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Are there any costs as well as benefits to globalisation

Benefits: 

> Increased real national income and hence standard of living

> Increase in the size of markets allowing MNC's to exploit and take advantage of economies of scale

>...

Answered by Naim M. Economics tutor
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Explain why a firm in Perfect Competition earns supernormal profits in the short-run

A perfectly competitive market is a market where a large number of firms produce identical products (perfect substitutes). The characteristics that define perfect competition are the following: - no barri...

Answered by Nora V. Economics tutor
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Explain how fiscal stimulus might be used to bring about supply-side improvements in the UK economy.

Begin by defining fiscal policy and a supply-side improvement (the latter should be supplemented with a diagram). Following the definition of a supply-side policy, we might begin with examples of fiscal p...

Answered by James S. Economics tutor
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Why would an increase in demand for a good cause an increase in price for a good?

Imagine that there are 10 apples to be sold at $1 each and that there are 10 people wanting to buy (demanding) an apple each. Now imagine there is an apple health-craze in this country and so now there ar...

Answered by Anna K. Economics tutor
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What are the characteristics of an oligopoly?

An oligopoly is defined as a market structure where the market is dominated by a few large firms. Within the oligopoly, there is mutal interdependence, where firms base their prices and marketing strategi...

Answered by Raul L. Economics tutor
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