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Managerial Economics – Application of Economic Theory in Solving Business Problems!

By Shyamala Sankaranarayanan  |   Submitted On April 16, 2011 Managerial economics is concerned with various micro and macro economic tools and the analysis of which can be used in managerial decision making to solve business problems. Micro economic tools that are used in this subject include demand analysis, production and cost analysis, break-even analysis, pricing theory and practice,… Read More »

Why Present Economic Strategies Are Dangerous!

By Stanley Wilkin  |   June 24, 2011 This article will look at present economic strategies influenced or enforced by IMF on European countries as a result of the recent bank crisis suggesting that such tactics represent economic dogma and will cause serious problems to the respective economies. It will propose that: 1) such measures are traditionally employed to… Read More »

Finance for Kids

By Robert Boroff  |    July 13, 2011 It’s never too soon to start teaching your children about finances. It can be hard to talk to your kids about money, you may have to admit your own mistake, and will have to inject a bit of reality into their perspective on life. But as personal finance continues to get… Read More »

Economic History As an Academic Discipline

By Dennis Moore Hopkins  |   July 24, 2010   Economics is a compelling force that has helped shaped countries and empires as far back as history records. Economic trends have had diverse effects which include triggering World War Two, the collapse of the Soviet Economy, the democratisation of South Korea and Japan and many others. The story of successful… Read More »

Introduction to Economics and Business

By Nicole Bobbin  |  October 23, 2009 STUDENT: Hello, Teacher. Yes, I know what’s coming up now! For several coming Modules you are going to lecture me about “Microeconomics”! And I also know that “Macroeconomics is the study of how the economy functions in broad outline”, because you lectured me on that one before. You have also told… Read More »

Armchair Economics – Some Introductory Concepts

By Tyler Williamson  |    March 26, 2010 You don’t need to be an expert economist or have a degree in economics to understand the basic principles of economics that can be seen everywhere in everyday life. Think about what you know about economics right now, then do the same after you read this article. I daresay you’ll surprise… Read More »

The Evolution of Economic Understanding and Postwar Stabilization Policy

By Karl Mitchell  |  February 27, 2008 In introduction, I will be expounding on the evolution of economic understanding and postwar stabilization policy from the perspective of Christina D. Romer (Professor, University of California at Berkeley) and David H. Romer (Professor, University of California at Berkeley) throughout the paper. In detail, I will cover the time periods of… Read More »

Nature and Scope of Economics

By Muhammad Waqas Nayyar  |   June 06, 2009 Many writers of the early days defined economics as “a science of wealth”. Adam Smith commonly know as the father of modern economics, defined economics as “An enquiry into the nature and causes of wealth of nations.” These definitions were defective because they gave much importance to wealth. As wealth… Read More »

Quantum Economics – Philosophy of the Economy

By Joshua Konov  |  June 07, 2009 The philosophical comparison of social developments such as economy to the particle related quantum mechanics may look incidental or incoherent but conceptually said the human perception has changed from certainty and simplicity to uncertainty and complexity too, therefore the perception of principle understanding processes in economy philosophically must change too the… Read More »