Introduction to Macroeconomics 1) Which of the following is NOT a topic studied in Macroeconomics? A) gross domestic product B) the unemployment rate C) the price of IBM computers D) the inflation rate Answer: C . 2) Which of the following is a topic studied in Macroeconomics? A) gross domestic product B) the wage of auto workers C) the price of IBM computers D) the amount of pizza produced Answer: A 3) Which of the following is a topic studied in Macroeconomics? A) the functioning
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Varrian Ilao Take Home Quiz TM09306 Basic Macroeconomics 1. Suppose that society decided to reduce consumption and increase investment. a. How would this change affect economic growth? * Doing so will definitely affect the cash flow within the community making it hard for companies to gain profit. Prices will surely be lowered down‚ and stocks might be put to waste since there are so much available. b. What groups in society would benefit from
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What macroeconomic policy prescriptions/strategies would you recommend for Belize in an effort to foster economic growth and development? One characteristic that developing countries’ economies share is vulnerability. Belize is small in size‚ prone to natural disasters and environmental fragility. Belize also has an open economy with a high trade-GDP ratio‚ but its export base is very narrow‚ dominated by primary products (bananas‚ sugar‚ citrus‚ etc.) and natural resources. Therefore‚ the Belizean
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Christopher Ragan Leacock 321-C Economics 295B Introduction to Macroeconomic Policy Tuesdays and Thursdays‚ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm‚ Leacock 132 ***** I. Housekeeping Details 1. Office Hours. My office hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 am - 11:00 am. If you are unable to see me then‚ please speak to me to arrange an appointment. 2. Required Textbook and MyEconLab. The textbook for this class is the macroeconomics half of Economics‚ by C. Ragan and R. Lipsey (13th Canadian Edition
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Introduction: With the interest rates having been cut four times since December 2009‚ by 350 basis points‚ the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) declared that the domestic economy is slowing. Two consecutive quarters of negative growth is evidence that an economy is in recession. The contraction in growth is believed to have been caused by a slump in export demand‚ forcing both manufacturers and miners to cut production. The SARB’s monetary policy committee is in meeting to discuss further rate
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Macro economics 1876 to 1929 (Classical theory) Then great depression happened. US AND UK changes US - Tax increase by Herbet Hoover UK- No change‚state wouldn’t intervene Then Keynes came into picture 1.Get govt to spend on public works program which is relatively cheaper 2.Put money into the hands of the people‚increase in the consumption The problem is that of lack of aggregate demand.He gave a fiscal policy kind of solution..Why? Aggregate demand was tackled.. Either through
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A N N U A L R E P O R T / B C R P 2 0 0 7 CENTRAL RESERVE BANK OF PERU 13 GRAPH 1 Overall inflation and food and beverage inflation in December 2007 (Las 12-month percentage change) Data on inflation in China and Germany refers only to food. Source: Bloomberg. 12.0 15.2 16.7 8.5 6.2 10.8 6.6 4.8 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.4 8.4 7.8 6.5 5.7 5.1 4.5 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.8 2.8 2.1 Turkey Chile China Colombia India Brasil Spain USA Peru Mexico Germany England Total Food and Beverages In 2007 economic
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BASIC INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS‚ TOOLS AND TERMINOLOGIES By- Rhit Srivastava MBA –PM(05) IIHMR Economics • Economics is the social science that studies economic activity to gain an understanding of the processes that govern the production‚ distribution and consumption of goods and services in an exchange economy Types of economics • Macro economics : Concentrate on large picture of economy. • Microeconomics: • Microeconomics deals with behavior of individual market and the business‚ consumer
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