Economies of scale

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• Clearly bigger is not always better.

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 157
  You have seen a consolidation of the banking industry partially because of economies of scale. The cost to play the game from a technology, regulatory and infrastructure standpoint has become huge and continues to grow. Complying with things like Patriot Act, Sarbanes-Oxely, etc. is very costly and quite frankly ...
  8 hours ago

• Super cruisers and economies of scale

  
  Economics — Authority: 142
  I regularly use super cruisers as an example when applying economies of scale and the law of increased dimension. This chart of the day from the Economist provides a super graphic to use to reinforce the idea.
  9 hours ago

• How to make a profit from a free good

  
  Economics — Authority: 142
  If a free good is defined as one which is not scarce and no cost is involved when consuming it, then a Welsh mountain stream must surely fit the bill, particularly after the rain over the last week or two (although I guess that its scarcity will be seasonal). This video report shows how that free resource can be ...
  1 day ago

• NHS: Govt failure?

  
  Economics — Authority: 142
  The NHS is back at the centre of hot debate again this weekend, as the Dr Foster report findings generate differences of opinions. The report finds that 12 NHS hospital trusts in England are “significantly underperforming”, but some have called the conclusions misleading . From an economic perspective, there ...
  3 days ago

• Lesson Plan: Costs of Production Presentation for Y1 IB Economics

  
  Welker's Wikinomics Blog — Authority: 422
  Unit 2.3.1 Costs of Production: Team Presentation Activity Learning Objectives: Distinguish between fixed and variable costs of production Understand how the law of diminishing returns affects the shape of a firm’s short-run total costs and short-run average costs. Understand the relationships ...
  6 days ago

• From short to long: Economies of scale and the long-run average total cost curve

  
  Welker's Wikinomics Blog — Authority: 422
  Look closely at the two cost curves below: The curve on the left is a firm’s short-run average total cost curve. The one on the right represents a firm’s long-run average total cost curve. See the difference? I didn’t think so. The shape of a typical firm’s short-run and long-run ATC curves may in fact ...
  1 week ago

• India should aim at $300-bn export target by 2014: Assocham

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) India must set an export target of $300 billion by 2014 as global economies would recover by then, says the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham).“Export zone requires sustained support as it has suffered the most during the economic downturn,” said Assocham ...
  1 week ago

• Chinese Government Investment in Electric Vehicles

  
  The GREEN MARKET — Authority: 123
  With tens of millions of electric bicycles and scooters already on its streets, China is well on its way to wide acceptance of electric vehicles. The Chinese government must consider strategies for managing its burgeoning fossil fuel consumption. China is already the second largest importer of oil in the world and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Yuan as new global currency? It can bode well for India (Comment)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  By Sushma RamachandranThe fact that World Bank President Robert Zoellick has said that China’s yuan may become the global reserve currency over the next 15 years assumes significance not just for the world but also for India. It has the potential to make Indian goods relatively more competitive as the Chinese ...
  2 weeks ago

• Network Effects And Scale Economies (aka Spolsky vs. Heinemeier)

  
  Continuations — Authority: 535
  David Heinemeier at 37signals published a post titled “ Bug tracking isn’t a network-effect business ” in response to a piece by Joel Spolsky in Inc. asking “ Does Slow Growth Equal Death ?”  Heinemeier’s post is a possibly intentional misreading of Spolky’s so as to make it seem more controversial ...
  3 weeks ago

• Jon Burgermans Economies of Scale Exhibition

  
  StreetLevel.com — Authority: 608
  Filed under: Art UK artist Jon Burgerman recently opened his "Economies of Scale" exhibition at Beijings Deshan Art Space. The exhibition, open now through February 2010, features works like "Data Snooping," "Evergreen" and "Deficit." Burgerman has built a strong ... Read more   Permalink  |  Email this ...
  4 weeks ago

• Denso wants to standardize hybrid components, make batteries

  
  Autoblog Green — Authority: 691
  Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid Japanese automotive supplier Denso wants to expands its business of selling components and systems for hybrid and electric powertrains and sees standardization as a way to get there. Toyota is Densos largest single largest shareholder with 23 percent of the suppliers stock. Denso ...
  4 weeks ago

• Super cruisers and the law of increased dimensions

  
  Economics — Authority: 142
  Graphically illustrated in this short piece from the Telegraph!
  4 weeks ago

• TOO BIG TO FAIL

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  What Can We Keep in Mind? Perhaps the underlying problem with banks that are “too big to fail” is that they are also too big to succeed.  Unable to be managed effectively, they will almost inevitably stumble and fail.  Earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal offered some tips on the problem. (See “ Too ...
  4 weeks ago

• RINO Johnny Isakson’s (R-GA) push to spend 16.7 billion dollars to generate more housing market inefficiencies

  
  RedState — Authority: 804
  Today we’ve learned that RINO Senator Johnny Isakson (Allegedly R-GA) is quite close to cementing a deal with Senate Democrats that will open up additional tax credits for home purchases to even more people.  In said plan, 16,700,000,000 dollars will be spent to further delay a return to market economies of scale ...
  5 weeks ago

• Broadband and economic development

  
  Economics — Authority: 142
  Access to and the speed and reliability of broadband infrastructure is one of the key institutional factors that impact on economic development. The lack of an affordable and cost-effective broadband network can be a huge barrier to economic growth especially in an age where companies in many rich countries are ...
  5 weeks ago

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