Macroeconomists study A. the decisions of households and firms. B. the interaction between households and firms. C. economy-wide phenomena.
When we look at the relationship between ICT and the SDGs from an economic perspective, it can be said that ICT would contribute to “decent work and economic growth” (SDG 8) and “industry, innovation, and infrastructure” (SDG 9) by improving productivity, creating safer work environments,...
However, households and firms choose their locations according to the attractiveness of each traffic zone related to road network accessibility and housing prices. In addition, this optimization problem is formulated as a bi-level program in which the upper-level subprogram maximize the urban system'...
As an example, Buy A Meter is an attempt to call attention to the lack of clean drinking water in Hale County, Alabama, where one in four households is not connected to the municipal water system. Through their awareness campaign, the effort has raised $45,000, or enough for close to ...
Meanwhile, agricultural insurance reduces production risk for low-income households and protects the farm’s repayability [46,92]. Agricultural credit, using agricultural insurance policies as collateral, eases credit rationing for farms and effectively contributes to increasing income for low-income ...
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At the same time, domestic robots enter more modern households, and many users accept them as part of their everyday life [3,4]. As a result, we notice a booming increase in human–robot interactions where humans share workspaces, collaborative tasks, and, eventually, significant parts of ...
Of 20,000 households surveyed in a central bank quarterly report released Sept. 20, a record 61.3 percent said they expect inflation to quicken in the fourth quarter. The central bank said today that it will study different factors that caused recent inflation and asset price increases and take...
China’s insurance regulator has urged firms to spread risk on their more than $300 billion of assets. In July, the government allowed them to invest 15 percent of assets in overseas stocks and bonds, up from 5 percent. Ping An said the Fortis acquisition was part of a strategy of “app...