“John Maynard Keynes is the Economist the World Needs Now” by Peter Coy. This is a Bloomberg Businessweek article from October 2014. Briefly discuss why the author believes we need to return to the ideas and theories of John Maynard Keynes. Do you think this may be answer to an economic recovery after the Covid19 […]
Category Archives: Economics
How is the economic issue related to the concepts or models that you have learned from this course?
Read the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, or any other major newspaper or weekly publication and select a single article or articles that (1) either report on interesting economic news that can be analyzed by the concepts or models taught in this course or (2) discusses one or more economic issues related to the concepts […]
What issues should government budget officials be mindful of in the preparation and execution of capital budgeting?
Responses to the questions should be in essay format. Your answers must show originality, be straight to the point and not be more than 3 double-spaced pages to a question. Why do state and local governments prepare capital budgets? Discuss the steps in the capital budgeting process. What issues should government budget officials be mindful […]
What happens when a country allows trade and becomes an exporter of a good?
Answers to multiple choice questions are to be done on the answer sheet. Choose the correct answer in each case. 1) What happens when a country allows trade and becomes an exporter of a good? Domestic producers gain, and domestic consumers lose. Domestic producers lose, and domestic consumers gain. Domestic producers and domestic consumers both […]
What is the impact on the interest rate if central bank money is increased to $2500 (million)?
QUESTIONS Q1 First, explain why the money demand curve is downward sloping. Second, graphically illustrate and explain what factor(s) will cause shifts in the money demand curve. Explain what effect changes in interest rate and nominal GDP have on the demand for central bank money. Q2 Explain what types of policies a central bank can […]
Analyze the consequences on labor supply and demand that might have operated during Covid and its legacy going forward.
Impact of COVID-19 on Labour supply and demand and consumer behavior Amongst many issues, Covid-19 brought about a reduction in consumption of a number of goods and services (restaurants, movie theaters, airlines, tourism,…). In fact, a remarkable feature of Covid-19 was the significant increase in personal savings in the US economy (and several other economies […]
What extent is the growing emphasis on ESG the environmental, sustainability and governance dimensions of business activity a challenge to the traditional principles of corporate finance?
What is the purpose of a corporation? To what extent is the growing emphasis on ESG the environmental, sustainability and governance dimensions of business activity a challenge to the traditional principles of corporate finance?
How does mobile money and digital credit can help to improve risk-sharing in small communities lacking access to insurance companies?
Savings and Insurance List and describe three possible explanations for the observed low savings rate in low-income countries Which explanation did Jakiela and Ozier investigate in their 2015 paper? What were their conclusions about whether this factor matters? Why could index-based insurance schemes work where other insurance schemes fail? How does mobile money and digital […]
Explain why low-income households have limited liability in credit markets
Typewrite your answers and show all your work when making calculations. You can make calculations by hand and add the images to the document but make sure to typewrite your answers . Remember to submit to Canvas before 2:30 pm on the due date. Credit Explain why low-income households have limited liability in credit markets […]
Summarize the moral dilemma and address the topic thoroughly giving multiple perspectives.
Each student will choose one of the 12 chapter topics from the assigned textbook and respond to a current event in sports and athletics which provides a moral dilemma. Criteria: 4-6 pages in length Utilize at least 5 credible sources. Include a bibliography properly documenting each source. Summarize the moral dilemma and address the topic […]
