Department of Economics University of Toronto Prof. Gustavo Indart October 22‚ 2010 ECO 209Y MACROECONOMIC THEORY AND POLICY Term Test #1 LAST NAME FIRST NAME STUDENT NUMBER Circle your section of the course: L0101 L0301 L0401 M – 2-4 W – 2-4 R – 2-4 INSTRUCTIONS: 1. The total time for this test is 1 hour and 50 minutes. 2. Aids allowed: a simple‚ non-programmable calculator. 3. Use pen instead of pencil. DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE Part I /25 Part II
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Exercise 1 The research problem I intend to address in my thesis is‚ ‘What motivates employees to achieve better performance at work?’ The question of motivation has long been a central concern in organizational psychology‚ while performance itself remains elusive to measure and improve. As the world enters the second year of the most challenging recession since 1929‚ the time is ideal to consider ways in which productivity can be ramped up as a way of expanding GDP. Frederick Herzberg’s
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Québécois Economic Policy- Provincial or Pathetic? By Abe McClenny H History 3rd 6/11/12 WC: 2023 A. Plan of the Investigation To what extent did economics in Quebec lead to Québécois nationalism in the late 20th century? To assess the degree to which economics led to the unification of the French-Canadians‚ this investigation focuses on the events leading up to the 1995 referendum on Quebec sovereignty. The differences between the French and English Canadians‚ and the connections
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THE CHANNELS OF MONETARY TRANSMISSION The monetary transmission mechanism is the channels through which the monetary target works and it describes the mechanisms through which the monetary policy actions of the central bank impact on the ultimate objective of inflation and output. Miskhin (1995) usefully describes the various channels through which monetary policy action as summarized by changes in either the nominal money stock or the short term nominal interest rate‚ impact real variables such
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INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM & MULTULATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS Meaning International Monetary System refers to the system prevailing in world foreign exchange markets through which international trade & capital movements are financed & exchanges rates are determined. MNCs operate in a global market‚ buying/selling/producing in many different countries. For example‚ GM sells cars in 150 countries‚ produces cars in 50 countries‚ so it has to deal with hundreds of currencies. What are the
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To what extend was Fidel Castros maintaining in power a result of his economic policies? Fidel Castro was one of the longest ruling leaders in South America. This essay discusses the question if his maintaining in power was caused by his economic policies‚ namely his agriculture reforms‚ his reforms towards the ideals of the revolution and communism‚ the year of the ten million and the fight against the influence of foreigners‚ or by his social reforms‚ the influence of the foreign powers of the
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International Monetary Fund Summary Today’s society consists of a crises where there is a need for crisis management‚ however critics argue there is not enough being done to assist all nations from this organization. There is little attention from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for developing countries trying to work on their financial situation. The IMF is focusing their attention on developed countries with the expensive plans and rescue operations. There is speculation that short
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Zainab Sabbah Sabbah 1 English 3U1 12/ 03/2012 “The Help” Essay "Literature is where we go to explore the highest and lowest places in human society and in the human spirit‚ where we go hope to find not absolute truth but the truth of the tale‚ or the imagination and of the heart." The book The Help written by Kathryn Stockett connects to the topic because the book looks at the most important things in literature like book‚ articles‚ laws and bills that make up the time the characters
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From 1933 to 1939 Hitler aimed to achieve a "social revolution" in Germany. He aimed to achieve such social policies within the Youth and Women but particularly through his concept of volksgemeinschaft‚ meaning ’people’s community‚’ he hoped to transform Germany into a strong country based on traditional peasant values." David Schoenbaum has argued that Hitler’s "social revolution" was a fake‚ and perceived as being real‚ due to the influence of Hitler’s propaganda. Hitler effectively aimed to unify
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization that oversees the global financial system by following the macroeconomic policies of its member countries‚ in particular those with an impact on exchange rates and the balance of payments. It is an organization formed to stabilize international exchange rates and facilitate development.[2] It also offers financial and technical assistance to its members‚ making it an international lender of last resort. Its headquarters are located
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