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Discuss how you think the recently implemented corporate tax rate reduction would impact your capital structure decisions.

Topic: Include a justified assessment of how you think the recently implemented corporate tax rate reduction would impact your capital structure decisions. Paper details: END-OF-SEMESTER ASSIGNMENT Read the following 4 Economist articles (attached) (i) ‘Debt is Good for You’ (dated 01/25/2001) (ii)‘Debtors’ Prison’ (dated 02/09/2009), which discuss the reasons for corporations’ increased use of debt […]

Discuss the economy in Asia (NOT Vietnam, as there is a chapter on Vietnam in the reference (a) given below) or the Australia-New Zealand region, and discuss the implications of the Chinese economy slow down on that economy.

– The essay should be in economic terms and views as this is an economic unit – Points must include: o Implications of Chinese economy slowdown on Japan o Direct impacts (both macro and micro aspects) o Indirect impacts There are strong indications that the Chinese economy is slowing down after three decades of rapid […]

Analyze a primary source of your choosing.

You will be required to complete a research paper using the course readings to analyze a primary source of your choosing. This primary source can be an archival document, an historical object, an oral history transcript or recording, a song, film (or other video recording), or a work of visual art, poetry, or literature. The […]

Using the same microeconomic concept chosen above, explain how it would be applied to the firm where you work or the type of firm you hope to work for in the future. What does this imply about this firm’s future?Discuss

Choose one microeconomic concept applied in your final project. Explain your findings and the implications to your chosen firm’s sustainability. Using the same microeconomic concept chosen above, explain how it would be applied to the firm where you work or the type of firm you hope to work for in the future. What does this […]

What is the difference in the mean return between the first and second quarter?Discuss

1. Violating which of the classical linear regression model assumption will lead to a biased OLS estimator? [1] 2. In a system of equations given below, Y’s are endogenous while X’s are exogenous. Which of the equation is just identified? Explain. [2] 3. State one advantage of using a Vector Autoregression (VAR) model. [1] 4. […]

Choose a topic concerning modern France.Address any aspect of French history in France,in other parts of Europe, or in the French Empire/Colonies.

For the final paper, you will choose a topic concerning modern France. It can relate in any way to the course and can address any aspect of French history in France, in other parts of Europe, or in the French Empire/Colonies. Topics can address politics, economics, class, race, gender, culture, religion and/or society. You can […]

Explain the microeconomic foundations of the Real Business Cycle model,and the modernDSGEapproach to studying economic fluctuations.

3.Explain the microeconomic foundations of the Real Business Cycle model,and the modernDSGEapproach to studying economic fluctuations.The equilibrium of the DSGE model is characterisedby the following equations.Constraints:𝑌𝑡=𝐶𝑡+𝐼𝑡𝐾𝑡+1=𝐼𝑡+(1−𝛿)𝐾𝑡𝑌𝑡=𝐴𝑡𝐹(𝐾𝑡,𝑁𝑡)ln𝐴𝑡=𝜓ln𝐴𝑡−1+𝜀𝑡Firms:𝐴𝑡𝐹𝐾(𝐾𝑡,𝑁𝑡)=𝑟𝑡+𝛿=𝑅𝑡⇒𝐾𝑡𝑑=𝐾𝑡𝑑(𝐴𝑡,𝑁𝑡)𝐴𝑡𝐹𝑁(𝐾𝑡,𝑁𝑡)=𝑊𝑡⇒𝑁𝑡𝑑=𝑁𝑡𝑑(𝑊𝑡,𝐴𝑡,𝐾𝑡)Households:𝑢𝐶𝑡(𝐶𝑡,1−𝑁𝑡)=𝛽𝐸𝑡[(1+𝑟𝑡+1)𝑢𝐶𝑡+1(𝐶𝑡+1,1−𝑁𝑡+1)]𝑢𝑁𝑡(𝐶𝑡,1−𝑁𝑡)=𝑢𝐶𝑡(𝐶𝑡,1−𝑁𝑡)𝑊𝑡⇒𝑁𝑡𝑠=𝑁𝑡𝑠(𝑊𝑡,𝐶𝑡) Explain and use these equations to describe an economic cycle triggered by a persistent shock to totalfactor productivity(TFP). In as much detail as possible explain how the model can […]

Evaluate a company’s recent actions (within the last six months) dealing with risk and uncertainty. Offer advice for improving risk management.

Evaluate a company’s recent actions (within the last six months) dealing with risk and uncertainty. Offer advice for improving risk management. Examine an adverse selection problem your company is facing and recommend how it should minimize its negative impact on transactions. Determine the ways your company is dealing with the moral hazard problem and suggest […]

Conduct a Macroeconomic historical analysis of the U.S. for the 1995-2005 decade.Identify major events and policies occurring in the U.S. in your assigned decade that could impact the economy and then use the models developed in this class to analyze the economic impacts of your identified events and/or policies.

This paper is not as heavy or terminology-detailed. It is an Intermediate Macroeconomics course paper. The prompt is: Conduct a Macroeconomic historical analysis of the U.S. for the 1995-2005 decade. Identify major events and policies occurring in the U.S. in your assigned decade that could impact the economy and then use the models developed in […]