How AIG was affected by U.S. recession: AIG is an insurance corporation that is multinational. They have headquarters in New York City‚ London‚ Paris‚ and Hong Kong. In the year 2000‚ the company held the title for the 29th largest company in the world. Things took a turn for the worse in this company when‚ in 2008‚ they suffered from a liquidity crisis and its credit ratings were downgraded below “AA” level. AIG had to take out a number of down loans and had to sell a number of its subsidiaries
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Learning about the proper behavior in public‚ dancing and interacting with single‚ handsome gentlemen in the community‚ and marrying out and becoming the mothers of families seem to be the basic life journeys for the ladies in the 19th century in England. During that time‚ a woman is portrayed typically as a simple creature without any personal sprit and thoughts‚ whose main goals are to obey her husband and take care of her family. For example‚ in Paradise Lost‚ Milton protrays Eve as a beautiful
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A Macroeconomic Comparison of the United States of America and Germany (2002-2012) Thomas Edison State College GDP & GDP Growth Rate - USA: GDP is an important measure of the health and wellness of an economy. GDP in short is‚ the total expenditure of an economy through its consumption‚ investment‚ government purchases and net exports. According to data release by the world bank‚ the United States has the largest national GDP on the planet
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The financial recession of the late 2000s has been known as the best monetary downturn our nation has confronted since the Great Depression. I agree with the idea the author was trying to address regarding poverty and its source. The federal job guarantee is a policy that would pretty much give anyone an opportunity to work in a public sector program. American organizations and banks are coming up short‚ abandonments are spreading out of control fire‚ and unemployment numbers have achieved twofold
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Introduction to Macroeconomics Macroeconomics is one of the main branches of economics. The best way to understand what macroeconomics is about is perhaps to contrast it with microeconomics‚ another main branch of economics. Microeconomics studies parts of the economy. Macroeconomics looks at the whole. In other words‚ macroeconomics tries to understand what happens in the economy in general‚ it takes an overview of the economy‚ whereas microeconomics explains what happens in different parts
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• Micro vs. Macro • Microeconomics – the study of how individual households and firms make decisions and how they interact with one another in markets. • Macroeconomics – the study of the economy as a whole. – Its goal is to explain the economic changes that affect many households‚ firms‚ and markets at once. • The Two Groups of Economists • Macroeconomists • Focus on the economy as a whole. • Spend much time analyzing how total income changes and how changes in income cause changes in
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Topics on Economics Name Institution Instructor Subject Date Keynesian approaches in achieving long run macroeconomic stability The two schools of economic thoughts have different perspectives on how macroeconomic stability can be achieved. Keynesian economics became prominent when John Maynard Keynes introduced the concept of active participation of government in stabilizing the economy. This was because the private sector alone was not able to sustain stability
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Macroeconomic Forecast Outline Macroeconomics is‚ "the part of economics concerned with the economy as a whole; with such major aggregates as the household‚ business‚ and government sectors; and with measures of the total economy" (McConnell & Brue‚ p.13). "Two of the most critical questions in macroeconomics are: (1) What determines the level of GDP‚ given a nation ’s production capacity? (2) What causes real GDP to rise in one period and to fall in another?" (McConnell & Brue‚ p.72). So
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The Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Before being able to grasp what economics has to offer it is important to understand the terms and concepts that are frequently used in economic. This paper will consist of two parts‚ part one will explain six terms; gross domestic product (GDP)‚ real GDP‚ nominal GDP‚ unemployment rate‚ inflation rate‚ and finally interest rate. Part two will consist of describing how three economic activities‚ such as purchasing of groceries‚ massive layoff of employees‚ and
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RMIT UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF BUSINESS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE SIM SEMESTER 1: 2012 ECON-1045 Macroeconomics 2 TEST 2 (MOCK) Instructions: 1. Fill in your name and other details on page 2 before beginning the test. DO NOT DETACH PAGE 2 FROM THE QUESTION SHEETS. 2. You must answer all twenty eight questions in the time allowed for the test (Note: In the actual test‚ there are only 20 questions!) 3. For each question‚ choose the
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