rest that is important Flashcards

(37 cards)

1
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MRS =

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MUx/MUy

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2
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If MUa/Pa > MUo/Po then

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buy more a

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3
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Types of efficiency:

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  1. productive - produce at minimum ATC
  2. allocative - produce optimal quantity P = MC
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4
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When is TR maximized?

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When MR = 0

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5
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Zero economic profit when

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ATC=P

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6
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Least cost rule

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MPL/Price of L = MPC/Price of C

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7
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Auto safety laws have negative effects

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Sam Peltzman 1975

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8
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The tyranny of the market: Why you cant always get what you want

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Joel Waldfogel

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9
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Theory of liquidity preference

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John Maynard Keynes

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10
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First Nobel in economics

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1969 Jan Tinbergen and Ragnar Frisch for developing dynamic models

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11
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Underinsurance coefficient =

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sum insured/ current value. (Sum insured/required% x Asset value) x Loss amount

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12
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Basis for insurance payment =

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found damage x coefficient

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13
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annual interest rate =

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(1 + r/n)^n - 1

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14
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Taylor rule

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monetary policy rule on how central banks should set interest rates tying it to inflation and economic growth

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15
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Adam Smith 4 tax principles =

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fairness, certainty, convenience, efficiency

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16
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Ad Valorem tax

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a tax imposed on an item based on its assessed value

17
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3 types of money demand

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transactions, precautionary, speculative

18
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The concept of social capital

19
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Whistleblower

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someone who has and reports insider knowledge

20
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Knut Wicksell

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natural interest rate is when economy is in a stable price equilibrium

21
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tax multiplier =

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1/MPS - 1, MPC/MPS

22
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remittance

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sending money to family abroad

23
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Trade policies do not

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affect trade balance

24
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Methodological individualism

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When having situation like 1.02^n = 2 use
log1.02 (2) = In(2)/In(1.02)
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if we need to calculate PV but have more than 1 payment then the present value of annuity
PV = P x ((1-(1+r)^-n)/r) P = payment per period r = interest rate per period n = number of periods If n is large then 1-(1+r)^-n = 1
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future value of annuity
FV = P x ((1+r)^n - 1)/r)
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expected return on portfolio =
W1 x r1 + W2 x r2.....
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Female nobel Prize
Claudia Goldin(2023) - gender work gap Esther Duflo (2019) - poverty Elinor Ostrom(2009) - common resources
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Alfred Marshall contribution
Synthesis of supply and demand and partial equillibrium
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Economic rent
David ricardo
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Solow model
Maximize consumption per worker
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Iron law of wages
Ricardo was influenced by Malthus, believed wages will naturally tend towards a bare minimum level otherwise population will grow, economic rent - surplus earned by a factor that is perfectly inelastic in supply
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AlfredMarsha
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Credit and debit
Debit - increase in assets or decrease in liabilities. Left side of T-acc. Credit - decrease in assets In BoP Debit - payment to foreigners, outflow of funds(imports, buying foreign stocks) Credit - inflow of funds(exports, nci)
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Minsky
He believed in financial instability caused by too much stability
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Hayek
against central planner