where you got the figures for the national debt as a percentage of GDP for the graph you published on the 24th January. I am currently doing an assignment at uni and the raw data would be very useful if you could direct me to it. Thank you 🙂
Do the US have to depend on others to buy their bonds? Why can’t the FED just buy all the bonds? In this case, is it possible for the bond rates to be low forever? What would the consequences of this be?
What would be the effects of central banks doing QE and buying up all assets, then writing them off?
Essentially, there would not be any ‘cost’ since they are just printing money, but are buying up assets.
I.E do central bank losses matter, other than others perception of it?
How is it possible for countries with massive debt to have a strong currency, e.g Japan and the US?
i was just wondering what could be the role of fiscal policy in the management of an economy controlled by a monetarist government ?
What did J.M.Keynes exactly mean by saying “In the long run, we are all dead”?
What are ways in which a share price is manipulated? What are the characteristics which make manipulation easy/difficult? What determines the success or failure of a manipulation? Is there a scenario where manipulation will always succeed?
In the case of e.g Bank of Ireland, Irish Life where the government owns a majority share with little free float while still listed, what prevents people from manipulating the price?
Since volume and share price can be manipulated, is the market cap of a share an accurate reflection of its value? i.e in cases of shares being pledged for loans, what criteria do lenders measure besides taking into account the price of the share?
What do you think: How and Why did the global economic crisis (of 2008) really start?
I am a strong believer in bottlenecks, the bottleneck of 2008 was the rise in oil prices due to the booming economy around the globe. I have a theory that economies could boom for as long as raw materials/energy/the spirit of mankind are at good supply. The moment the supply is short, then demand for the same creates inflation, thus robbing the economy of stability and moral. The levers that govt uses to slow the economy is to quite simply reduce the amount of capital flowing into the markets and that in itself will slow consumption, distribution, manufacturing and then leads to a crises.
If we had a never ending supply of energy, would we go through boom and bust cycles? If we had a never ending supply of energy, is it possible to boom without the fear of inflation? Is our current economic situation due to the bottleneck of energy production and demand for it thus creating the unwanted effects of inflation? Do you believe the world is in a wait and see situation- waiting for alternative energy before pressing the boom button again?
Yes if we have never ending supply of energy, our 70% economic problems will be solved.
Energy supply is a big cause of inflation.
Is economics ascience or an art
Economics is an art
It is not like natural science because it deals with human behavior