Pytanie #1:

Economics help please?

Buying securities in open market operations may promote economic growth because

A) the U.S. Congress guarantees the value of government securities.
B) the U.S. Congress allows the securities to be used for business expansion.
C) this action increases banks’ cash, allowing for more loans and investment.
D) this action decreases banks’ cash, preventing risky investment behavior.

Pytanie #2:

What was adam smith's contribution to the economy? include significance of the economists theory to the field?

of economics.

Pytanie #3:

Basic Economics Question. Please help.?

Suppose that the number of buyers in a market increases and a technological advancement that makes production easier also occurs. What would we expect to happen to the market?

a. The equilibrium price will increase, but the impact on quantity is ambiguous
b. The equilibrium price will decrease, but the impact on quantity is ambiguous
c. Equilibrium quantity will increase, but the impact on price is ambiguous
d. Both equilibrium price and quantity will increase

Pytanie #4:

Is it true that China is going to take over the world?

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Leading former economist for the London School of Economics, Angus Maddison, has predicted that China will be overtake the world by "2015 and not 2026, 2050" like many have predicted.

As a White American I have horrified. Is it really true, that the Chinese people will rule? All of my classmates, who aren't Asian, keep talking about the "take over" is imminent.

This can't be true right? As White Americans we won't allow this right? Are we going to be going into a second Great Depression???

Pytanie #5:

Why do they keep saying China is going to rule?

Everyone in my economics class keeps talking about "Chinese take over" is imminent. I think they're overreacting honestly. They sound like a bunch of cult members talking about China everyday. There isn't a single Asian person in my class and yet I hear these fools going on about China. There's no way Asians could ever rule the world.

I pointed that out to a Russian student and she emailed me a link:

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It says that China will rule the world by 2015. A former policy advisor for Harvard University, Angus Maddison, claims that China will "rule by 2015, and not by 2050" like most have predicted.

Do I have anything to worry about as an American? Am I right in saying that there's no way in hell that China could ever be #1?

Pytanie #6:

What of the courses listed would be good to take for becoming a Real Estate Agent?

1) Finance & Business Technology:
In the first year of Finance & Business Technology, students taking this program will obtain technology and office skills as well as accounting basics. They will learn what is necessary to work in today's office and have a well-rounded knowledge of everything from the Microsoft Office Suite to handling basic accounting functions and the administrative activities of an office. Second year students will have the opportunity to pick either the Finance track or the Business Technology track. Students choosing Finance will obtain more advanced accounting skills and software. Students choosing Business Technology will learn more office skills and procedures.

Students are assigned to a computer workstation. Students work independently, collaborating with team members, and completing various assignments related to business applications and accounting. Students also work with various software applications, apply communication skills, obtain office skills and procedures, and develop information processing skills.

2) Marketing & Entrepreneurship:
Marketing & Entrepreneurship is a fast-paced and high energy field. In West Michigan, travel and tourism is one of the largest industries. There are endless possibilities for careers in the marketing and entrepreneurship fields including public relations, advertising, market research, and special events.

Students will explore concepts in marketing including economics, selling, customer relations, promotion, distribution, marketing information management, product planning, and hospitality. In addition, students will be able to choose two or three main areas of focus during the year. Focus areas include travel & tourism, event planning, sports & entertainment, entrepreneurship, school-based enterprise/customer service (The Student Pulse), and professional sales (DECA).

Pytanie #7:

Economics books- please help!?

Hiya,
Which of these 2 books do you think is more important for an economics student to read? Also, are they both about development economics?

1) Development as Freedom (Sen)
2) Globalization and its Discontents (Stiglitz)

thanks :)

Pytanie #8:

Economics: What does this statement mean? "Not all resources are adaptable to another"?

Thanks.

Pytanie #9:

Im guessing this would be an economics question?

I'm just kinda wondering..... Do Business Professors earn more in a PUBLIC or in a PRIVATE University generally speaking? I'm working on my BA and was wondering about this.....

Pytanie #10:

UC Santa Barbara! Economics & Accounting.?

Is UC Santa Barbara a good school for majoring in economics & Accounting? or should I go to Cal State University Fullerton for Business economics w/ emphasize in Accounting? I'm a cc transfer student live like 30min from fullerton. My only worry is getting a job after graduation; I want to get the bang for my buck!

advice.. experience?

