the economic climate DONE Flashcards

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What Is The Economic Climate? Definition And Examples

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The term ‘economic climate‘ refers to the general state of the regional, national, or global economy. Economic climate usually reflects the state of the jobs market, stock market, or the availability of credit. It may also reflect how consumers view economic conditions.

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Business people and policymakers

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Business people and policymakers typically base their borrowing, lending, and investment decisions on the economic climate. It may also influence borrowing decisions.

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The Cambridge Dictionary defines the term as follows:

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“The general condition of the economy in a particular country or in the world.”

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Economic climate

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When people use the term ‘economic climate,’ they are usually referring to current economic conditions.

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Economics of climate change

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The ‘economics of climate change’ refers to the study of the economic impact of climate change. Specifically, the economic costs and benefits of climate change
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It also refers to the economic impact of the measures we take to mitigate the effects of climate change.

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Climate change is

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Climate change is a large-scale, long-term change in Earth’s weather patterns and average temperatures. We often use the term ‘global warming‘ with the same meaning.

Most scientists say that our atmosphere and oceans are getting warmer. They also say that it is our fault.

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Economic climate

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The economic climate is simply the general state of the overall economy, i.e., the economic conditions.

The term refers to the current state of the economy of a nation, region, or the world.

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Economic climates changes….

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Economic climates change over time, depending on where in the business cycle we are. The business cycle is a cycle of recession and recovery that the economy goes through.

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Fluctuations in production and trade….

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in a market economy cause the business cycle. We also refer to it as the boom-bust cycle.

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When GDP is expanding rapidly, we say that …..

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the economic climate is positive or sound. On the other hand, when GDP is shrinking or not growing, we say that the climate is negative or adverse.

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GDP stands for….

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GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product. It is a measure of production that equals all the goods and services that an economy produces over a specific period.

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the economic climate

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refers to the state of the economy a business operates in

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the economy

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an entire network of producers, distributors and consumers of goods in a local, regional or national community.

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gdp

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a measure of how much a country produce per year. influnced by income and employment

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economic growth

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gdp rises.

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recession

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when gdp falls in two consective quarters

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effects of rising gdp

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unemployment falls

consumer spending rise

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effects of falling gdp

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business produce less
staff redunancy
employment fall
consumer spending fall

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level of income

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average income of nation

disposable income what is left after paying taxes

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rising income effects

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buy more
luxury sales increased
high quality
more revenue
extra demand; more shops, factory etc
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falling income effects

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lower quality goods
non branded goods#
less revenue
closure of stores

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how are businesses affected by change of income

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how competitors respond
new target market
how much income has changed

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level of employment

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how many people work in a country

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level of unemployment

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how many people do not work in a country

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level of unemployment

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how many people do not work in a country

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level of unemployment rfalls

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more competition- higher wages for limited skils
more wages higher income
wages

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level of unemployment rise

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compdetition- lower wages

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distribution of income

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refers the gap between the rich and poor incomes. it can be unequal

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the economic climate international

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feat all of the world, this could affect businesses in the uk

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recession

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can be bad, a business most choose a good strategy so the would not fail

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human resources

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improve productivity

movitation and training

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production

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reduce waste
reduce cost per unit
use automaton - 24/7

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marketing

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up,market or cheap to appeal to crowd
promotion
- target a new group of people
pricing - promotional
place - online in stiore etc.
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finance

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reduce costs
improve cash flow
reduce interest rates
no loans