Advantages of Globalization


It is the advantages of Globalization which act to bring about economic welfare on international levels, thereby benefiting the worldwide population.

Mentioned below, are the advantages of Globalization which facilitate the development of world economies immensely:

Macroeconomics


According to Economypedia, “macroeconomics is the study of ‘big picture’ economics that relates to countries, regions or organisations as a whole, rather than individuals or families. It analyzes economic principles as related to unemployment, inflation, industry, and government.”

Economypedia entry on Macroeconomics

Theory of Exchange Rate Determination


Theory of Exchange Rate Determination can be explained using different approaches. In the following section we have dealt with some of them.

Recession


Recession is the overall slowdown in the economic activity of a country/geographic area extending over a sustained period. While some experts define recession as an economic slowdown that lasts for more than three months, others take the timeframe as six months. A ‘Technical Recession’ is normally defined as two consecutive quarters of declining GDP or negative GDP growth. All the measures of production, such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP), employment, investment spending, capacity utilization, household incomes and business profits fall during this phase.

Depression


Economic depression is a severe and prolonged period of downturn. For a downturn to be classified as depression, the generally accepted definition calls for a decline of at least 10% in GDP and for a period of at least three years. Typically, depression is characterized by a sustained and significant shortfall in purchasing power.

Some characteristics of depression are:

  • abnormal rise in unemployment

 

  • fall in output and investment

 

An Introduction to Game Theory


An Introduction to Game Theory comprises information on the concept of Game Theory, its application and the various forms of games that the theory propounds. It is basically a theory of strategies where the agents indulge themselves in choosing the right combination of action to maximize the profit at the end of the game. These agents interact among themselves in the given situation. The situation normally is a conflicting one.

Kinked Demand Theory