Make a Case That Development Economics Might Be Merely a Combination

question 21

Essay

Make a case that development economics might be merely a combination of all the other subfields
of economics, only applied to low-income countries.

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Definitions:

Contribution Margin

The amount remaining from sales revenue after variable costs have been deducted, indicating the contribution of sales to covering fixed expenses.

Machine Hours

A measure of the amount of time a machine is operated, used as a basis for allocating manufacturing overhead to products.

Theory of Constraints

A management paradigm that focuses on identifying and addressing the most significant limiting factor (constraint) that hinders achieving a goal, and systematically improving that constraint until it is no longer the limiting factor.

Contribution Margin

Contribution margin is the amount by which a product's sales price exceeds its total variable costs, indicating how much contributes to covering fixed costs and generating profit.