Pytanie #11:

Should the USA reduce its debt by selling off Congress into slavery in other countries?

Congress is useless and is hurting everybody. Should all Congresspeople be sold to other countries as slaves to make revenue for the USA?

It would not be illegal; the 13th amendment says that slavery is only forbidden within the United States. It does not forbid the USA from allowing slavery to occur in other countries.

The USA could fetch a good price off of the current representatives and senators. Many of them have backgrounds in useful fields such as law, business, economics, and military. There are plenty of foreigners who would be willing to make a high bid for their labor.

Pytanie #12:

economics questions!!?

Economics assumes people:

a) are reasonable
b) consider what is rational before making decisions
c) try to make themselves better off
d) make choices that are easily understood

The BEST example of making a choice at the margin is:
a) buying a new car
b) quitting your job
c) a coffee drinker drinking another cup of coffee
d) attending college

The primary emphasis in macroeconomics is on:
a) how firms set prices
b) aggregates in the economy
c) marginal analysis and normative economics
d) international trader and environment economics

A Basic assumption used in many economic models is:
a) as price goes up, the amount purchased will go up too
b) as price goes up, less will be offered for the sale on the market
c) if the underlying theory doesn't represent reality, it is not useful
d) ceteris paribus, which means al other things remain unchanged

I got.... a,c,b,b
i have to submit this and was hoping to get others inputs before I did.

thank you!

Pytanie #13:

Can you quickly tell me a good order to complete these tasks in?

I wanted to finish all of them in three days.

Write 2 debate cases (due Tuesday)
Do Pre-Calculus homework (20 problems, difficult) and study (probably 2 hours material at least)
Take notes on a small part of a Biology AP chapter (due Wednesday)
Revise and type up an essay for English (due Tuesday)
A journalism story I'm not too excited about writing (due Tuesday)
Notes and vocab definitions for Economics (due Tuesday)
A couple assignments for an online BCIS class I need in order to graduate (I have to be done by December and I'm not even half way there)

Thanks!
I haven't procrastinated. Besides the BCIS class this is all stuff that was given to me yesterday! But thanks.

Pytanie #14:

Am I a selfish person?

Tonight I had this huge argument with my ex-girlfriend who is about to return to her country for good. She claimed I'm selfish because I "acted like she didn't exist" and "wasn't man enough to tell her I liked her." To a certain extent this is true. We had been apart for nearly two years and she gave no indication that she was interested in me again other than drunk dialing me to take care of her and her hopelessly drunk friends. I didn't have feel that she was right for me any more, but I still cared for her some because she was my first long-term relationship.

When we were actually together, I paid for the dates 80% of the time and she paid her half the other 20 percent. I also tutored her in advanced economics courses for free when I wasn't even taking the courses (which means I went to the trouble of doing reading she was too lazy to do) and I also wrote her papers so she could pass classes necessary to get accepted into the business school. Also, I took her on expensive trips at a time when I didn't have a full-time career and was draining my savings. And I did all of her moving for her and put up with being yelled at numerous times. I also would take care of her anytime she wasn't feeling well and stayed with her practically every night for several months even though we never had sex (well except she wanted oral). That was kind of hard for me as someone who never had sex but wanted it, but I was willing to wait since I loved her and I didn't really feel like having one-night stands with other women I met. But I guess I'm selfish because I don't fit her image of what a man is.

Pytanie #15:

What does a private investor actually do on a daily basis?

I'm deciding between majoring in engineering or double majoring in economics/business administration. The only jobs I really think sound interesting in the business/economics field though are private investing (someone who buys and sells their own stocks shares etc to make money) or a sports marketer or something. Any information on what these jobs are really like? How many hours they work, job availability, practicality? I'd like to know all the good and bad.

Please and thank you!

Pytanie #16:

Why do Mexicans claim Mexico is a rich country?

Mexico is not the richest nation in Latin America. Brazil is way richer. I have a degree economics. Brazil is a member of BRIC and you have to be economically strong to be a member. Mexico has never been considered.

Mexico has the highest income inequality in the world. Carlos Slim is a billionaire and he is the 2nd richest man in the world. He has never gave money to public charities in Mexico.
Mexico also has the most debt in the world. So haha.
Carlos Slim has 85% of Mexicos money are you proud of that?

