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1. The two main causes of market failure are externalities and market forces. Externalities are
the impact of a party's actions on third parties who are not involved. An example is factory
waste. Although not all of the surrounding communities are involved in production, the
presence of pollution poses a danger to them. Externalities lead to market failures because
the equilibrium price does not accurately reflect the actual benefits of a product or service.
Market power refers to the ability of one party (or a small group of parties) to influence
market prices. Such nature of the market can cause prices to not reflect the supply-demand
balance, which is a form of market failure. An example is cartel practice in an oligopoly
market.
2. There are three main indicators that distinguish micro and macro economics. The three
indicators include aspects of the study, basic concepts, and analysis objectives.
From the aspect of study, compared to macroeconomics, microeconomics studies each
variable in a small scope. In short, microeconomics has aspects of study that focus on every
economic variable. Studies in macroeconomics include investment variables, national
income, monetary and others.
What about differences based on basic concepts? The difference refers to policy making.
Microeconomics involves various theories such as distribution, price, and product.
Meanwhile, macroeconomics focuses on output, income, the possibility of deflation and
inflation, and others.
The difference between macro and micro economics also focuses on goals and analysis to
make a profit. Macroeconomics applies analysis of ways to allocate resources, while
microeconomics is involved in economic activities on an international or national scale.
3. The New Trade Theory states that the nature and character of international transactions
have changed greatly today where the flow of goods, services and assets that cross borders
between countries is not well understood by traditional trade theories.
GDP itself can be interpreted as a country's economic activity during one period. So, if a
country experiences continuous decline in economic activity for two periods, then the
country can be said to be in a recession.
Meanwhile, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) which is located in the United
States, defines a recession as a condition in which a country experiences a significant decline
in economic activity within a period of several months in terms of real GDP, income,
unemployment rate, industrial production, wholesale-retail sales.