What is the difference between ex ante investment and ex post investment?
S.No. | Ex-ante Investment | Ex-post Investment |
---|---|---|
1 |
It refers to the planned or intended investment during a particular period of time. |
It refers to the actual level of investment during a particular period of Time. |
2 |
It is imaginary (intended), in which a firm assumes the level of investment on its own. |
It is factual or original that signifies the existing investment of a particular time. |
3 |
It is planned on the basis of future expectation. |
It is the actual result of variables. |
Explain ‘Paradox of Thrift’.
Measure the level of ex-ante aggregate demand when autonomous investment and consumption expenditure (A) is Rs 50 crores, and MPS is 0.2 and level of income (Y) is Rs 4000 crores. State whether the economy is in equilibrium or not (cite reasons).
What do you understand by ‘parametric shift of a line’? How does a line shift when its (i) slope decreases, and (ii) its intercept increases?
What is ‘effective demand’? How will you derive the autonomous expenditure multiplier when price of final goods and the rate of interest are given?
What is marginal propensity to consume? How is it related to marginal propensity to save?
Explain why public goods must be provided by the government.
Differentiate between balance of trade and current account balance.
What are the four factors of production and what are the remunerations to each of these called?
What is a barter system? What are its drawbacks?
What is the difference between microeconomics and macroeconomics?
Distinguish between revenue expenditure and capital expenditure.
What are official reserve transactions? Explain their importance in the balance of payments.
Why should the aggregate final expenditure of an economy be equal to the aggregate factor payments? Explain.
What are the main functions of money? How does money overcome the shortcomings of a barter system?
What are the important features of a capitalist economy?
Distinguish between the nominal exchange rate and the real exchange rate. If you were to decide whether to buy domestic goods or foreign goods, which rate would be more relevant? Explain.
Why should the aggregate final expenditure of an economy be equal to the aggregate factor payments? Explain.
Describe the Great Depression of 1929.
From the following data, calculate Personal Income and Personal Disposable Income.
Rs (crore)
(a) Net Domestic Product at factor cost 8,000
(b) Net Factor Income from abroad 200
(c) Undisbursed Profit 1,000
(d) Corporate Tax 500
(e) Interest Received by Households 1,500
(f) Interest Paid by Households 1,200
(g) Transfer Income 300
(h) Personal Tax 500
Discuss the issue of deficit reduction.
Should a current account deficit be a cause for alarm? Explain.
What do you understand by G.S.T? How good is the system of G.S.T as compared to the old tax system? State its categories.
What are the important features of a capitalist economy?
What are the main functions of money? How does money overcome the shortcomings of a barter system?
Are the concepts of demand for domestic goods and domestic demand for goods the same?