Capital Flows – Benefits and Disdavantages
A look at the benefits and costs of capital flows.
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Benefits and costs of tariffs
Readers Question: what are the benefits and costs of a tariff on consumers, producers, employment levels and the government? The effect of tariffs on consumers Tariffs increase the cost of imports, leading to higher prices (P1 to P2) for consumers and a decline in consumer surplus. For example, UK consumers have lost out from EU …
Quantitative easing: risks vs benefits
Readers Question: Could you comment on This BBC programme on Q.E. The programme highlights several criticisms of Quantitative Easing, especially the Q.E. adopted by the Bank of England. Since 2009, the Bank of England’s balance sheet has quadrupled, and now a third of all government bonds are now held by Bank of England. The programme …
External Benefits
Definition – An external benefit occurs when producing or consuming a good causes a benefit to a third party. The existence of external benefits (positive externalities) means that social benefit will be greater than private benefit. Example of external benefit In this example, of cycling to work, there is Private benefit We save on a …
External benefits in housing market
Readers Question: Could you please explain how positive externality (external benefit) lead to market failure in property industry? A positive externality occurs when a third party benefits from the production or consumption of a good. In many cases, building the right kind of housing can have benefits to the rest of society. Therefore, the social …
Who benefits from low interest rates?
When interest rates were cut to 0.5% in March 2009, few would have predicted that interest rates would have stayed low in UK, US and the Eurozone for so long. Interest rates have stayed at zero for several years – defying several predictions that they will rise soon. Who benefits from low-interest rates and who …
Should welfare benefits be increased to reduce inequality?
Readers Question: Should the government provide more welfare support programs such as child tax benefit and unemployment insurance in order to decrease economic inequality? This is a classic dilemma that governments face. To simplify the argument. Higher welfare benefits help to reduce inequality and reduce relative poverty. Higher benefits will give those on low income a better …
Costs and Benefits London Olympics 2012
Readers Question: What are the costs and benefits of the London 2012 Olympics? A cost-benefit analysis seeks to examine all the various costs and benefits. These include both the monetary costs and benefits and the non-monetary costs and benefits. Costs of London Olympics The financial cost of building facilities, which may only be used to …