Pytanie #17:

Does Economics train someone to think logically like math, philosophy or a science does?

Just because Economics is categorized as a "social science," does that make it any less rigorous or academic than math or philosophy?

Pytanie #18:

Would Obama be an adequate President if he was competent and knew anything about economics?

Pytanie #19:

Royalties for college textbooks?

I wonder if anybody has an idea of how much does the royalties of textbooks are, particularly of those textbooks that undergrads use in college, in the big classes (Calculus, first course of Physics, First course in Economics, etc). I realized my student's main book (the required by the school where I teach, I cannot change it) costs about $300, and I don't think that printing and distribution account for even 10% of that price, and I wonder if anybody knows how much the guy who actually wrote the books gets, roughly. I just cannot believe the price is even close to being fair.

Pytanie #20:

What the.... Economy? Jobs? Someone in Economics or Finance please help?

According to the WSJ today:
" Private Sector Adds 67,000 Jobs
U.S. Economy Lost 54,000 Jobs in August; Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.6%"

........ So did the U.S. gain jobs, or lose jobs? I'm confused... how did we gain jobs when we acutually lost 54,000 jobs??

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"U.S. Private Sector Adds 67,000 Jobs"

Pytanie #21:

Why don't Americans understand macro-economics?

The narrative goes like this: We sank ourselves in debt, consumed more than we produced, and Wall Street made us loans they knew we couldn't afford.

The reaction: We need to tighten our belts, cut spending, and lower taxes and decrease government regulation so businesses can make more money.

The sheer stupidity: Macro-economics is not micro-economics. If people are scared and don't go out and spend money, the economy shrinks. If you cut government spending and lay off government workers during a recession, even less people will have money to spend. If you cut taxes on the wealthy, they have a lot of capital to invest and start making up things like derivatives and sub-prime loans. Being nice to business and hoping they create prosperity through the free market is incredibly short-sighted, not to mention shows a complete lack of knowledge of the Great Depression and the New Deal.
So the governmental institutions FDR put in place, and which conservatives rolled back for more and more short term profits have nothing to do with a stable economy? The trick is to create sustainable growth. Not as much growth as possible when it inevitably crashes if it grows too fast.

Pytanie #22:

University terminology: What's the difference between a department, a school, and an institute?

I know the department is the smallest unit of the three, but I wanna hear about their features in a little more detail.

Like for example, most universities generally have a Department of Economics for their econ degrees. But some have an entire School of Economics. As for Math, the University of the Philippines offers Math degrees under its Institute of Mathematics.

Pytanie #23:

Philosophy vs. Economics vs. Math?

Which one is greater

Pytanie #24:

In America it's " Dog eat Dog, take no prisoners economics" What are you doing to make sure that you get yours?

CEO's are raking in $5-$10-$15,000,000 A Year laying off Americans and off shoring. Their lives will be wonderful and secure, as will their kids and their grandkids. They don't follow the rules, they MAKE the rules, appoint Boards of Directors who take care of him while he takes care of them. Shareholders mean nothing.

Pytanie #25:

Does Obama realize...?

Does Obama realize that the reason that small business are not hiring is simply because the consumer is not buying? If no one is buying, then no one is hiring! This Bill is not going to create jobs, only confidence in the economy is going to create jobs.

I don't know who taught him economics and I certainly don't want to take a class from that professor.
@pearl...
I know where he went to school. A Harvard degree does not mean the education is any better or any worse than a degree from, say, Podunk University.

Pytanie #26:

Why banks go bankrupt?

Don't they understand money matters? What really is money? What really is matter? If none can answer, then why we have the engineering called economics? Is economics is made of unknowledge of matter and money? Can unknowledge be brought under scientific equations? How? How unknown constants and variables be equated?

Pytanie #27:

An environmental economics question?

Okay, I dont understand why the whole world doesn't just go green (environmentally friendly). There is obviously a strong reason why we are not, what is that reason??

i hope you understand my concern
thankyou!

Pytanie #28:

What company in the bread basket or arid states would profit from millions of gallons of free river water?

If a company that can earn a profit from this learns of it, they will make it happen.
If you know of a company that can profit from this, tell them!

