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    Economic Forecast 2009 - 2010

    Interpretation of article. What does the article say is the economic forecast for the US and Global economy for the years 2009-2010. Is the current recession over? What sectors of the economy are likely to expand or recover in the near future? What sectors may be the most vulnerable in the next year? Article: Economic Forecas

    Government bailouts

    Need help answering these discussion questions related to the article attached. Does not have to be long just a few paragraphs, I kind of do not know where to begin or end. Thanks, any help would be great!!! 1. If Mr. Reynolds is correct, will the bailout pull the US out of this crisis? 2. Do you agree with his table that

    Economic Revolutions Table

    Select five innovations each from the Industrial Revolution and the Technological Revolution. For each innovation, fill in the appropriate information to the table below, marking with an X whether the innovation occurred during the Industrial or Technological Revolution.

    Business cycles: phases, indicators, measures, economic evolution, outlooks

    Please address the following questions. 1. Distinguish between a recession and a depression and indicate which you believe the US economy is in now. When did it start and explain why it occurred. 2. Pick the two factors cited in The Economist article that you think will have the most impact on future business cycles and e

    Ten important ideas of economics

    Microeconomics Worksheet - Chapter One - Baumol & Blinder Review Each statement below illustrates one of the 10 important Ideas. Which statement goes with which idea? 1. Opportunity cost is the correct measure of cost. 2. Attempts to fight market forces often backfire or have unintended consequences. 3. Nations can gain

    Ben Bernanke - 14th Chairman of the Federal Reserve

    How would you rate Ben Bernanke's performance as Chairman of the Federal Reserve? Can you suggest any improvements for his management of our central bank? Reference an be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Bernanke Thanks in advance for your answer.

    Key Provisions of Tax Cuts Passed by Congress

    Question: What were the key provisions of the tax cuts passed by Congress in spring 2003? How would these tax cuts be represented by the aggregate expenditure model and the IS curve? (Reminder: APA format must be used for writing.) Bullet points not allowed. Detailed explanation must be provided. All charts, tables, grap

    Measures and Indicators: GDP, national income, unemployment, inflation

    Examine the most recent issue of International Economic Trends, published by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. You will notice percent changes in economic data for seven countries and the Euro Area. We need to compare indicators for the United States to those of other countries and form a view about the future. Intern

    Multipul choice questions:

    1. Consider a four year pure discount bond with a face value of $1000, if the current price is $850, compute the annualized yield of this pure discount bond. a) 5.57% b) 5.00% c) 4.15% d) 3.30% e) none of the above 2. The ________________ is the discount rate that makes the present value of the bond's stream of prom

    Analysis of the Business Cycle

    Go to the web site of the Bureau of Labor Statistics at http://www.bls.gov/ and the Bureau of Economic Analysis (National Economic Accounts) at http://www.bea.gov/national/ or any other data source and collect the most recent 6 months of data on real GDP growth, inflation, and unemployment. Based on this information, write a 3-4

    Macroeconomic measures

    1. Identify and justify the macroeconomic measures of output and prices which you have selected for Big Drive Auto's planning. 2. What are the relationships between the organization's data and the macroeconomic measures you have selected? 3. How would you get reliable forecasts of these macroeconomic variables?

    ECO - Analysis of the Business Cycle

    Analysis of the Business Cycle: Go to the web site of the Bureau of Labor Statistics at http://www.bls.gov/ and the Bureau of Economic Analysis (National Economic Accounts) at http://www.bea.gov/national/ or any other data source and collect the most recent 6 months of data on real GDP growth, inflation, and unemployment. Bas

    Evaluating Companies for Prospects

    This is the 3rd part of post # 264114, and again the Company is TD Capital Trust 1. Find another company in the same industry as your chosen company. This company does not have to be trading on the Canadian Venture Exchange, but it should be a Canadian company that is listed. For the two companies, compare the following: 1

    Financial Plan Preparation

    Note: the Company selected for question 1 is TD Capital Trust. (TDD.M) 1. Regarding the company you selected a. describe what business your company operates in. b. evaluate your company and its prospects, in light of current economic conditions. You should: • identify the business cycle phase you think Canada i

    Macroeconomics

    Since February 2008 the Fed has been supplementing its open market operations with a greatly expanded program of direct lending (both overnight and short term 28 and 84 day loans) to commercial banks and commercial bank holding companies. It also initiated a program to buy commercial paper from money market funds. A) Explain

    Economic Indicators Forecast

    Compare and contrast at least two different 18-month forecasts for Gross Domestic Product (United States) and graph them. Include a reconciliation of the differences between the forecasts for GDP and a rationalization for which forecast you believe is most accurate. Defend your opinion.

    Nominal and Real GDP and their use

    Prepare a two- to three-page analysis by answering the questions below. Be sure to cite your references using APA format. What is nominal GDP? What is real GDP? What is included in each? Why are these measures important? What do they tell us? What was GDP for the last two years? Use the data at the following Web site to ans

    GDP Calculation and Fixed Exchange Rate

    Please provide a step by step explanation: a. Assume last year's real GDP was $10,000 billion, this year's nominal GDP is $13,800 billion, and the GDP-deflator for this year is 110. What was the growth rate of real GDP? b. "Under a fixed exchange rate system, expansionary monetary policy depletes foreign reserves at the c

    Agrarian society

    Discussion Questions a. How did economic theory manifest itself in agrarian societies? b. Which of the causes of the industrial revolution was the most important? Why? c. What is the likelihood of a second industrial revolution in underdeveloped countries today? d. What was the impact of warfare on the industr

    The Economic Growth in Hong Kong and Singapore

    The World Bank is currently advising newly industrialized countries on how to encourage growth and they have asked for your help. Using the internet and other resources, research the factors behind economic growth in Hong Kong and Singapore. Which of these methods of encouraging growth would you suggest to a newly industriali

    Introduction to Macroeconomics, Productivity and Growth

    I would really appreciate any help that I can get with the following questions. 1. Which of the following statements regarding Gross Domestic Product is not true? a. It is a stock variable. b. It is measured for a particular time period, usually one year. c. It is perhaps the most effective mean

    Growth and the PPF

    I would appreciate any help that I can get to answer the two parts to this question. Please view the attachment for the production possibilities frontier chart. 1. (Growth and the PPF) Use the production possibilities frontier (PPF) to demonstrate economic growth. a. With consumption goods on one axis and capital goods on

    Introduction to Macroeconomics, Productivity and Growth

    I would really appreciate any help that I can get with these to questions. Question 1 Why do economists pay more attention to national economies than state or regional economies? Question 2 What factors might contribute to a low level of productivity in an economy? Compare these to the rapid productivity growth exp

    Microeconomics

    Please refer to attached word document and answer the following three questions: 1. Briefly describe the article. Why is this article interesting? 2. How does the article relate to the economic terms? (Choose 2 terms) 3. What are the future implications of this article and its effects on the economy?

    Questions related to microeconomics

    I have pulled 14 questions out of a pool of 30 that I would like to receive some help on. The assistance with each of these questions will allow me to figure out the remaining problems since some are similar in content.