USD Gov’t debt to GDP ratio 91.2%(2013Q1) GDP Comparison Source: Eurostat Unemployment Comparison Inflation Comparison What’s wrong with France? Govt’s spending What is the problem? 15 years ago public spending as a proportion of GDP was at similar levels in France and Germany. Now France’s public spending‚ at almost 57% of GDP‚ is almost 10 points more than Germany’s . Why is the problem? Burdensome welfare measures for old & retired people. The size of the French public
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lifting America out of the recession. However‚ instead of using the stimulus package‚ the money could’ve been saved and still achieve the same effect as the stimulus package. Saving money will “have precisely the same impact on national income as spending.”This is because economic math proves that the GDP(gross domestic product) cannot be raised when transferring monies from one group of people to another. Whether or not the money is spent in stores or sits in a bank account‚ it is being used in different
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derivative of clever advertising or appealing products alone‚ but an outcome of higher disposable incomes‚ consumers’ confidence about future‚ embracing lifestyles and values that encourage consumption etc‚ and the same factors would derive consumers spending patterns during recessions too. And therefore‚ companies need to understand consumer psychology and accordingly‚ formulate strategies. During recessions‚ the companies need to do a psychological segmentation of consumers
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Government Spending Influences Economy Introduction There are quite a few of explanations as to why an increase in government spending might not have the expected effect on an economy. Aggregate demand and aggregate supply curves "enable us to study how output and prices are determined in both the short run and in the long run which provide the framework in which we can study the role the government can play in stabilizing the economy through its spending‚ tax‚ and money creation policies."
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Setasha Jones 3/8/2013 Professor John Coltharp Sociology What is a Sequester? A sequester is a cluster of cuts to federal spending that will take effect March 1‚ barring further congressional action. The 2013 cuts include $42.7 billion in defense cuts‚ $28.7 billion in domestic discretionary cuts‚ $9.9 billion in Medicare cuts‚ and $4 billion in other mandatory cuts. That makes a total of $85.4 billion in cuts‚ and from 2014 to 2021 the total cuts will equally 109 billion. The sequester was originally
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Introduction -In the wake of the dot-com industry’s collapse‚ the steep stock market drop‚ the rise of the dollar against foreign currencies‚ increased unemployment‚ and other economic factors‚ March 2001 officially began a nationwide recession that triggered budget problems in at least forty-five states. -The 2001 recession was the fourth recession in 30 years. After past recessions budget experts recommended establishing a “rainy-day fund” (saving funds during boom times in order to cushion
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thinking about undertaking a new project to add a line of golf clubs to add to their product line. Based on market research their net income will increase by 3‚240‚000 per year for seven years. When analyzing their required net working capital‚ capital spending and operating cash flow over these 7 years‚ their NPV is positive at $6‚480‚747.29. Based on these projections adding the line of gold clubs is an acceptable project for the company. The internal rate of return is greater than 14%‚ it works out to
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Charbel Bassil Notre Dame University Principles of Macroeconomics ECN212 Required Homework Assignment 5 Prepare problems 3‚ 5 and 7 on pp.521 and the additional problem‚ Principles of Economics‚ Case‚ Fair and Oster. Problem 3 p.521 For each of the following statements‚ decide wether you agree or disagree and explain your answer : 1. During period of budget surplus (when
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53‚ No. 6‚ 1474–1498. FROM RITUAL TO REALITY: DEMOGRAPHY‚ IDEOLOGY‚ AND DECOUPLING IN A POST-COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT AGENCY ´ ANDRAS TILCSIK Harvard University Decoupling—the creation of gaps between formal policies and actual practices—is ubiquitous in organizations. Yet little research has examined how decoupling unfolds over time. This qualitative case study of a post-Communist government agency develops process models of what precedes and what follows the decision to decouple. I show that the
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hello how r u today huh? i think the government is a really good place for t eh people but they are hiding something form us....aliens‚ time travel‚ illuminati‚ dnfjdnvd dv dv d vd v dv d vdvdvd dsdsvd vd d vd v v vdd d d dad d v ds v v fb fb b f d ddfd d vdd cdc cd cddc c dec d dc d cddc dcdcddcdc s c dec dc dc dc Do people need government? By: Arianna McCoy In my view people do need government because the government does a lot of things they don’t get recognition for. For example
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