A company could charge money to take the water away, and then on the other end of the pipe sell it!
Or take it for free with government approval and then sell it!

How much would it boost the economy of an arid state like Arizona if they had a large replenish able water source for irrigation, hydroponics, fishing, recreation?

How much would it boost the economy of a state like Kansas (wheat fields as far as you can see) if they had a large replenish able water source?

How much would it boost the economics of a large agricultural corporation if they had a large replenish able fresh water source?

Water and oil, these two things can really drive an economy, just try farming with out one of them or a limited supply of one of them.

Where to put the millions of gallons of water the great pump project was meant for and funds allocated for?
Every year in the spring the Ole Mississippi river floods, levees break, some people die, Billions of dollars in damages and losses occur.
This is a very dramatic and tragic event for some.

The Federal government allocated money for Great pumps to be installed near Yazoo Mississippi to remove water from the river and take pressure off the levees.
The problem is, the county Yazoo is in has no where to go with the water, no one in their county wants it, and no one in neighboring counties want it.

Is it to far out of the realm of possibilities to build a pipe line to huge reservoirs dug in desert states like Arizona, Texas or Nevada?
Or how about the bread basket states like Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, these states are having water table problems due to heavy irrigation.
With a project like this, these heavy water users could draw upon this water for irrigation, and leave the ground water for drinking.
Yes, underground pipe lines, just like the huge oil companies do, yes we would have to condemn most of the right of way to do it, but they can farm over it.

Once in the reservoir of the arid state/bread basket state it could be used in very well thought out processes,
like hydroponics and other crops that utilize the water well; only well thought efficient uses to be allowed.
The reservoir could have two main levels, the second level is a level we do not draw away from more,
because this level has gentle slopes and is a second fishing ground.
Boating and recreational aspects could/should also be enjoyed with this resource!

This would generate thousands of jobs in the agricultural communities and save a lot of drama and heartache in the flood areas.

I still remember the Mayor of a small town in Tennessee when the Tennessee river recently deluged his city, he said "there is just no place to go with all the water!".

The Tennessee river, Ohio river, Missouri rivers, the Waspininski (Wapsi river, in Iowa) and probably a few others I am unaware of all have dire flooding events every year and could benefit from a pump project.
Not that long ago Obama said, there are 85 million less jobs in the US of A now, and 85 million people are just going to have to reinvent themselves.
This is not a handout, and the new jobs will make us stronger.
The thousands of workers who will have jobs because of this will not be unemployed and will be paying taxes.
The job it saves may even be yours or a loved ones!

Environmental impact statements needed?
OK, here is an environmental impact statement.

To save the levees, and billions and damages, we pumped water out of the river.
We put a big screen over the inlet to sift out the gators.
NO GATORS WERE HARMED!

Actually before the great pump project was allocated money, an environmental impact statement was probably done.

Pytanie #29:

What is the state of Black America?

For African Americans, how do you think our community is doing as it relates to:

1) Black Marriage, the Black family, Black fatherhood, our Black children
2) Black Economics
3) Black employment statistics
4) Black unity

Would you say that our community is still strong and viable? What are our successes? What are our failures?

10 pts for the most comprehensive answer.

Pytanie #30:

How is trade related to economics?

Pytanie #31:

Aztecs VS Mayans VS Inca?

Which one was the most productive?

I Have to do a time-line and a Explain the 8 world themes: Power and authority, religious and ethical systems, Revolution, Interaction with the environment, Economics, Science and technology, Cultural interactions and Empire Building.

But I'm Having trouble thinking about which one to do...

So Which one Would Have a Good amount of information for a Time line and Stuff on the 8 themes?

And Thanks

Pytanie #32:

Economics - You have $15 - Decide to spend winnings on candy and peanuts - Candy is $.75 and peanuts is $1.50?

What is the opportunity cost of one more candy bar? What is the opportunity cost of one more bag of peanuts? Do these opportunity costs rise, fall, or remain constant as each additional unit of the product is purchased?

Pytanie #33:

Please help with my personal economics class!?

list some opportunity costs of having a job after school. Opportunity cost is like what you need to give out.

Pytanie #34:

An Economics Question? Please Help?

Farmers in less developed countries consume their own produce, what are the implications of this in measuring GDP in poorer countries?

