ECO202 1. Explicitly define both fiscal and monetary policy. 2. Compare and contrast the way Keynes and Friedman approach the economy. What are their key differences and similarities? 3. The following are five current or historical government actions dealing with macro-economic policy. For each scenario determine if it represents fiscal policy or monetary policy‚ and explain your answer. a. President Obama has proposed a budget for the next year and the House of Representatives has
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Fiscal policy is the process the government uses to determine the appropriate level of taxes and spending necessary to deal with recessions‚ inflation‚ and unemployment. This is accomplished by the government deliberately making changes " in either government spending or taxes to stimulate or slow down the economy" (Colander‚ 2004‚ p. 583). The methods used to accomplish such are identified as expansionary fiscal policy and contractionary fiscal policy. Expansionary fiscal policy can be used to bring
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Significance of the study 1.7 Scope of the study 1.8 Organization of the study 1.9 Definition of terms. CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Theoretical framework 2.2 Concept of monetary policy 2.3 Instrument of monetary policy 2.4 Monetary policy and inflation control 2.5 Problems associated with inflation control CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1 Research Design 3.2 Sources of data collection 3.3 Method of Data collection
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The FOMC is composed of twelve members and their meetings occur eight times a year. In these meetings‚ the monetary policy is voted on and decided by the members. The new changes are announced after the FOMC meeting. I think that the Fed policy decision by next FOMC meeting is important because based on their decision we know what will happen to interest rates. The expected change in rate is often priced into the markets before the announcement‚ so this can cause a drastic market action if the announcement
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LAB 10 CONFIGURING APPLICATIONS 1176655671195Take a screen shot of the Group Policy Management console‚ showing the GPO you created‚ by pressing Alt+Prt Scr‚ and then paste the resulting image into the Lab10_worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V. Will the Group Policy settings you configure in your new GPO have an immediate effect on your network? Why? If you would like for it to have an effect immediately‚ then you will have to logout and log in again. So the answer would
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The Effects of Monetary Policy on the Economy Central banks are the national authorities responsible for providing currency and implementing monetary policy. Monetary policy is a set of actions through which the monetary authority determines the conditions under which it supplies the money that circulates in the economy. Monetary policy therefore has an effect on short-term interest rates. Setting monetary policy goals has been a defining issue for economists and public opinion since the consolidation
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KENYATTA UNIVERSITY CAMPUS: MAIN SCHOOL: EDUCATION DEPARTMENT: EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT‚ POLICY AND CURRICULUM STUDIES UNIT NAME: EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION UNIT CODE: EAP 401 INSTRUCTOR: TASK: Interrogate the new constitution especially chapter 43 1(f) that states that every person has the right to education. The article has not been legislated for enactment‚ by the parliament as per the fifth schedule article 26 1 (i) of the constitution
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thinks demand-side policy can lower unemployment it will only be effective for cyclical unemployment because it can close a deflationary gap. It will not be effective for natural unemployment because even when the economy is at full unemployment there will still be natural unemployment and demand-side policy can only bring the economy to full employment. Furthermore‚ natural unemployment is caused by supply-side factors. The way to lower natural unemployment is by supply-side policies. An advantage
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Union and the disaster of the Vietnam war proved the policy of containment in the United States between 1945 and 1975 ultimately unsuccessful. Since even before the end of World War II‚ tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union began to plague their alliance. As soon as the Soviet Union threatened to force smaller nations under their communist sphere of influence‚ the United States adopted what was called a policy of containment. It was an effort to bring to a halt the Soviet Union’s
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