what is an emerging market? + pros
a market which endures rapid growth but also with a lot of risk.
+ likely to grow quicker than more mature markets.
therefore, a business should be able to increase profits and dividends
implications of economic growth for individuals and businesses?
indicators of growth?
what is GDP?
measure of economic activity ( goods & services produced in a year divided by no. people in country)
functions as a scorecard on a country’s economic health
effect of growing economy on GDP?
growing: means people spend more, more jobs are created, more tax is paid and workers get better pay rises.
how can GDP be measured?
human development index (hdi)?
collection of stats that are combined into an index, ranking countries according to their rankable value:
- life expectancy
- mean years of schooling
- gross national income per capita (wealth)
purchasing power parity?
measure of real growth that uses the price of purchasing standardised basket of goods and services in order to compare prices economies
what are exports / imports?
exports: goods/services that a firm produces in its home market, but sells in a foreign market
imports: goods/services that are brought into one country from another
use of trade barriers? +eg
used to try to limit the importation of goods.
eg:
tariffs: taxes that are imposed on imports
what are non tariff barriers?
include practises such as:
- giving subsidies to local firms
- numerical limits (quotas) on imports and creating rules ab how much of a product must be made in the country or in what way
what is foreign direct investment?
investing by setting up operations or buying assets in businesses in another country
what is division of labour?
different workers specialising in different productive activities
what is specialisation?
a production strategy where a business focuses on a limited scope of products or services.
results in greater efficiency, allowing for goods / services to be produced at a lower cost per unit.
what is globalisation?
the growing integration of the world’s economies
factors contributing to globalisation?
reduction of international trade barriers / trade liberalisation?
an increasing number of countries around the world have opened up their economies.
this means they have allowed trade to flow w out any barriers.
increased significance of global companies?
a growing number of large firms have developed significant business interest overseas.
they sell goods / services into global markets and have production plants and other operating facilities all over the world (transnational / mncs)
how does migration contribute to globalisation?
what are growth rates?
the rate at which a nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) changes/grows from one year to another
what are emerging economies?
An economy with incomes that are growing but are still quite low.
what are bric economies?
The economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China, which are at a similar stage of economic development.
exchange rates?
The price of one currency in terms of another
trade opps from fdi?