Hung Chun Tung Donald Class: Macroeconomics The state of the US Economy The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world‚ with a per capita GDP of $48‚450. The economy of the United States is a mixed economy‚ and has maintained a stable overall GDP growth rate‚ a moderate unemployment rate‚ and high levels of research and capital investment. It has been the world’s largest national economy. As of 2012‚ the country remains the world’s largest manufacturer‚ representing
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How Small Business Impacts the US Economy What really drives the U.S. economy? Small business—firms with fewer than 500 employees—drives the U.S. economy. Small U.S. firms pay about 44 percent of the total U.S. private sector payroll‚ which‚ according to the most recent data available‚ accounted for approximately $2.1 trillion of the total (non-farm) private sector payroll of $4.8 trillion. Small businesses with fewer than twenty employees increased employment by 853‚074 during 2001-2002. They
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The impact of globalization on the economy Globalization is one of the main features of modern society. Today it covers almost all spheres of human activity‚ and its influence becomes more and more obvious. To talk about the effects of globalization‚ it is necessary to understand its nature and the factors‚ sources‚ which led to its emergence. Today majority of scientists agree that economic globalization “is the increasing economic interdependence of national economies across the world through
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Inflation Impact on Economy Inflation means a rise in prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. Inflation is caused by some demand side factors (Increase in money supply‚ Increase in income‚ Black money spending‚ Expansion of the Private Sector‚ Increasing Public Expenditures) and some Supply side factors (Shortage of factors of production‚ Industrial Disputes‚ Increase in exports (excess exports)‚ Global factors‚ Neglecting the production of consumer goods). Inflation
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which again caused more outflow of dollar for import payments. This created a state of inflation and made consumables costlier to US. To control inflation US resorted to increase in interest rates to cool down pressure on demand side of consumption. This factor along with recession in all other sectors‚ particularly real estate‚ is causing the mighty US dollar to shake. Impact of dollar fluctuations on the Indian economy Until the 70s and 80s India aimed at to be self-reliant by concentrating
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Environmental Impacts of Transportation Services Introduction The achievement of sustainable has been facing several challenges that are associated with lack of adopting societal activities that are adaptable to the natural environment and humans. Transport is among the activities that society has embraced since it affects people’s way of living by contributing to efficiency in moving from one place to another. Transport also has greater effects on the environment‚ although it is vital to the societal
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Coffee the Great Miracle There is a product that has allowed Central American countries to develop and grow. That product is coffee‚ it has had a major effect on the economy of central american countries. It has affected the lives of many of the citizens that live on these countries‚ and it has led to the modernization of these nations. Those who grew coffee and had plantations had all the power it managed to make a new kind of ruling elite. Coffee has propelled these countries from being some of
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Current Economic State What is now being called the Great Recession lasted from December 2007- June 2009‚ it is the longest recession since the Great Depression. Statistically‚ the current expansion has not been good with major issues circling around weak residential and commercial real estate markets and a high unemployment rate. The current economy in the United States is expanding slowly. Although the economy has grown‚ it is not growing fast enough to sustain the unemployment rate in America
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My current state of leadership has many benefits and draw backs. I was put into the compete category of the Competing Values Assessment. This means I am a competitive‚ decisive and goal oriented leader. If I can fix or work on some of the negatives of my current completive category‚ I will become a better leader. Some of the positives include being a competitive individual‚ having a decisive personality and setting goals and achieving said goals. I tend to stay focused on the goal at hand and want
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Corporate Finance EMBA Monthly – Class of 2013 Individual Assignment “China and its impact on Global Economy” Submitted by: Muhammad Shahir Ejaz China and its impact on Global Economy China’s Rise and its current economic outlook: China’s rise as the world’s second largest economic power started from the Industrial boom brought in by the Communist Government’s realization of the relaxation of trade policies about 30 years ago. The main focus of the government was to bring social
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