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Inflationary pressures to persist - 0 views

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    Due to the tariff stablished on the electricity, most manufacturing companies will have to increase the prices of it´s products as a result of having to pay more for the electricity needed, leading to inflation.
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Russia Will Reduce Pork, Poultry Import Quotas on WTO, RIA Says - Businessweek - 2 views

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    Once Russia gets into the WTO it will reduce their quotas in pork, chicken and turkey imports. This means that competition will raise in russia and more efficient companies will supply the demand
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UNFAO supports elimination of farming subsidies - 0 views

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    This article about UNFAO agrees with banning the subsidies for agriculture on the rich countries, due to the effects on trade. Subsidies is an example of protectionism.
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Manufacturers Commend White House for Action on Export Agreements - 0 views

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    The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) celebrate the policies taken by the American congress which will help them compete in new markets and will create employment thanks to the bennefits from this expansion.
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Senate approves increase to alcohol sales tax - 0 views

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    As we all know alcohol is, nowadays, one of the main producers of externalities, an increase in taxes for it means a decrease on the demand for it.
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U.S. hiring points to increase in confidence - 0 views

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    This article talks about how unemployment has been raising during the recession but now the recovery situation is contributing to the creation of new jobs.
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Severe shock on oil price could cause recession: Martin Feldstein - 0 views

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    The article (interview) exposes the posible reccession that the crisis at the araba world can carry, as everybody knows the oil is one of the main components of production, if it´s prices increase is possible LRAS will decrease or increase it´s prices.
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"Modern Day Keynesians" Make a Mockery of Economics - 0 views

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    This article talks about the nowadays of the keynesian believes
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Wrong policies behind poor economy, inflation: IMF - 0 views

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    It is easy to see the relation between this article and the lesson. We are not sure the causes of inflation but we believe it is damaging Pakistán
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Spain Has Highest Unemployment In Euro Area: 20.4% Versus 9.9% - 0 views

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    We all know Spain is one of the worst affected economies that crisis has left, due to many circunstances which won´t be exposed here. This artcle is releated with the course as it talks about the evil: unemployment and how it is growing at Europe
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After Ben Ali - Tunisia looks toward 5% economic growth - 0 views

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    This article talks about the Tunisian economic growth using the GDP as the main indicator.
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Arsenic sinks to new depths. - 0 views

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    I choose this article because I saw it is closely related with the "commons". In this case the common is one of the mains; water. So the case is about how the overexploitation of water can be, and it is, damaging. At this particular case it talks about how the arsenic pollution due to the overexploitation of groundwater is generating serious health risks for Vietnamese population.
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JSIF funds projects in Manchester and St. Elizabeth - 0 views

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    This article talks about the investment at public services and how it is going to bennefit the population.
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http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Coal--environment-ministries-lock-horns-over-pollutio... - 0 views

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    I think this article was interesting as it talks about one proposal of government to stop pollution
Manuel R

Home sales show slight decrease - 1 views

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    As I understand this article tlaks about a recession at the sales of houses due to the global crisis. Is a case of YED
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Wheat Prices Rise in Chicago as Demand May Increase for U.S. Grain Exports - 0 views

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    This report talks about how prices may increase due to the increase of demand, taking into account there is not a maximum price below the equilibrium point.
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goverment action hover high price of imported mutton - 0 views

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    If I understood rightly what the article talks about. It touches our lesson by two different ways: 1) A maximum price is put to the mutton exported from Australia in order to have more a less the same price as the national produced mutton. 2) During festival days, when demand increases on those typical resources of those days. Price ceiling is maintained by government in order to make prices not reach abusive by sellers.
Manuel R

Coffee Futures Jump to 13-Year High in N.Y. on Supply Concern - 1 views

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    This article talks about how the estimations of the biggest coffe producers are going dow as well as their supply of this food
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/19/beef-industry-less-demand_n_768476.html - 1 views

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    This article talks about how a decrease of meet demand would mean a decrease of earnings so it involves a decrease at quality.
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Clothing prices rise for first time since 1992 - 0 views

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    In my opinion this shows how resources are coming to an end as the raw material´s prices are rising
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