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Economic Indicators How to analyze economic data to make judgments of the relative health of an economy for global expansion
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Biography Paragraph Include at least a few items that help your client make expansion decisions! CONCISE If it’s bad, let them know—not recruiting! Information should DIRECTLY apply to why someone should or should not invest there! – Strength/Weaknesses GDP per capita… – CIA World Factbook is a GREAT resource! – Stability or recent history of political stability?? Health of population?? Arable land? – Look through the country rankings to find compelling comparison data?? nationmaster.com
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Developed country target indicator #’s Strong GDP per Capita 20k+ GDP Growth Rate ~4% Inflation ~3% (always around or up to 2% less than GDP Growth Rate) Unemployment Rate of 4-6%
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Developing Country Goals IMPROVEMENT & STABILITY! GDP Growth rates show progress Inflation rates consistent Unemployment rate decreasing consistently Improving in key areas = PROGRESS
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Analyze impact of data Is GDP growth rate less than inflation? – Implications>> $1,000 in 2006 with 5% growth and 10% inflation is = to _____how much in 2007? – GOAL: GDP Growth Rate>Inflation = REAL GROWTH What unemployment rates are problematic? Less than 15% = OK under certain conditions… – 25% + nears civil war danger or 3 rd world status… ½ of the countries in the world experience civil unrest periodically—usually riots, coups… How does your data compare to ideal economic indicator goals? To the USA?
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How to make recommendations for global business expansion Multinational corporation: Corp that operates in different ways in multiple countries. (Your clients goal) Given what you know about the country, what operations would you suggest to base there? – Manufacturing? Sales? Agriculture? What sector would be good in your country, if any? What are the positives or negatives of the country? Can the negatives be overcome? – Economic & Political stability?
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Israel 1997 Inflation rate? 1997 GDP Growth rate? Stability? Trend? Outlook?
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Costa Rica 1999 Inflation rate? 1999 GDP Growth rate? Stability? Trend? Outlook? Outside factors?
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Botswana Stability? Trend? Outlook? Outside factors?
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Argentina 2001 Inflation rate? 2001 GDP Growth rate? Stability? Trend? Outlook? Outside factors?
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