Theme 4 - A Level Business Studies by Franz Elliah Gragasin https://padlet.com/franzelliahgragasin/theme4business en-us 2017-10-13 09:20:57 UTC 2017-10-15 22:30:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Folder.png Key Terms franzelliahgragasin https://padlet.com/franzelliahgragasin/theme4business/wish/196735334 1. Economic Growth 

An increase in the amount of goods and services produced per head of the population over a period of time.

2. Emerging Economies 

The economies of developing countries where there is rapid growth, but also a significant risk.
]]> 2017-10-13 09:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/franzelliahgragasin/theme4business/wish/196735334 nicolestar2000 https://padlet.com/franzelliahgragasin/theme4business/wish/196737873 Human Development Index (HDI)

A collection of statistics that are combined into an index, ranking countries according to their human development.
Literacy Rate

The percentage of adults (over 15) that can read and write

]]> 2017-10-13 09:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/franzelliahgragasin/theme4business/wish/196737873 franzelliahgragasin https://padlet.com/franzelliahgragasin/theme4business/wish/196738774 3.  Foreign Direct Investment
       
 An investment in a business by an investor from another country for which the foreign investor has control over the company purchased.

4.   Tariffs 

A tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports and exports]]> 2017-10-13 09:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/franzelliahgragasin/theme4business/wish/196738774 franzelliahgragasin https://padlet.com/franzelliahgragasin/theme4business/wish/197162625 5.   Multinational Companies

Companies that own or control production or service facilities outside the country in which they are based.

6.   Purchasing Power Parity

A measure of real growth that uses the price of purchasing a standardised basket of goods and services in order to compare prices across economies.]]> 2017-10-15 21:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/franzelliahgragasin/theme4business/wish/197162625