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ECO 372 Entire Course This tutorial contains New Assignments as well, Check Details below ECO 372 Week 1 Individual Assignment Macroeconomic Terms ECO 372 Week 1 Individual Assignment Economic Definitions Worksheet (New) ECO 372 Week 1 Knowledge Check ECO 372 Week 1 Discussion Question 1 ECO 372 Week 1 Discussion Question 2 ECO 372 Week 2 knowledge Check ECO 372 week 2 Team Weekly Reflection Economic Forecasting Paper (2 Papers) ECO 372 Week 2 Discussion Question 1 ECO 372 Week 2 Group Discussion Question
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ECO 372 Final Exam (New) 1. News Story: Workers at a car-manufacturing plant in Flint, Michigan are laid off because the economy is weak and GM cars aren't selling well. GM isn't sure when the plant will reopen. What type of unemployment describes the workers' situation? § Frictional unemployment § Structural unemployment § Full unemployment § Cyclical unemployment
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ECO 372 Final Exam Guide (New 2017) 1. Martha lends $200 to a friend who promises to return it after a year. Instead of lending it to her friend, Martha could have put the money in a bank where she could have earned an interest rate of 2 percent per annum. Martha’s opportunity cost of lending the money is _____. 2 The exhibit given below shows the short-run aggregate demand and supply curves in an economy, AD1 and AS1, and the long-run aggregate supply curve, LRAS. The economy was initially in equilibrium when there was a decrease in aggregate demand, causing a shift of the aggregate demand curve from AD1 to AD2. Which of the following is true in this case?
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ECO 372 Week 1 Assignment Ten Principles of Economics and the Data of Macroeconomics (2 Papers) This Tutorial contains 2 Papers Your organization’s CEO is concerned that members of the strategic planning committee are not familiar with current economic thought and principles. The CEO has assigned you the task of developing an 875-word report to introduce some of these thoughts and principles. Use Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 in Principles of Macroeconomics as your only source. Explain the following information in your report to members of the strategic planning committee: How economists are both scientists and policymakers and what principles society uses to allocate its scarce resources
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ECO 372 Week 1 Discussion Question 1 (Uop) What is the difference between real and nominal GDP? Does GDP accurately reflect our nation’s well being? Explain
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ECO 372 Week 1 Discussion Question 2 (Uop) Unemployment rate measures the number of unemployed workers in the labour force. List and explain three types of unemployment. Find the most recent unemployment rate of your state. From a personal perspective, can you explain your view of the current job market in your local area?
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ECO 372 Week 1 Individual Assignment Economic Definitions Worksheet (New) Complete the Macroeconomic Terms Worksheet. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment
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ECO 372 Week 1 Individual Assignment Macroeconomic Terms Complete the Macroeconomic Terms.
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ECO 372 Week 1 Knowledge Check 1.The two frameworks conventional economists generally use to analyze macroeconomic issues are 2.The relationship between real and nominal interest rate can be expressed by 3.Which of the following economic activities would be included in the U.S. domestic gross product (GDP)? 4.Cyclical unemployment is defined as unemployment that results from 5.The longest business cycle expansion in U.S. history occurred in the 10 years from 6.Economics is the study of how 7.Given that diesel cars get much better gas mileage than the typical car, an increase in the price of gasoline would be expected to
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ECO 372 Week 2 Assignment The Real Economy in the Long Run (2 Papers) This Tutorial contains 2 Papers Select on an organization and a product line or specific product from the Fortune 500 [Use the University Library to locate this list] in one of the following industries: Transportation, Manufacturing, or Housing. The organization’s strategic plan calls for an aggressive growth plan, requiring investment in facilities and equipment, growth in productivity, and labor over the next five years. It is your team’s task to determine where, outside the United States, your organization should locate its new manufacturing plant.
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ECO 372 Week 2 Discussion Question 1 (Uop) How do Classical and Keynesian economists differ in their view of the aggregate supply curve?How does this influence what Classical and Keynesian economists believe about fiscal policy? Do you think the current President and Congress were taking Classical approach in their fiscal policies? Explain your answer.
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ECO 372 Week 2 Group Discussion Question (Uop) What is the difference between contractionary and expansionary fiscal policies? Which is more appropriate today? Explain your answer. How might contractionary and expansionary fiscal policies affect your organization?
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ECO 372 Week 2 Individual Assignment Product Purchases and the Economy You've been debating on making a purchase for yourself. This is a product you've wanted for a while, but one that requires budgeting because you will be making monthly payments. Select a product in which the demand for the product is clearly affected by the strength or weakness of the overall economy such as new homes, cars, appliances, smart phones, etc. Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you address the following: · Identify and define two economic indicators that reflect the strength of the economy (e.g. real GDP, unemployment rate, inflation rate, interest rate, housing starts, etc.).
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ECO 372 Week 2 knowledge Check 1.The globalized AS/AD curve is the standard AS/AD model with an added 2.According to Say's Law, people 3.A shift in the long-run aggregate supply curve will change 4.The hypothesis about the macroeconomy that sees the recent problems with the U.S. economy directly related to the structural problems caused by globalization is referred to as the __________ hypothesis. 8.The central difference between the standard theory and the structural stagnation hypothesis when it comes to growth is
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ECO 372 Week 2 Principles of Economics and the Data of Macroeconomics (2 Papers) Your organization's CEO is concerned that members of the strategic planning committee are not familiar with current economic thought and principles. The CEO has assigned you the task of developing an 875-word report to introduce some of these thoughts and principles. Use Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 in Principles of Macroeconomics as your only source. Explain the following information in your report to members of the strategic planning committee: · How economists are both scientists and policymakers and what principles society uses to allocate its scarce resources · Using the circular flow model, explain the flow of money and goods in an economy.
