by Simon Ng | Aug 20, 2015 | Economics Tuition, Inflation, JC Economics Notes, Macroeconomics, Unemployment |
When there is a rise in oil prices, the cost of production is increased which will lower aggregate supply, resulting in an excess demand condition, thus raising general price level. Hence, cost-push inflation arises. An oil price hike leads to inflationary pressures....
by Simon Ng | Aug 10, 2015 | Economics Tuition, Inflation, JC Economics Essays, Macroeconomics, Unemployment |
Singapore experienced a quarterly growth rate of -0.7% from April to June 2012. However during the same period, inflation rate remained high at about 5%. “Inflation is harmful to an economy and hence it should be the priority of the Singapore government to...
by Simon Ng | May 10, 2013 | Economics Tuition, JC Economics Essays, Macroeconomics, Unemployment |
Why should the government focus on low rate of unemployment? Introduction Unemployment occurs when workers who are willing to work but are not offered a job. The level of unemployment can be determined by the unemployment rate which is the ratio of unemployed workers...
