Week 1 – DQ Identify economic factors that affect the real GDP‚ the unemployment rate‚ the inflation rate‚ and a key interest rate. How do you predict the economy will perform in the next two years given the current state of two of the economic factors you identified? How might your organization be affected by these changes? Response #1 There are many factors that affect the real GDP such as interest rates‚ consumer’s confidence in spending and/or asset prices. When it comes to interest
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International Trade and Finance ECO/372 November 24‚ 2012 Carol Szerszen The purpose of this paper is to prepare a speech that will be provided to a number of reporters that are not well versed with economics. In this paper I will talk about international trade and foreign exchange rates and how those affect the GDP‚ domestic markets‚ and students. I will also outline some of the benefits on goods and services that are imported from other countries and how those contribute to our economy
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1. The current “widely accepted standard” defines poverty as living on less than 2$ per day. Extremely poverty would be living on less than 1$ per day. The way this definition varies from issues of inequality and economic welling being is people who do not have the “basic necessities -- the food‚ the shelter‚ the clothing-- that they need to lead a reasonable life is seen as poverty. However Issues of inequality and distribution of other measures of well being says that there no way to “adequately
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Whistleblowing and Sarbanes-Oxley Assignment 1 Introduction Ethics is an extremely important aspect of the culture of a company. Ethics is a set of moral principles: a theory or system of moral values. It is vital that each company adhere to an ethical code. Often times the morale of employees decrease for a variety of reasons. This decrease or lack of morale causes employees to begin to act in an unethical manner. Unethical behavior tends to be a common practice
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International Trade and Finance Speech Tracy Welle ECO/372 September 7‚ 2013 Paul Updike International Trade and Finance Speech The United States is known for its international trade. International trade allows the United States exchange goods and services. International trade plays an important role in the United States economy. A topic to cover is how imports and exports have an effect on businesses and consumers. The speech will cover the effects of international trade to GDP (Gross Domestic
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ECO/372 Week 2 Knowledge Check – Quiz Quiz Questions with 100% Correct Answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. The globalized AS/AD curve is the standard AS/AD model with an added According to Say’s Law‚ people A shift in the long-run aggregate supply curve will change 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. The central difference between the
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International Trade and Finance Speech International Trade and Finance Speech Foreign exchange rates and International trade are important aspects of economics. The United States macroeconomy’s health is determined by these concepts and their factors. International Trade Exports and imports are what encompass international trade balance. When there are more exports over imports a trade surplus happens and when there are more imports over exports a trade deficit happens. A country will acquire
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Interest rates is the percentage that is adding to principal amount being borrowed. Our economy has businesses that are started by investors that have capitol to lend for a cost. Businesses need to lease buildings‚ buy products to have on hand‚ and pay staff to operate the business. Small businesses have more short-term interest rates that are more appealing to investors to stand behind with less risk. It depends on how the economy views the uncertainties that will determine how they will react to
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Team C Week 3 Learning Team Assignment ECO/372 Team C Week 3 Learning Team Assignment In our team paper‚ we are going to evaluate‚ assess‚ and apply various economic situations from a Keynesian and Classical perspective. As the global markets increase and decrease over time careful modifications of the economy of the United States need to be made. After a comprehensive assessment of the current economic situation team C has agreed‚ that the Current State of Interest Rates‚ unemployment‚ exceptions
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Week 4 Reflection Summary ECO/372: Macroeconomics July 8‚ 2013 Dr. Joe Timmerman Week 4 Reflection Summary In week 4‚ we discussed the problems with the fiscal policy and how we felt about the limits of the fiscal policy. When spending is greater than income there is a deficit; a deficit is a shortfall of revenue payments. Some of the team struggles with understanding when the economy is in a recession‚ why a deficit is good for the economy. As a team we also reviewed the total debt in the
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