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China's Chongqing Is First City to Offer Car Subsidy - 1 views

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Subsidies Externalities

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IA 2: Macro

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Mid East gas demand to outpace supply - IEA | Energy & Oil | Reuters - 2 views

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demand to rise by 79 billion cubic metres (bcm) or 20 percent from 2011 to 2017
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  A shift on demand curve.
  
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Middle Eastern demand for natural gas is likely to rise faster than supply over the next five years
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  A rise in price.
  
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In a few countries, gas demand has therefore to be curtailed," the report says.
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  Demand has to decreased, ads for other alternatives.
  
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Middle Eastern governments will have to either curb demand or import a lot more expensive gas.
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  Evaluation in which one is better.
  
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low gas prices encourage consumption and discourage production.
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  Reason explaining the higher demand and low supply.
  
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Spain goes from boom to bust in a hectic 10 years - Yahoo! News - 4 views

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the jobless rate for those aged between 16 and 24 is 52 percent.
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  Because of the very high unemployment rate, it is very difficult for Spain to get out of recession. This is one of the reasons why Spain may be forced to ask for a bailout.
  
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in sales taxes to get a handle on the size of government debt and appease markets.
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  Possible evaluation: Higher tax may increase the government's income, but based on Laffer Curve, if the new tax rate is beyond the most effective tax rate, then in reality, income can be lower.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Possible evaluation: Higher tax may increase the government's income, but based on Laffer Curve, if the new tax rate is beyond the most effective tax rate, then in reality, income can be lower.</div>
  
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U.K. House Prices Rose on Supply Shortage, Nationwide Says - Bloomberg - 1 views

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lack of homes for sale supported values
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  The factor causing the increase in house prices.
  
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Prices gained 0.3 percent from April, when they fell by the same amount
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  In a supply-demand graph, the percentage can be put.
  
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Demand for homes remains subdued on the back of weak labor-market conditions, but the lack of homes coming onto the market is providing support for prices,
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  Reasons as to why demand for houses is still weak, and again, the lack of supply.
  
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rising unemployment and concerns about the euro-area debt crisis undermine consumer confidence
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  The housing market heavily depends on the current economic situation.
  
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“Even though optimism about how the economy will perform” has improved, “it is still significantly down on where it was this time last year.”
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  A possible evaluation about the consumer confidence. Although the stats/index suggests that consumer confidence is improving, it doesn't mean the economy is fully recovered.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A possible evaluation about the consumer confidence. Although the stats/index suggests that consumer confidence is improving, it doesn't mean the economy is fully recovered.</div>
  
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