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Post Office Economics Slides
Economics for BBA Learners (Post Office) here - more to be loaded soon!
Here is the set on how prices are formed
Here is the set on price elasticity
Slide 66-slide 80 - https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnx3ZWFsdGhjcmVhdGlvbmNsdWJ8Z3g6ODU2ZTg2NzhkZWJkYzll
EXAM PREP SLIDES 2013 (April)
The relationship between Economic Growth and Freedom: Go here. There is more on the Fraser Institute Website.
The broken window fallacy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG4jhlPLVVs&list=PL27E21B73AD366341
If you are aware of anybody that should be included here - send an e-mail to: proplib@gmail.co.za
Progress indicator: 196 on 27 Nov 2010. To help contact proplib at gmail.com - the money will come later!
114 on 2 December 2010.
If you are not in awe about how the market works: https://sites.google.com/site/wealthcreationclub/i-pencil
This may not be the best introduction to Economics - but not too bad either! :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JYP_wU1JTU (10 mins)
Look at this - graphing the Monopoly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg08G21ZiV0
A must see video: AS AD made simple! Click here
A possible exam question - Macro-economics Click here
On Saturday 2 February 2013 there was a tutorial class - we looked at the following slides... Click here
On Saturday 9 February 2013 there was a tutorial class - we looked at he following slides... Click here
16 February 2013: Click here
23 Feb Johannesburg - will put up the slides soon!
24 Feb Pretoria - you will find some of the slides at 16 February 2013 a little further up. Talk to me if you need help!
Labour Market issues Click here
One might find some ideas relating to the Mancosa MBA Economics assignment here: http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21570840-nordic-countries-are-reinventing-their-model-capitalism-says-adrian
Then there are some ideas on inflation and stable currencies and the relationship to economic growth here: http://www.freemarketfoundation.com/issues/attaining-high-economic-growth-through-zero-inflation - this relates somewhat to question 4.3
Have you heard the story of the Little Red Hen as told by Ronald Reagan? Go to the link on the left panel (scroll down).
Economic success in 1 paragraph: https://sites.google.com/site/chaomungkhach/home/another-vietnamese-term-that-the-word-should-know-about
Some initial points on The Current Account and Balance of Payments : https://sites.google.com/site/wealthcreationclub/the-current-account-and-balance-of-payments
Governments often intervene in the market for political and other reasons. Read the section in your handbook (Mohr and Fourie) on Rent Control and see how the principles may apply to the sale of heating gas that now has a price ceiling below the market clearing price. https://sites.google.com/site/wealthcreationclub/rent-control
One of the best descriptions of Comparative Advantage as the basis of International Trade is found here - ensure that you are able to give a worked example such as this: http://www.economist.com/economics-a-to-z/c#node-21529435
More links and resources to be added from time to time!
Charl Heydenrych
Latest update: 24 February 2013
Here is an addition (26 Feb 2013) : A glossary of economic terms from tutor 2 you - https://sites.google.com/site/wealthcreationclub/key-economics-terms
Here is another small addition - National Income Accounting
Relationship between aggregate expenditure and total output (GDP) - the 45 degree line: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP6rthgzqH4 - this relates to page 416 - 418 in the textbook titled: Economics for South African students (Fourth Edition). Video added on 29 March 2013. There may be better ones but this is good enough for now.
If you need some help with referencing - go here: https://sites.google.com/site/wealthcreationclub/economics/referencing
and follow the link.
Want to develop a view on monopolies - Go to: https://sites.google.com/site/111notessa/monopolies
International Trade (Ricardo) - one of the better videos on the topic - very clear (listed 12 April 2013)