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Define the term ‘subsidies’ .

A subsidy is a government payment designed to increase supply and thus reduce the costs of production of goods and services. They are commonly used to right market failure.
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What is the affect of expansionary fiscal policy on the economy?

Expansionary fiscal policy is the increase of government expenditure and/or the reduction of taxation. Government expenditure is an injection into the circular flow of income, whereas taxation is a leakage. ...
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Evaluate the case for government provision of goods and services such as flood defence schemes.

(Apologies for the formatting. If you're interested I am happy to send you a pdf version of this plan)This is a classic A level economics question where the overall answer structure is applicable to any “Eva...
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Why is the demand curve downward sloping?

So this may seem a bit odd at first - like why is it the the more of something there is, the less it costs to buy? But it actually makes a lot of sense when we break down the law of demand. The law of demand...
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What are the assumptions of perfect competition?

Large number of firms and consumersEach firm is a price-taker and hence has no price setting powerThe price is determined in the market by supply and demandProducts are homogenous and are therefore perfect s...
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