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A free trade between China and EU will increase combined GDP by this much - 0 views

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    The combined annual gross domestic product (GDP) of China and the European Union (EU) may grow by an additional US$200 billion by 2030, according to a study on the impact of a EU-China free trade agreement....
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Close the China-sized gap in Canadian trade policy - 1 views

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    With Canada creating free trade policies with many countries in Europe and also South Korea. They left out a hole on trade policy with China. This is what they need to now fill. Although China's economy is not booming, they are expected to increase in GDP of 6-7%. This can be benefiting to Canada. Considering the benefits Australia is having, after the relations with China. Australia and Canada have similar government policies.
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Cigarettes are being sold for $300 on the black market in NSW prisons - 2 views

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    A thriving black market has cropped up after the NSW prisons smoking ban On the black market cigarettes can cost $300, up from $28 before the ban Prison sources claim that 'an inmate fight broke out over cigarette butts' The ban on smoking in NSW prisons has reportedly led to a thriving black market, where a packet of cigarettes can go for as much as $300, while matches and papers can fetch a staggering $90.
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    This article has to be about the negative externalities of consumption, as it involves smoking. It affects not only the ones smoking but the others as well. Banning it in a prison can help in bringing the MSC equal to MSB. This also wont affect the tobacco industry as there is still comsumption taking place outside the prison. Banning it has a negative step, which is the creation of the black market. Prisoners are even fighting for cigarrete butts. The government / the prison authority should take a step in taking the ban away and but also making it difficult to obtain cigarettes, to avoid such brawls.
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Milk sellers raise price : Consumers demand survey to see if Rs 10 per litre hike just - 3 views

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    In the economy we see that the Milk is a need and it will be consumed by the people, no matter what the cost is. If this scenario, was based in the city then the increase of price would not matter, as it has many substitutes such as packaged milk and that too from different companies. This makes the PED elastic. But in the village, as the access to the packaged milk is less. They need the milk and therefore making the PED inelastic.
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