Pytanie #35:

economics homework - social security?

Hey i've been working on my economics homework all day and i've been stuck on two questions

How does the Social Security program affect people's incentive to save
while working in their chosen career from age 18-67?

AND

When an individual is over 67 and is collecting social security, how does their reduction in benefits associated with continuing to work affect one's incentive to work past age 67?

we have learned in class about social security and such but i just don't understand the concept if anyone has any ideas on how to answer these questions it would be a lot of help

Pytanie #36:

Shall i do for a 4th subject at A level?

Which would be more worthwhile for me to do at A level, Biology, Geology or Phsycology?

My other subjects are: Maths, Economics and Geography.

Pytanie #37:

Can someone please tell me if this is a good a levels combination?!!?? :?

Maths, further maths, history and economics. Are all these subjects well respected if not which ones aren't i wasn to attend a business school and quite a good uni so will these subjects be respeced if i get good grades? thanks

Pytanie #38:

Where would we be now if McCain and Palin had been elected?

Since conservatives complain so loudly and blame President Obama for the financial crises which began during the Bush administration (the recession began in 2007), do they think McCain should have been elected in his place? When the economy was in bad shape should we have elected a man as president who admitted that he wasn't very good at economics? McCain said that he would depend on his VP and his advisers for help in that area. The only bright spot in the whole scenario is that Palin probably would have quit by now. Foreclosure Phil Gramm was McCain's close adviser. Gramm is a banking industry lobbyist and was responsible for deregulation, which caused the Wall Street meltdown. Would we have been better off continuing Bush's failed policies of giving tax breaks to the wealthy, starting wars, deregulating industry, and ignoring the crumbling infrastructure, unemployment, and foreclosures, as McCain would have done?
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President Clinton actually created a surplus during his administration. Both Bushes created deficits. Clinton only raised taxes for the wealthiest people in the country. GW. Bush gave them tax breaks, assuming that they would use the money to create jobs and boost the economy, but they didn't. Look at the Congressional Budget Office chart at the link I provided and you will find that the Bush's created deficits and Clinton created a surplus. Clinton's policies took effect in 1994, and W's in 2002.
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Unemployment also decreased under Obama.
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ChuckG, in what way would we be better off? Please be specific. Did McCain say anything during his campaign that would lead you to believe that we would be better off?
Growth, to say that all candidates are the same because Goldman Sachs has contributed to their campaigns is ludicrus. If you believe that may I assume that you do not vote? President Obama's and McCain's views are almost totally opposite. John Boehner tried to make some connection between Goldman Sachs and Obama, but he failed and he failed to mention that Goldman Sachs has contributed $100,000 to Boehner himself and his political groups since 1998. Boehner and Republicans do not support reform bills to prevent what Boehner says he considers a problem. Could it be that he would miss the contributions he gets and doesn't mention?
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Kelscene, so you would say that (assuming McCain and Palin's approval rating would be higher than Obama and Biden's, which is a novel idea in itself) approval ratings and polls are all that are important during a president's administration? I would have to disagree. I would also suggest a little in depth reading from various sources about Palin. To put it as nicely as I can, the more you know about her the less appealing she becomes. Click Here
Chaz, in Aug. 2003 Bush said he was concerned about job losses, when the Labor Department announced there had been 44, 000 job losses the month before and 71,000 manufacturing jobs lost. As of August 2003: "The nation has lost jobs in 25 of the 31 months that President Bush has been in office, making for the worst jobs record at this point in a presidency of any administration since Herbert Hoover."
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Home foreclosures were a problem for Bush when there was a Republican majority in Congress.
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Republicans, notably foreclosure Phil Gramm, worked to deregulate business, and their efforts were rewarded with the Wall Street meltdown and the financial crises
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Pytanie #39:

Would our Young People be better off the schools required real world money...?

...management/economics instead sex education?
It seems that too much emphasis is being put on sex and feel good policy such as political correctness. All while many students graduate without being able to balance a checkbook or understand how to increase their earnings and work to achieve a better paying position, start a business, create new jobs and better their country. What do you think?

Pytanie #40:

What can i become with these subjects at A-level?

Politics, geography, economics and world development.

Thank you :)
What kind of engineering are we taking about here? Most enginnering courses at universities need maths and physics.

