Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Note: Please attempt all the questions and send it to the Coordinator of the study
center you are attached with
Economic
-Economic growth
[ what is the economic growth rate / what are the reasons ]
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-Interest rates & monetary policies
[ are the interest rates under control / is there a sound monetary policies]
[ if the interest rate goes down/ the monetary policies are liberal,
as the demand goes up, businesses will add
expansion ,
-LESS MANUFACTURERS.
-SUPPLY WILL DECREASE IN THE MARKET.
-PRODUCTS WILL BE EXPENSIVE FOR THE PEOPLE
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-Government spending
[is government spending is significant and is it under control ]
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Tariffs and industry protection policies
-these are government tax concessions provided at the point of entry
into the market. Organizations which are eligible should use it
to establish itself in the market. It enables the organization to
market the product and raise revenue / hence profit.
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Trade practices
-these are government controls over companies who
employ mal-practices to gain monoploy in the market.
These controls helps the organization to play in
the level field for all. So that, every organization has
equal opportunities.
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Balance of payments
-If the balance of payments are positive, it is a good news for the
organization, as there will be no government action on the business
sector.
1. Explain the factors responsible for industrial sickness and measures to tackle
them in Small Scale Industries Sector (SSI)
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1. ‘Rao - Manmohan Model of Growth is different from Gandhian Model of
Growth.’ Critically evaluate this statement.
Factors which move for Foreign exchange rates are extremely volatile and it is incumbent on those
involved with foreign exchange - either as a purchaser, seller, speculator or institution - to know what
causes rates to move. Actually, there are a variety of factors - market sentiment, the state of the economy,
government policy, demand and supply and a host of others. The more important factors that influence
exchange rates are discussed below.
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3. What are privatizations? Briefly discuss the three forms adopted for
privatizing Public Sector Enterprises.
Types of privatization
There are three main methods of privatisation:
1.SHARE ISSUE PRIVATIZATION - selling shares on the STOCK MARKET.
2.ASSET SALES PRIVATISATION - selling the entire firm or part of it to a strategic
investor, usually by AUCTION or using the TREUHAND model
3.VOUCHER PRIVATISATION - shares of ownership are distributed to all citizens,
usually for free or at a very low price. Share issue privatisation is the most common type
of privatisation. Share issues can broaden and deepen domestic capital markets, boosting
liquidity and potentially economic growth , but if the capital markets are insufficiently
developed it may be difficult to find enough buyers, and transaction costs (e.g.
underpricing required) may be higher. For this reason, many governments elect for
listings in the more developed and liquid markets, for example LONDON. NEW
YORK, HONG KONG ETC STOCK EXCHANGES.
2.As a result of higher political and currency risk deterring foreign investors, asset sales
are more common in DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
3.Voucher privatisation has mainly been used in the TRANSITION ECONOMIES of
Central and Eastern Europe, such as RUSSIA, POLAND, CZECH ETC.
A substantial benefit of share or asset sale privatisations is that bidders compete to offer
the highest price, creating income for the state in addition to tax revenues. Voucher
privatisations, on the other hand, could be a genuine transfer of assets to the general
population, creating a real sense of participation and inclusion. If the transfer of vouchers
is permitted, a market in vouchers could be created, with companies offering to pay
money for them.
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a) Externalities
CAUSES OF EXTERNALITIES
1. Interdependence between economic agents - one person’s activity affects the utility or
production of another. However the market system fails to ‘price’ this interdependence,
so that affected party is uncompensated.
2. Lack of or weak property rights - Due to the lack of property rights, the affected party
is
unable to demand or ask the compensation for the damage, which are made by
externality.
3. High transaction costs - The cost of negotiation, implementation and enforcement
between the parties maybe high.
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Solution: The incremental capital-output ratio (ICOR) is a summary expression for the
existing technical conditions in the economy which determine the relationship between
and additional output. Though, the ICOR is expressed as a relationship between
investments and additional output of the same period (i.e., the plan period), it in fact
depends on the pace of investment in the past creating additional output in the plan period
and also takes into account the investment which will create capacities for growth in
future. Capacity utilisation improved during the Seventh Plan and also there were good
gains in operational efficiencies in a number of sectors. The average ICOR for the
Seventh Plan period turned out to be 3.9. However, due to a dip in the growth rate during
the subsequent two year period, the ICOR for the seven year period, 1985-86 to 1991-92,
is estimatedtobe 4.3. While there is a much scope for improving operational efficiencies,
gains in output from better utilisation of existing capacities may not be available in the
Eighth Plan to the same extent as during the Seventh Plan. This holds particularly in the
power generation, rail transport, agriculture (in the north-west regions), oil production
and mining. Moreover the stock of investments in pipeline today is less than what it was
at the commencement of the Seventh Plan. Investments for "Human Capital", which is a
priority area in the Eighth Plan, show up in improved performance in terms of output
with a longer time lag than the industrial and infrastructure projects. Project costs in the
energy and transport sectors are at present increasing as the more easily available natural
resources have been exploited first and the more difficult ones remain to be harnessed.
The efforts that are required to curb the ecological damage will also add to the costs.
Expectations of productivity gains (and its consequent impact on ICOR) mainly rest on
the extension of the best available technology to the underdeveloped regions and sectors
of the economy, say, for example, to agriculture in the eastern region, to large segments
of services in public sector and to the traditional (decentralised ) sectors in industry.
Though the immediate impact of measures for structural adjustments will lead to some
fall in output, in the medium term the industrial sector is expected to respond well to the
liberalised policies. On balance of assessment it appears to be reasonable to assume an
ICOR of 4.1 for the period of the Eight Plan.
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c) Administered Prices
The country has traditionally operated under an Administered Pricing Mechanism for petroleum
products. This system is based on the retention price concept under which the oil refineries, oil
marketing companies and the pipelines are compensated for operating costs and are assured a
return of 12% post-tax on networth. Under this concept, a fixed level of profitability for the oil
companies is ensured subject to their achieving their specified capacity utilisation. Upstream
companies, namely ONGC,oil and GAIL, are also under retention price concept and are assured
a fixed return.
The administered pricing pilicy of petroleum products ensures that products used by the
vulnerable sections of the society, like kerosene, or products used as feedstocks for production of
fertilizer, like naphtha, may be sold at subsidized prices.
Gradually, the Government of India is moving away from the administered pricing regime to
market-determined, tariff-based pricing. Free imports are permitted for almost all petroleum
products except petrol and diesel. Free imports are permitted for almost all petroleum products
except petrol and diesel. Free marketing of imported kerosene, LPG and lubricants by private
parties is permitted. It is contemplated that in a phased manner, all administered price products
will be taken out of the administered pricing regime and the system will be replaced by a
progressive tariff regime in order to provide a level playing field for new investments in a free
and competitive market
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