ECO561PR Week4 Table US PREconomicIndicators
ECO/561PR Week 4 - Learning Activity
Required
U.S. and Puerto Rico Economic Indicators – Performance Assessment
Description:
Students are directed to collect data from a selected group of economic sites in order to assess the recent performance of the economies of Puerto Rico and the U.S. respectively.
Instructions:
Bring your laptop to class and come prepared to collect data from a group of selected economic sites already identified in the table posted in the Students Materials. This is an in-classroom activity which will be performed at the same time that key concepts are defined.
Student Materials:
1. ECO/561PR Week 4 Table PR and U.S. Economic Indicators
2. Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico. http://www.gdb-pur.com/
Economic Activity Index, http://www.gdb-pur.com/documents/GDB-EAIDecember2013.pdf
3. Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources. www.trabajo.pr.gov
4. Puerto Rico Planning Board (2013). Economic Appendix to the Economic Report to the Governor 2012. http://gis.jp.pr.gov/Externo_Econ/Ap%C3%A9ndices%20Estad%C3%ADsticos/Ap%C3%A9ndice%20Estad%C3%ADstico%202012.pdf
5. Puerto Rico Planning Board (2013). Economic Summary Magazine, Volume I, No. 4. http://gis.jp.pr.gov/Externo_Econ/Resumen%20Econ%C3%B3mico/Resumen%20Econ%C3%B3mico%20Junio%202013%20Volumen%20IV%20N%C3%BAmero%204.pdf
6. Puerto Rico Planning Board (October 31, 2013). Revision of Short Run Economic Forecast: Fiscal Years 2013 and 2014. http://gis.jp.pr.gov/Externo_Econ/Proyecciones%20Econ%C3%B3micas/Proyecciones%20Econ%C3%B3micas%20a%20Corto%20Plazo%202014%20(Revisi%C3%B3n).pdf 7. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. http://www.bea.gov/
8. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. http://www.bls.gov/ces/highlights122012.pdf http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/ceshighlights.pdf
9. U.S. Congressional Budget Office. www.cbo.gov
10. U.S. Federal Reserve Bank. www.federalreserve.gov
11. (U.S.) Mortgage Bankers’ Association.
Required
U.S. and Puerto Rico Economic Indicators – Performance Assessment
Description:
Students are directed to collect data from a selected group of economic sites in order to assess the recent performance of the economies of Puerto Rico and the U.S. respectively.
Instructions:
Bring your laptop to class and come prepared to collect data from a group of selected economic sites already identified in the table posted in the Students Materials. This is an in-classroom activity which will be performed at the same time that key concepts are defined.
Student Materials:
1. ECO/561PR Week 4 Table PR and U.S. Economic Indicators
2. Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico. http://www.gdb-pur.com/
Economic Activity Index, http://www.gdb-pur.com/documents/GDB-EAIDecember2013.pdf
3. Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources. www.trabajo.pr.gov
4. Puerto Rico Planning Board (2013). Economic Appendix to the Economic Report to the Governor 2012. http://gis.jp.pr.gov/Externo_Econ/Ap%C3%A9ndices%20Estad%C3%ADsticos/Ap%C3%A9ndice%20Estad%C3%ADstico%202012.pdf
5. Puerto Rico Planning Board (2013). Economic Summary Magazine, Volume I, No. 4. http://gis.jp.pr.gov/Externo_Econ/Resumen%20Econ%C3%B3mico/Resumen%20Econ%C3%B3mico%20Junio%202013%20Volumen%20IV%20N%C3%BAmero%204.pdf
6. Puerto Rico Planning Board (October 31, 2013). Revision of Short Run Economic Forecast: Fiscal Years 2013 and 2014. http://gis.jp.pr.gov/Externo_Econ/Proyecciones%20Econ%C3%B3micas/Proyecciones%20Econ%C3%B3micas%20a%20Corto%20Plazo%202014%20(Revisi%C3%B3n).pdf 7. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. http://www.bea.gov/
8. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. http://www.bls.gov/ces/highlights122012.pdf http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/ceshighlights.pdf
9. U.S. Congressional Budget Office. www.cbo.gov
10. U.S. Federal Reserve Bank. www.federalreserve.gov
11. (U.S.) Mortgage Bankers’ Association.