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Business Markets and the Economy

Business Markets and the Economy. Andrew Wheeler 2014. Government Policy & Local Business Markets. Your Local Enterprise Partnership has asked you to produce a report to help board members of the LEP better understand how government policy and LEP policy can influence business markets.

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Business Markets and the Economy

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  1. Business Markets and the Economy Andrew Wheeler 2014

  2. Government Policy & Local Business Markets Your Local Enterprise Partnership has asked you to produce a report to help board members of the LEP better understand how government policy and LEP policy can influence business markets.

  3. Your report needs to answer the following questions: • How does government influence the economy and business activity? (P4) • How can the LEP influence local business markets? (P4) • How are particular sectors regulated? (P6) • For our LEP (New Anglia), please explain regulatory implications for the following sectors: • Energy • Farming • Alcohol • Food Production (P6/ M3)

  4. Later on…. • Why are these markets regulated more than others? (M3) • Should the LEP be concerned about Europe? (P7) • How do EU decisions affect businesses? (D2) • What are the implications for the LEP? • Finally, please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of regulatory regimes in one of the key New Anglia sectors.

  5. Grading Criteria

  6. Grading Tips To achieve P4 you need to describe the range of government policies that exist and influence business markets. Emphasis should be placed on local business markets and those policies which most impact on local business markets.

  7. Grading Tips To achieve P6 you need to consider how governments intervene in markets to regulate them. Intervention can be through taxes and subsidies which are designed to distort the market to achieve specific objectives.

  8. BTEC Unit ContentUnderstand how markets are regulated in the UK economy Role of government: • Market failure • Justification for intervention • Market regulation • Deregulation • Unfair competition • Competition policy • Competition Commission • Privatisation • Private Finance Initiative • government policies: • subsidies • taxation

  9. Later… (P7) International factors: European Union; the single market (free trade, harmonisation, capital, labour, technical standards, simplified trading); monetary union; social chapter.

  10. How does government influence the economy and business activity? (P4) • Taxes • Interest Rates • Subsidies • Regional Incentives • Regulations • Training Schemes • Enterprize Zones • Competitions • Sector specific interventions • Grants • Export Missions • Promoting Tourism • Minimum Wages

  11. New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership How can the LEP influence local business markets? (P4) How can the LEP influence local business markets? (P4) To find out more go to http://www.newanglia.co.uk/Home

  12. Business Markets and the Economy Andrew Wheeler 2014

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