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INSTITUITIONAL CONTEXT OF
BUSINESS
WHAT IS MACRO ECONOMICS
• Models and frameworks – how to measure the size of the economy, – the
circular flow of funds model and its components, – how to apply supply and
demand arguments to the whole economy and
• Achieving policy goals – finally we consider the range of policies that could
be implemented to try to achieve the policy goals we started with and their
likely implications
ECONOMIC GROWTH
In 2017, the
average inflation
rate in Sri Lanka
amounted to about
6.54 percent
compared to the
previous year.
A healthy inflation
is identified as
around 2%.
UNEMPLOYMENT
(e) Increased burden of welfare payments.- This can have a major impact on
government fiscal policy, because governments will have to pay out more in
state benefits whilst collecting less through tax revenue.
Individual Cost
Stress, depression, Living standards
Economic cost