Pytanie #41:

My teacher says that raising the loan ceilings of bank during inflation will combat inflation. Why is that?

this was discussed in my economics class today.. and i answered that it will not combat inflation. Inflation occurs because there is too much money in the economy, and the government even adapts a tight money policy in order to reduce the circulatiing money in the economy. raising loan ceilings will inject more money into economy, which is bad. So im not really sure what my teacher's logic on that... what do u think?

Pytanie #42:

I don't have a concrete idea of what I'd like to do after I graduate university?

Barring any major setbacks, I graduate next year with a Honors BA in Economics. Note: This 'honors' does not hold the same significance as honors in the United States; I'm from Canada. I was initially leaning towards law school and pursuing a JD, however, considering the grim outlook of the legal market and the financial debt associated with law school, this route may not prove to be ideal. My back up plan was to enroll in MA program with a concentration in Economics. Or possibly a MFin program. All three routes require the LSAT, GRE, and GMAT respectively. Would I be out of my mind to take all three tests just to keep my options open?

Pytanie #43:

Why does Iraq's oil was stolen by American and British corporations? 9/11 was an excuse to steal Iraq's oil?

Iraq's oil: The spoils of war

Iraqis face the dire prospect of losing up to $200bn (�116bn) of the wealth of their country if an American-inspired plan to hand over development of its oil reserves to US and British multinationals comes into force next year. A report produced by American and British pressure groups warns Iraq will be caught in an "old colonial trap" if it allows foreign companies to take a share of its vast energy reserves. The report is certain to reawaken fears that the real purpose of the 2003 war on Iraq was to ensure its oil came under Western control.

The Iraqi government has announced plans to seek foreign investment to exploit its oil reserves after the general election, which will be held next month. Iraq has 115 billion barrels of proved oil reserves, the third largest in the world.

According to the report, from groups including War on Want and the New Economics Foundation (NEF), the new Iraqi constitution opened the way for greater foreign investment. Negotiations with oil companies are already under way ahead of next month's election and before legislation is passed, it said.

The groups said they had amassed details of high-level pressure from the US and UK governments on Iraq to look to foreign companies to rebuild its oil industry. It said a Foreign Office code of practice issued in summer last year said at least $4bn would be needed to restore production to the levels before the 1990-91 Gulf War. "Given Iraq's needs it is not realistic to cut government spending in other areas and Iraq would need to engage with the international oil companies to provide appropriate levels of foreign direct investment to do this," it said.

Yesterday's report said the use of production sharing agreements (PSAs) was proposed by the US State Department before the invasion and adopted by the Coalition Provisional Authority. "The current government is fast-tracking the process. It is already negotiating contracts with oil companies in parallel with the constitutional process, elections and passage of a Petroleum Law," the report, Crude Designs, said.

EARLIER THIS YEAR A BBC NEWSNIGHT REPORT CLAIMED TO HAVE UNCOVERED DOCUMENTS SHOWING THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION MADE PLANS TO SECURE IRAQI OIL EVEN BEFORE THE 9/11 TERRORIST ATTACKS ON THE US. Based on its analysis of PSAs in seven countries, it said multinationals would seek rates of return on their investment from 42 to 162 per cent, far in excess of typical 12 per cent rates.

Taking an assumption of $40 a barrel, below the current price of almost $60, and a likely contract term of 25 to 40 years, it said that Iraq stood to lose between �74bn and $194bn. Andrew Simms, the NEF's policy director, said: "Over the last century, Britain and the US left a global trail of conflict, social upheaval and environmental damage as they sought to capture and control a disproportionate share of the world's oil reserves. Now it seems they are determined to increase their ecological debts at Iraq's expense. Instead of a new beginning, Iraq is caught in a very old colonial trap."

Louise Richards, chief executive of War on Want, said: "People have increasingly come to realise the Iraq war was about oil, profits and plunder. Despite claims from politicians that this is a conspiracy theory, our report gives detailed evidence to show Iraq's oil profits are well within the sights of the oil multinationals."

"We work closely with other departments such as the Treasury to give assistance and advice," he said, adding that the Foreign Office had not been involved in specific lobbying.

