____ 1. Which of the following would cause both the equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity of cookies to decrease? a. a rise in the price of milk (a complement) b. a rise in consumer incomes c. a rise in the price of cookie dough d. a drop in the price of cookie dough e. a rise in the price of cracker
1. Suppose you read in the newspaper that last week the Fed conducted open market purchases, and that on Tuesday of last week it lowered the discount rate. What would you say the Fed was up to? Describe the most likely economic condition of the economy. 2. What three tools can the Fed can use to change the money supply? Whic
Upon your return home, you receive an invitation to speak to a class at the local high school. You are to be part of a panel of three local people considered to have experience in international business. The question you are assigned to answer is "What are some obstacles to successful international economic policy coordination?"
In the US was in an economic recession, what fiscal policy or policies would be the best to get it out of the recession? Also what would be the best monetary policies or policy for the Federal Reserve Bank to use in this same situation?
I need help explaining the impact of demographics on public revenue sources and how per-capita income, fiscal policy, laws, local economies, and census data affect the ability to fund governmental functions.
Analyze how internal and external factors impact organizational behavior in the military or another agency. The two examples of internal and external factors that I was assigned are Fiscal Policies and Economy.
With an expanded strategic analysis of your company (any business) it's time to turn to your employees and understand their views and behaviors of economics . Discuss how different levels of an organization can be impacted by fiscal policy changes. You should take into account senior executives, middle management, and the "worki
I have to write a paper on macroeconomics with emphasis on fiscal policy that includes a description of what "conscious fiscal policy" means as well as describing how the tools are used to accomplish it. I understand how automatic stabilzers work for fluctuations in the economy (unemployment compensation and progressive incom
Econ 360 Final Exam These graphs illustrate the production possibilities available for dancing shoes to Fred and Ginger with 40 hours of labor. (see attachment) ____ 1. Refer to Figure 3-3. The opportunity cost of 1 pair of tap shoes for Fred is a. 1/3 pair of ballet slippers. b. 1/5 pair of ballet slippers. c. 3/
Why fiscal policy will be either more or less effective in an economy with a large foreign sector. What is the importance of trade agreements? How is international trade related to the standard of living in the United States as opposed to a small industrial nation? Or of a developing nation?
A. How do changes in supply and demand affect interest rates? B. Give an example of how fiscal and monetary policies compliment or work against each other?
Explain why macro policy is more difficult than the models suggest?
Characterize the state of the economy. Is the Federal Reserve more concerned about high inflation or the possibility of a recession? Or, is the Federal Reserve more concerned about other issues? If so, what are they? What is the stated direction of recent monetary policy? What policy actions have the Federal Reserve
Answer all four questions: 1. Discuss the concept of the macro economy. How do we define the total value of economic output and how can it be measured. What are the major performance goals that we set for the economy and how do we measure the performance? Discuss the concept of macro economic equilibrium in terms of injecti
"Is public debt a burden or a blessing? " What are the downsides of public debt? and what are the pros or benefits, if any?
2. (The Multiplier and the Time Horizon) Explain how the steepness of the short-run aggregate supply curve affects the government's ability to use fiscal policy to change real GDP.
How do these stabilizers affect expansionary fiscal policy?
I know that the use of fiscal policy can increase the possiblity of inflation. Does the use of fiscal policy also devalue the dollar like monetary policy?
How is it that monetary policy, such as open market operations, injects "new" money into the economy, where as fiscal policy such as tax incentives does not inject "new" money into the economy? What is the difference? Could you explain.
This is a continuation the above problem. It appears that we both agree that we have identified the economic conditions as recessionary. It appears that the FRB has already tried to stimulate the economy by lowering interest rates and that has proved unsuccessful; therefore, further reductions would probably be futile. We both a
What are the possible ways of correcting Horizontal Fiscal Balance?
In 2003, the International Revenue Service began to mail out refund checks because of the change in the tax law. Economic forecasters predicted that consumption and GDP would increase because of higher refunds on income taxes. Pretend as if you are an economist and explain your thoughts on whether the tax cuts from the past
In 2003, the Internal Revenue Service began to mail out refund checks because of a change in the tax law. Economic forecasters predicted that consumption and GDP would increase because of higher refunds on income taxes. If you were an economist please explain your thoughts on whether the tax cuts from the past few years, ha
Your work at Strident Marks has paid off in many thousands of dollars of profit sharing to you this year. You know it is best to diversify your investment and not put it all back into your company through stocks. So you decide to seek out additional publicly traded companies to invest in. Choose a publicly traded company you
1. At the end of 2004, the gross federal debt was approximately $7,500 billion, and it is highly likely that it will grow much larger during the coming decade. Many people are concerned that the government could go bankrupt and that the U.S. economy could face severe consequences. Under what conditions can a government go bank
Suppose the economy is slumping into recession and needs a fiscal policy boost. Voters, however, are opposed to larger federal deficits. What should policy makers do?
How does the government establish a fiscal policy for the country? What are some advantages and limitations?
See attachment for details and answer choices. 1. An increase in real income in Canada should: 2. McCain Foods (Canada) buys $50 million of Japanese securities. This transaction causes the Canadian: 3. Other things equal, a reduction in Canadian interest rates relative to foreign interest rates should: 4. If the governmen
Please read the attached and answer the follows. A) What possible macroeconomic arguments might George Bush use to defend his tax cuts at this time. B) Why do you think the IMF is concerned that these tax cuts may be bad economic policy, and not just for the US, but for the world economy? C) What would happen
Is the fiscal policy expansionary or contractionary, and as a FED how would I compliment the fiscal policy? Please add any additional insights as to inflation and actions if these would be pertinent to the fiscal policy.