ECON 248 Assignment 2 1. The bank rate is the interest rate at which the Bank of Canada stands ready to lend reserves to chartered banks. The banker ’s deposit rate is the interest rate that the Bank of Canada pays banks on their deposits at the Bank of Canada. Changes to these rates by the Bank of Canada typically spread to other interest rates and therefore will influence the amount of lending done by the banks. An open market operation is the purchase or sale of government securities‚ which
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HW 1 International Economics‚ ECON 630 Due on Wednesday‚ July 2 @ 11:00pm PT (Total 50 points) 1. Why did the Mercantilists consider holdings of precious metals so important to nation-state building? (6 points) Wealth was viewed as synonymous with holdings of precious metals. Nation-states wished to become wealthy and this meant obtaining large holdings of precious metals. It is also argued by some that the shortage of coinage constrained the growth of these nation-sates and that precious
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Econ 100A–Midterm 2 solutions. Thursday‚ March 22‚ 2012. True/False (2 questions‚ 10 points total) Answer true or false and explain your answer. Your answer must fit in the space provided. T/F 1. (5 points) Suppose the government wants to place a tax on one of two goods‚ and suppose that supply is perfectly elastic for both goods. If the government wants to minimize the deadweight loss from a tax of a given size‚ it should put the tax on whichever good has worse substitutes. False: If
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document of DEVRY ECON 545 Entire Course consists of: DEVRY ECON 545 Week 1 DQs 1 Supply and Demanв DEVRY ECON 545 Week 1 DQs 2 Elasticity and the Minimum Wage DEVRY ECON 545 Week 2 DQs 1 Marginal Analysis DEVRY ECON 545 Week 2 DQs 2 Controlling Costs DEVRY ECON 545 Week 2 Project Part 1 DEVRY ECON 545 Week 3 DQs 1 Mergers Acquisitions DEVRY ECON 545 Week 3 DQs 2 Anti-Trust Policy and Microsoft DEVRY ECON 545 Week 3 Quiz Imperfect Competition DEVRY ECON 545 Week 4 DQs
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ECON 304 HOMEWORK # 5 due: June 14 in class 1. Numerical exercise # 6‚ Chapter 7‚ page 273‚ Abel & Bernanke a. We know that ηy = 2/3 and ηi = −0.1. ∆Y /Y = 0.045 = 4.5% ∆i/i = 0 πe = 0 Hence‚ if the central bank wants zero inflation over the next year‚ it should choose a growth rate of nominal money supply such that: ∆M ∆Y = ηy = 2/3 ∗ 0.045 = 0.03 = 3% M Y b. Velocity is defined as: V = Nominal GDP PY = Nominal Money Stock M Hence: ∆P ∆Y ∆M ∆V = + − V P Y M If the central bank follows the
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CLICK TO DOWNLOAD ECON 312 Week 1 Quiz 1. (TCO 1) The general concern of economics is with the study of the 2. (TCO 1) The term scarcity in economics refers to the fact that 3. (TCO 1) Are the goods that businesses offer for "free" to consumers also free to society? 4. (TCO 1) Which is considered to be an economic resource by economists? 5. (TCO 1) If an economy is producing at a point inside a production possibilities curve‚ then 6. (TCO 1) Which would not be characteristic of a capitalist economy
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Econ 101 practice question for Exam 1 (answer key at the end) 1. Each month Jacquelyn spends exactly $50 on ice cream regardless of the price. Jacquelyn’s price elasticity of demand for ice cream is: A) zero. B) one. C) greater than one. D) less than one‚ but greater than zero. 2. Egg producers know that the elasticity of demand for eggs is 0.1. The hens went crazy and laid 5% more eggs than usual. To sell all those additional eggs‚ they will have to lower price by: A) B) C) D) 0
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1. Use the data given to calculate annual returns for Goodman‚ Landry‚ and the Market Index‚ and then calculate average annual returns for the two stocks and the index. (Hint: Remember‚ returns are calculated by subtracting the beginning price from the ending price to get the capital gain or loss‚ adding the dividend to the capital gain or loss‚ and then dividing the result by the beginning price. Assume that dividends are already included in the index. Also‚ you cannot calculate the rate of return
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Microeconomic Analysis – Situation C Econ 545 Introduction Edgar is an investor who sees the high gas prices as a chance to make money from American consumers and their constant demand of gasoline‚ and soon a large demand from increasing car sales in India and China. Over the past several years the increase in crude oil price resulted in a drastic increase in gasoline prices setting record highs every summer. Consumers had to change their way of living‚ and savvy investors saw this as an opportunity
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The History of Police CJA/214 January 24‚ 2013 The History of Police Throughout the history capital offenses‚ such as murder and rape have been a serious issue in the United States. The government has emplaced certain departments across the nation from the first formation of America‚ to combat the misconducts within
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