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The absence of any pricing mechanism in the Pakistani Pharmaceuticals market has caused a stop in production and inflation of the Rupee. I find it interesting because it really shows us how important a proper pricing mechanisms are in a market.

Pollution has some major detrimental effects on the climate, so Australia has taken measures to reduce this effect. By instating a pricing mechanism or tax on carbon emissions after a certain threshold has been exceeded, it deters companies from emitting too much carbon, hence reducing the supply of pollutants in the atmosphere.

This article outlines the decrease in availability in foreclosure (aka mortgage, a real estate loan) in the area of Charlotte. As the availability of credit is a non-price determinant of demand, the demand curve has shifted to the left, which has changed the point of market equilibrium (when one graphs the price against the quantity of houses), and thus, the supply of houses in the area. This example clearly displays how shifts in the demand curve affect the overall market equilibrium, through the nature of the price mechanism.

This article talks about the Chinese government 'easing price rules' on Sinopec. China's NDRC created a new pricing mechanism for Sinopec's oil which helped make bugger profits.

Economic growth: Men work at a construction site on Jl. Pramuka in East Jakarta on Wednesday. The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) announced the domestic economy grew 5.62 percent in the third quarter of 2013, the slowest since 2009.