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The Learning Economist: October 2006
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Sunday, October 29, 2006. Who's going to take credit for gamblers' losses? Allowing speculators to buy stocks on credit is dangerous. Andrew P K Yap. THERE was a recent report in Today to the effect that brokers will soon be tapping into the Credit Bureau's services. This calls for some hard questions. Why, in the first place, are brokers allowed to give credit to speculators? This is a bit like gambling. When you invest, you study the fundamentals of a company and its valuation. The differences between ...
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The Learning Economist: March 2007
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007. Ray Powell - Chief Examiner, Head of Economics at King’s College School, Wimbledon. This major new textbook has been written specifically to meet the needs of AS and A2 students following the AQA specification. This comprehensive text provides a thorough foundation for the course, and the accessible commentary, interspersed with regular exam guidance, is essential reading for AQA Economics students. N Gregory Mankiw, Harvard University. Mark P Taylor, University of Warwick.
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The Learning Economist: August 2006
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Thursday, August 31, 2006. Hong Kong air ticket price war? SIA joins in the fray with $368 offer, but hours later. A) Distinguish between fixed and variable cost and discuss why costs might be lower for the budget airline compared to the full service airline. [10]. Hence, in the SR, fixed costs are constant regardless of output while variable costs change depending on the amount produced. Total cost in the SR is given by fixed cost plus variable costs. B) Comment on possible strategies the CEO of a budge...
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The Learning Economist: April 2007
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007. Supply and Demand Equilibria. By Monty Python :p. Posted by Hwee Ling at 4:09 PM. Tuesday, April 03, 2007. By Tim Harford (Financial Times). Published: March 30 2007 16:28. I’m looking for the one . Is he out there? It might help if we understand which elements of marriage are common to many potential husbands, and which are unique to the one . My conclusion: even when there is little to be lost from maintaining standards, people are very quick to lower them. My advice: do ...
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The Learning Economist: September 2006
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Friday, September 29, 2006. This is a windfall for all you lazy ones out there. I found that the old LMS (with all my wonderful uploaded tutorials, articles and what-nots since last year) is still alive at this other link. Http:/ heartlearn2.netdns.net/jjc/. I don't know for how much longer .but if you still need any J1 or J2 stuff, go download it now. and i mean NOW. Posted by Hwee Ling at 12:03 AM. Wednesday, September 27, 2006. MCQ Practice Papers Available! I've placed the full set. Happy Revision...
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The Learning Economist: January 2007
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Thursday, January 18, 2007. The Nature of Economics (Tutorial 1 2007). 1 Why is economics not a laboratory science? Step 1: Define: Laboratory science - sciences in which research can be done in a laboratory setting. Step 2: Key Command Word: Why is not? Show Comprehension skills by giving examples/ illustrating). Economics CANNOT be a laboratory science because variables affecting a particular economic phenomenon cannot be separated or isolated for study, unlike that for physical sciences. Step 1: Defin...
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The Learning Economist: February 2007
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Monday, February 05, 2007. Posted by Hwee Ling at 9:36 PM. Feature - Oil Supply and Demand. With oil trading near 12-month lows, Beejal Patel speaks with industry experts on the supply and demand picture for crude. Will oil prices climb again and what is the impact of low oil prices on refiner stocks? CHART: Oil (CLG7) , Valero (VLO) , Sunoco (SUN) , Marathon (MRO). Posted by Hwee Ling at 9:16 PM. The Learning Economist has a new home on Wordpress. 2009 A Level Paper 2. Life and How to Survive It.
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The Learning Economist: May 2007
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Thursday, May 31, 2007. Work to do in the June Holidays. 1 Consolidate your learning from the first 2 terms (especially Term 2). Tutorial 3 - Price Determination (Review answers given out for Essays Qn 4 and 5a to see how the essay questions are handled - Focus on the "process" of answering an essay qn, i.e. Step 1: Dissect the Question; Step 2: Design the Answer; Step 3: Write the Answer; How to do Application, Analysis and Evaluation; How to write Intro, Body and Conclusions ). Topic 3 to Topic 7.
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The Learning Economist: December 2007
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Friday, December 28, 2007. 2007 Econs ELP to Xi'an (China). Bureau of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation. One of the interesting local restaurants we visited. A warm reception given by the Qujiang Management Committee. Visiting the Xi'an Coca Cola Factory. Cycling on the Ancient Ming City Walls. A visit to the Xi'an Jiaotong University. Seminar at the Tsinghua Science Park. A visit to Kingway Brewery - one of the largest in the province. Posted by Hwee Ling at 2:37 AM. 2009 A Level Paper 2.
