Mrs. Essien

DEFINITION OF MINING Mining: is the process of getting coal, gold and other minerals from under the ground by making a deep hole or holes where these minerals are dug. That is, it is an extraction of minerals from under…

NATURE OF NIGERIA ECONOMY The study of the structure of an economy is in essence the study of the ‘Anatomy’ of that economy. The structure of Nigerian economy is a system whereby the organizational framework of the economy are inter-related,…

FREE MARKET ECONOMY A free market is a market in which prices of goods and services are regulated by market forces. This means that prices of commodities in a free market economy are fixed by the interaction (i.e. joint actions)…

Supply may be defined as the quantity of goods and services which sellers are willing and able to offer for sale at a particular price, and at a particular period of time. Supply does not mean the entire stock of…

Demand can be defined as the quantity of a commodity (goods and services) that consumers are willing and able to buy at a given price and at a particular place and time. Demand is quite different from wants, need or…

The middlemen are the wholesalers and the retailers who are in-between the producers and the consumers. They specialize in performing activities relating to purchase and sales of goods in the process of their flow from the manufacturers to the final…

Distributive Trade-which is also known as the chain of distribution, refers to the various stages or channels through which finished goods are moved from the manufacturers/producers to the final consumers . That is, it is the process of getting goods…

The theory of the multiplier– states that an increase in consumer or business investment spending in a country would produce a multiplier effect by raising the level of national income.  The multiplier effect can be as a result of changes…

CIRCULAR FLOW OF INCOME Circular flow of income shows the independence or relationship between households and business enterprise. Commodity and money flows between households and firms. It shows the flow of payments from business sector to households in exchange for…

As individuals and firms keep account of their economic activities such as their annual report which shows all their activities during the past year, countries too like individuals and firms do record and keep their economic activities.   National Income–…

Capital Market- is a market for medium and long-term loans. The capital market serves the needs of industries and the commercial sectors. It comprises all institutions which are concerned with either the supply of or demand for long-term loans. The…

A budget may be defined as a financial statement of the total estimated revenue and the proposed expenditure of a government in a given period, usually a year. FUNCTION / USES / IMPORTANCE OF BUDGETS National budget is used to…

Taxation– is defined as the act of imposing a compulsory levy by the government on the income of individuals, firms, and goods and services. That is, it is a compulsory payment made by each eligible citizen towards the expenditure of…

Public finance– is defined as an aspect of economics which deals with the financial activities as relate to Income, Expenditure and the National Debts operations, with their overall effects on the economy. That is, it is the management and control…

Inflation This is a persistent rise in the general level of price of goods and services.  Inflation occurs when there is an increase in money supply without corresponding increase in volume of production.   TYPES OF INFLATION Demand – Pull…

MONEY MARKET Money market is a market where short term securities are traded in.  The market comprises of institutions or individuals who either have money to lend or wish to borrow on a short-term basis.   INSTRUMENTS USED IN THE…

DEMAND FOR MONEY Demand For Money: is the total amount of money which an individual, for various reasons, wish to hold. That is, it is the desire to hold money in terms of keeping one’s resources in liquid form rather…

THE CONCEPT OF LABOUR FORCE Labour force can be defined as the total number of people of working age in a country who are gainfully employed and those who fall within the age bracket, capable and willing to work by…

THE MALTHUSIAN THEORY OF POPULATION The Malthusian theory of population is the outcome of an essay title ‘An essay on population written in 1798 by Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus, an Anglican clergyman and a well-known political economist.  The essay he…