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How to Grow the Economy?

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  Currently, few Costa Ricans, but especially young people between the ages of 17 and 24, have the skills needed by companies that most easily offer jobs. Today this population suffers unemployment of 39%; that is, four times more than the national average. It is necessary to know how to better execute the 8% of the Gross Domestic Product that every year is destined for education so that it is concentrated especially in broader programs of learning English, as well as skills typical of engineering, technology and customer service. Client especially regarding tourism. If Costa Rica was to facilitate these skills to students in public schools, they would improve the country's economic growth and productivity . Areas related to tourism, medical devices or shared service centers are three of the most important that today could collect a large part of the mass that does not have work, if all had the necessary skills. Several of this information was evaluated within the 2018 St

What does Economic Development Seek? Goals

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  The main objective of economic development is focused on generating the greatest well-being in the population using the dynamization of the local economy and macroeconomic variables as a means. However, their incorrect use can lead to the uneven development of the zones, which is a disadvantage because it creates a noticeable disproportion. Causes of Economic Development These are the main causes of economic development: Economic causes •           Access to natural and energy resources. •           Technological resources. •           Available workforce. •           Purchasing power. •           Communication and transport networks. •           Education level. •           Capital accumulation. Political Causes •           Type of government. •           Political stability. •           Administration of public investment. •           Market type. •           Corruption. What are The Indicators of Economic Development? The economic development

How is The Growth of the Economy Measured? Indicators

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The growth of the economy is measured through the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), that is, with the annual increase in GDP in a nation. What is GDP? GDP represents the value of all final goods and services that are produced by a nation in a given time, which usually corresponds to the year. GDP is a variable that changes and fluctuates according to this: •          When GDP grows faster than population growth, it is said that the standard of living increases, • On the opposite case, if the growth rate of said population is higher than GDP, it would be affirming that the population's standard of living would be decreasing. Growth Can Be Measured In either Nominal or Real Terms: That is why if nominal GDP has increased at a growth rate of 5% while inflation reached the number of 4% at the same time, it would have to be according to real terms, the growth rate is barely 1%, and this 1% increase is the real increase in GDP. In the following article, you can find more information about th

Digital Economy: Keys and Challenges of the Internet Age

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  Has also promoted needs in the population that increasingly seek, with greater demand, be attended to. In this way, we have arrived at what is known today as the digital economy. A concept that is in full swing and that is based on efficiently providing us with new goods and services at the click of a button. Definition of Digital economy Before going deeply into the subject, it is necessary to understand in the first instance what is the economy tuition ? To then move forward based on this previous concept, what does it mean? What does it intend? How is it managed or by whom? And of course, in what way does it influence our day-to-day? For those more inexperienced on the subject, according to "How does the economy work for Dummies? “Of Leopoldo Abdala, we understand in a simple way that: Humans have the need to manage (through exchange or production) our scarce resources, in order to get what we need. Similarly, we can involve the performance of digital technology i

Education as Consumption and as Investment

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  Education can be viewed as consumption, as investment, and as complementary consumption and investment. Education as consumption is education as a basic human right. Or is one of the democratic rights owned by every citizen. So that up to a certain level, the government must do the procurement. Therefore, in many countries basic education (SD and SLTP) is used as compulsory education. As a consequence education at this level education is not only a right but also an obligation for every citizen at a certain age level (in Indonesia between 6 and 15 years). In terms of the nature of the need, the provision of education at this level is a public good. Then seen from the motivation, education as consumption is motivated by the desire to satisfy the need for personality development, social needs, the need for knowledge, and understanding. Furthermore, regarding the time orientation is now. The demand for education is influenced by the size of disposable income. Education as an Investm