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ECO 372 Week 3 Discussion Question 1 (Uop) What is the difference between contractionary and expansionary monetary policy? Which is more appropriate today? What are the impacts of this policy on US economy?
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ECO 372 Week 3 Group Discussion Question (Uop) What are the uses of money?Describe how rapid inflation can undermine money’s ability to perform its three basic functions. Will current Fed's policy hinder money's ability to perform its three basic functions? Explain your rational.
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ECO 372 Week 3 knowledge Check 1.If you expect interest rates to rise, you will want to be holding 2.The interest rate is the price paid for the use of a 3.Which of the following do policy makers tend to target when setting monetary policy? 4.If the Federal Reserve reduced its reserve requirement from 6.5 percent to 5 percent, this policy would most likely 5.If banks hold excess reserves whereas before they did not, the money multiplier
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ECO 372 Week 3 Team Assignment Fiscal Policy Paper Select an organization with which the team is familiar. Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you include the following: · Research federal government spending and taxes over the last 3-5 years (fiscal policy). Has total government spending increased or decreased? Explain. Have income tax rates increased or decreased? Explain. · Describe the impact of these fiscal policies on the U.S. economy · Describe the impact of these fiscal policies on your team's selected organization.
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ECO 372 Week 3 Team Assignment Money and the Prices in the Long Run and Open Economies (2 Papers) This Tutorial contains 2 Papers The organization's strategic plan you wrote about in Week 2 calls for an aggressive growth plan, requiring investment in facilities and equipment, growth in productivity, and labor over the next five years. It is your responsibility to determine how the U.S economy during this five year period will impact such an aggressive growth plan. To do so, you should: Develop a 2,100-word economic outlook forecast that includes the following: · Analyze the history of changes in GDP, savings, investment, real interest rates, and unemployment and compare to forecast for the next five years.
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ECO 372 Week 4 Discussion Question 1 (Uop) Who benefits from a tariff or quota? Who loses? What are the positives and negatives of protectionist trade policies? Which policy is best right now?
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ECO 372 Week 4 Group Discussion Question (Uop) Define trade surplus and trade deficit? How do trade deficits and surpluses affect exchange rate and the industry in which you work?
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ECO 372 Week 4 Individual Assignment International Economics Paper Select an organization that both U.S. and international presences. Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you answer address the following: · What does the president and congress do to stimulate the economy? What does the president and congress do to contract the economy? · What does the Federal Reserve do to stimulate the economy? What does the Federal Reserve do to contract the economy? · What motivates policymakers to stimulate the economy or contract the economy? · Based on your research, what does the Federal Reserve say about its policy goals?
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ECO 372 Week 4 knowledge Check 1.In the long-run framework, budget surpluses 2. The budget deficit or surplus is 3.Deficits and surpluses are best viewed as 4.Suppose the government increases spending by $30 billion and raises taxes at by $20 billion at the same time. Then, 5 Because automatic stabilizers lower transfer payments and raise tax receipts as an economy recovers from a recession, they 6.Most of the government budget is mandatory spending through programs like Medicare and Social Security, and much of the rest is politically difficult to alter. Because of this,
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ECO 372 Week 4 Team Assignment Short-Run Economic Fluctuations (2 PPT) This Tutorial contains 2 Presentations Select an organization your team is familiar with or an organization where a team member currently works. Create a 15- to 20-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that will be presented to the organization's Executive Committee. The presentation should cover the following items: · Identify the three key facts about short-run economic fluctuations and how the economy in the short run differs from the economy in the long run. · Explain economic fluctuations and how shifts in either aggregate demand or aggregate supply can cause booms and recessions using the model of aggregate demand and aggregate supply.
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ECO 372 Week 5 knowledge Check 1.In the U.S. current account, most of the trade deficit results from an excess of imported 2.What is the difference between the balance of trade and the balance of payments? 3.If a government has implemented significantly higher trade tariffs, but does not want this action to affect the value of its currency, it will 4. During 2007, the United States and Japan announced possible limits on Chinese imports through higher tariff rates on Chinese products. To avoid these limits, China would have to 5.If a country wants to prevent its exchange rate from falling, it could
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ECO 372 Week 5 Team Assignment Deficit and Debt Presentation Create a 15- to 18-slide PowerPoint® presentation including detailed speaker notes in which you include the following: · Research the direction of monetary policy over the last 3-5 years. Has the money supply increased or decreased? Explain. Have interest rates increased or decreased? Explain. · Describe the impact of these monetary policies on the U.S. economy · Describe the impact of these monetary policies on your team's selected organization.
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ECO 372 Week 5 Team Assignment Major Debates over Macroeconomic Policy (2 Papers) This Tutorial contains 2 Papers Select two subjects from the following list of topics and write a 1,050-word analysis: · Active monetary and fiscal policy · Increased government spending to fight recessions · Reducing federal government's discretionary powers · Zero-inflation target · Balanced government budget · Tax incentives for saving Evaluate both the advocates' position and the critics' position.
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ECO 372 Week 5 Team Assignment Major Debates over Macroeconomic Policy Select two subjects from the following list of topics and write a 1,050-word analysis: · Active monetary and fiscal policy · Increased government spending to fight recessions · Reducing federal government's discretionary powers · Zero-inflation target · Balanced government budget · Tax incentives for saving Evaluate both the advocates' position and the critics' position. Determine which position you support and defend your position.
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