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Explain how a fall in interest rates can affect total spending in the economy.

The manipulation of the level of interest rates is controlled by the government's monetary policy to influence the aggregate demand. A fall in interest rate would reduce the cost of borrowing, thus encou...

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Answered by Stavria K. Economics tutor
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Explain why, in theory, a perfectly contestable market results in an efficient allocation of resources

William J Baumol’s theory of contestable markets (1982) holds that there are markets served by a small number of firms, which are nevertheless characterized by competitive equilibria, and therefore, desir...

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Answered by Rebecca M. Economics tutor
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Evaluate the advantages of perfectly competitive and monopolistic markets in the long run.

First, the key terms in the question should be defined; perfect competition, monopoly, and long run. This should be done in the first paragraph, to pick up to easy band 1 marks.

One could structure...

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Explain the 'Economic Problem' and how this closely links to the principles of demand and supply and how this ultimately determines the price of goods.

First of you must define the terms listed in the question throughly. The Economic Problem, in its most simple form, is that there are unlimited wants and limited resources/factors of production. The Econo...

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Answered by Timi S. Economics tutor
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Do monopolies always seek to profit maximise?

There are two types of monopoly, a legal monopoly which has over 25% of the market share and a dominant monopoly which has over 40%. Both of these types have power over the market as they will be the larg...

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Answered by Aimee F. Economics tutor
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