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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1a. Technology and innovation are two of the most important parts of economic growth in a country. For a country’s economy to grow you have to either increase the number of inputs in production‚ or you have to find a way to increase your output with the same number of inputs. This is essentially what technology has done for most economies. In the Solow model they take the standard Cobb Douglas function Y = F(K‚ L) to show how growth in capital stock and labor force affect the economy and how they
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University of Phoenix Material Macroeconomic Terms Describe the following terms in your words. Term Definition Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Is the total market value of a country’s goods and services been produced or made within that country for a precise period of time. It is also known as the toatal value of a nation’s goods and services produced domestically in that particular year. Real GDP Is the calculation of an economy which involves the quantifying of inflation on how the market
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PART A Introduction The country that we have chosen for analysis is Switzerland. The economy of Switzerland is one of the world’s most stable economies. Its policy of long-term monetary security and political stability has made Switzerland a safe haven for investors‚ creating an economy that is increasingly dependent on a steady tide of foreign investment. Switzerland has achieved one of the highest per capita incomes in the world with low unemployment rates and a low budget deficit. The service
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resources available to educate oneself with the world’s economics both past and present. We are also learning how economic indicators shape the world we live in and how they affect us both personally and professionally. Team C is learning that Macroeconomics studies the behavior of the aggregate economy such as uunemployment‚ expectations‚ consumer income‚ and interest rates within the United States. Team C has compiled a list of resources we found to be insightful to aide us with our learning process
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Summary of Macroeconomics Lectures for MBA 1st Year‚ VGSoM‚ IIT Kharagpur Course coordinator – Dr. Barnali Nag Lecture #4 (Unemployment) 1. The natural rate of unemployment definition: the long-run average or “steady state” rate of unemployment depends on the rates of job separation and job finding 2. Frictional unemployment due to the time it takes to match workers with jobs may be increased by unemployment insurance 3. Structural unemployment results from wage rigidity: the real wage
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Macro-Economics What is Macroeconomics? Macroeconomics studies the behaviour of the entire economy‚ and how resources are allocated. It examines economy – wide phenomena such as changes in unemployment‚ national income‚ rate of growth‚ gross domestic product‚ inflation and price levels. Macroeconomics deals with 5 variables: Variable Macroeconomic objective Economic growth A steady rate of increase of national output Employment A low level of unemployment Price stability A low and stable
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got me thinking about many different aspects and how I learn and approach different problems and situations. The implication is that the different selfs (physical‚ emotional‚ social‚ critical‚ creative‚ and passionate) affect how you learn. In some situations you might be more confident in yourself than others. However‚ after you complete the self profile it is not really well defined about what the term survival‚ maintenance‚ and enhancement means. I can deduce that the survival means that I
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Current Events Summary ECON 220: Macroeconomics Poverty across America is continuing to increase throughout suburbs faster than anywhere else in the United States. Currently‚ there are almost 16.4 million suburban residents who reside below the poverty line. The latest Census figures available‚ in 2011‚ showed that the poverty line for a family of four was just over $23‚000 (Luhby‚ 2013‚ para. 3). The number of suburban residents below the poverty line is roughly 3 million more than those residing
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process of reflection and reflective writing Assignment 3 in IPLU1 week B requires you to be both analytical and reflective. The Oxford Dictionary says that reflection refers to calm‚ lengthy and intent consideration‚ contemplation or musing. Essentially reflection is focused thinking of an evaluative type. Reflection involves being honest with yourself about your previous ignorance and your new learning‚ however enlightening or hard it was to face. Much reflective thinking takes place in your
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