Gregg Muttitt, of Platform, a campaign group that co-authored the report, said Iraq had an existing - albeit damaged - network of oil expertise and could use current revenues or new borrowings to fund investment. The report named several companies, including the Anglo-Dutch Shell group, as jockeying for position before a new government is elected. In 2003, Walter van de Vijver, then head of exploration and production, said investors would need "some assurance of future income and a supportive contractual arrangement". The group said yesterday that the involvement of foreign oil companies would be determined by the new Iraqi administration. "We aspire to establish a long-term presence in Iraq and a long-term relationship with the Iraqis, including the newly elected government."

No multinationals are operating in Iraq now because of the poor security situation.

The Independent, "Iraq's oil: The spoils of war", 22 November 2005.
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namsaev: are you ok? do you feel ok?

come on people, IRAQ'S OIL WAS INDEED STOLEN

Pytanie #44:

Help with Economic Homework? Confused?

I really can't understand and come up with an answer for this question. Maybe my brain is just fried from hours of studying, hah? Anyway, here's the question: " What do we mean when we say, "That's just a coincidence; it doesn't prove anything."? How does theory enable us to distinguish relevant evidence from mere coincidence?"

Any idea?

Sorry if this seems like a ridiculously obvious answer, but this is my first year of college and I know absolutely nothing about economics.

Thank you though. :)

Pytanie #45:

Please help with economics project on buying shares.?

Supposedly I have $10,000 and I buy 1992 shares for $5.02 a share. The dividend of my company is $0.7 per share. I "bought" my shares on the 6th August 2010 and "sold" them on the 25th August 2010 at $5.10 a share. I need to figure out how much I will earn, and how much I will get as a dividend. I don't really understand this kind of things, so could anyone please show me how to work this all out in detail and explain anything else I will need to know, if you can. I never had any experience with shares or anything else in that sort, so I might not understand some of the things you talk about if you use too complicated words. But it's nice to know some new words, so please use them, but with explanations.

Pytanie #46:

Has liberal Keynsian economics ever got a country out of a recession?

Just curious..because like Great Britain and much of Europe, we throw lots of money around in big stimulus with massive government spending....this didn't work for Roosevelt, and Clinton actually started out Keynsian and eventually dropped it after his first two years in office...and the economy recovered big time.
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Will Obama take a page out of Clinton's book and give up on this stupid theory that doesn't work?

Pytanie #47:

I'm getting destroyed in Calculus 2, should I still consider pursuing an engineering degree?

Calculus 2 is really bogging me down, but I think I should be able to pull through. I just have doubts about harder math classes I'll need for the engineering, like Calculus 3 and Differential equations. I also looked at all the classes needed for the engineering I want to pursue, which is ag-engineeing, and I found some of the classes interesting, but not all of them. The classes in Tractor Engine power and stuff like that sounded really neat to me, where as thermodynamics and such didn't. Am I in the wrong major? Or are a lot of these classes just dirty work you gotta get through to get to the pot of gold so to speak?


I have also in the back of my mind been considering an economics/business double major, maybe that is a better option for me?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Is the econ/business combo really that bad?
Will "just getting through it" give me the knowledge I need to be able to do the other engineering classes?

Pytanie #48:

I am having a hard time in Calculus 2, should I still pursue engineering?

Calculus 2 is really bogging me down, but I think I should be able to pull through. I just have doubts about harder math classes I'll need for the engineering, like Calculus 3 and Differential equations. I also looked at all the classes needed for the engineering I want to pursue, which is ag-engineeing, and I found some of the classes interesting, but not all of them. The classes in Tractor Engine power and stuff like that sounded really neat to me, where as thermodynamics and such didn't. Am I in the wrong major? Or are a lot of these classes just dirty work you gotta get through to get to the pot of gold so to speak?


I have also in the back of my mind been considering an economics/business double major, maybe that is a better option for me?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Pytanie #49:

Economics question dealing with Present value!?

If the interest rate is 10%, what is the PV of a security that pays 1,100 next year, 1,210 the next, and 1,331 the next?

Thanks!!

Pytanie #50:

economics Aggregate Output and equilibrium?

AE=C+I+G
C=400+.75Y
I=100
G=200

A.) What is the equilibrium level of AR and Y?
B.) What is AE when Y=3200, what does it imply?
C.) What is the impact of a 200 increaswe in G?





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