Macroeconomics I Spring 2012 Homework 5 Instructor: Dang Vu‚ Ph.D. Student name: Student ID: Due date: 04/26/12 Part I: Multiple Choice Questions: (60 points) Choose the best answer (1) among the choices for each question. Please make sure you understand the economics behind all answers rather than just copying your friend’s answers! I will ask you to explain your answer in class. Failure to explain your answer even though you did it right in your homework will lead to deduction of
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Are computers necessary? Computers have been around for many years and it has become difficult to imagine life without them. They are present almost everywhere we go - at the supermarket‚ at the bank‚ at home‚ in the car. Computers are more efficient than we humans are‚ at least when it comes to calculations and related topics - as the name computer implies (to compute - to calculate). The question is‚ however - could we do without computers? Are computers really necessary‚ or do we just use them
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but now they are faced with the stark reality of dwindling orders as the global financial crisis continues to cause a meltdown across countries and industries‚ the IT & ITeS sector in India is beginning to feel the heat. Amid fears of a global recession‚ companies‚ especially banks‚ worst-hit by the credit crisis have already started to cut or delay spending on information technology services such as consulting and software development but in the long term the impact will be minimal as the industry’s
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Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Week two objectives analyze the impact of various factors on aggregate demand and supply; in addition to evaluating the effectiveness of changes in fiscal policies using Keynesian and Classical models. This paper will explain the following terms: gross domestic product (GPD)‚ real GDP‚ nominal GDP‚ unemployment rate‚ inflation rate‚ and interest rate. As well as describing the effects of purchasing of groceries‚ massive layoff of employees‚ and decrease in taxes
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Chapter 36: Six Debates over Macroeconomic Policy 1. Should monetary and fiscal policymakers try to stabilize the economy? 2. Should the government fight recessions with spending hikes or tax cuts? 3. Should monetary policy be made by rule rather than by discretion? 4. Should the central bank aim for zero inflation? 5. Should the government balance its budget? 6. Should the tax laws be reformed to encourage saving? Debate #1 1. Should monetary and fiscal policymakers try to stabilize the economy
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Introduction This paper is to assess a country ’s current macroeconomic position and discuss what policy options have been adopted by the monetary and fiscal authorities in the past years in order to correct any inflation‚ unemployment or growth problems that exist. In this paper‚ Singapore ’s economy will be discussed. Like most other countries‚ Singapore wants growing living standards‚ high employment and low unemployment‚ as well as avoidance of recessions and inflation. These things are known as the targets
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ECO/372 Macroeconomic Terms and Concepts Macroeconomics study’s the overall level of production in the economy. “Economists assess the success of an economy’s overall performance by studying how it could achieve high rates of output and consumption growth” (Macroeconomics‚ 2008‚ para. 5). In the following paragraphs‚ various aspects of macroeconomics will be analyzed. First‚ the United States (U.S.) functions as a market economy and is affected by fluctuations in production output levels
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higher exports from the services sector. RECESSION: In macroeconomics‚ recession is the distinct decline in any particular country’s GDP (gross domestic product). In some references its been said that when a country faces negative real economic growth‚ for two or more successive quarters of a year‚ that’s also termed as state of recession. But exact definition of recession has always been controversial and economists tend to differ in defining recession. A business
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Chapter 2 – Thinking Like an Economist • The economist as scientist o They devise theories‚ collect data‚ and then analyze these data in attempt to verify or refute their theories. o Scientific method = the dispassionate development and testing of theories about how the world works. o Although economist use theory and observation like other scientists‚ they face an obstacle that makes their task especially challenging: In economics‚ conducting experiments is often difficult and sometimes
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Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Paper Definitions Gross Domestic Product GDP is the value of goods and services which is released quarterly by the Federal Reserve. This includes the goods and services manufactured by that country that calculates the state of a country’s economy. This is the main indicator used to calculate the state of a country’s economy. The GDP is the total market value of all products and services produced in an economy within the time period of one year (Colander‚ 2010)
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