TOPICS 1. The first topic is concerned with the POLICY DILEMMA FACING CENTRAL BANKS around the world, should they tighten, loosen or leave alone monetary policy? What are the main features of the economic environment faced by central banks? How are the major central banks responding in terms of the policy tools they have available to them? What have been the outcomes of monetary policy over the last five years? Evaluation covers t...
TOPICS 1. The first topic is concerned with the POLICY DILEMMA FACING CENTRAL BANKS around the world, should they tighten, loosen or leave alone monetary policy? What are the main features of the economic environment faced by central banks? How are the major central banks responding in terms of the policy tools they have available to them? What have been the outcomes of monetary policy over the last five years? Evaluation covers t...
Microeconomics vs MacroeconomicsIn this Assignment, you will be assessed on the following outcome: Evaluate opportunity costs in the business decision-making process. 1. Analyze whether each of the following is primarily a microeconomic or macroeconomic issue. Briefly explain your answers. i.Setting the price for a cup of coffee. ii.Measuring the impact of tax policies on total household spending in the economy. iii.A household&rsqu...
Understanding the Liquidity FunctionChapter 11 1) The Liquidity Function is given by L(Y,i) = Y1/3/(10i).5 . The real interest rate is 4%, the expected rate of inflation is 2.4%, the price level is 4 and the nominal money supply is 50. a) What is the equilibrium level of real GDP in the economy. b) What is the level of velocity in the economy (velocity is the average number of times a unit of currency is used in transactions in the economy. I...
Analysis of UK Real GDP and Tourism DataThe file ‘TS CWK 2020 DATA 1.xlsx’ contains the quarterly data on UK real GDP (RGDP, £m, seasonally adjusted) from 1986 Q1 to 2019 Q3; outbound tourist visits from the UK to overseas destinations (UKTOUR), and inbound tourist visits to the UK from overseas (OSVISIT) from 1986 Q1 to 2018 Q4 (both variables in thousands, seasonally adjusted). a. Given that you may wish to consider elasti...
Conditions for Perfectly Competitive MarketsRead Openstax text Ch 8: Perfect Competition and Review the Perfect Competition Tutorial. 1. A perfectly competitive market price is determined by the forces of supply and demand. The “demand curve” facing the firm is horizontal which means that it is a price taker and cannot influence market price but can sell as much as it wants at that marketprice. It also means that the market price...
Guidelines/Formative Tasks The following formative tasks are DIRECTLY RELATED to the final assessment of this module. The report you will have to submit will include MOST of the following elements. You will receive feedback in class on your preparation (which will help with your assignment). You will be able to use your findings to prepare you for the Guest Speaker lectures and to underpin discussions in class. The Class ...
Section A Question 1 If the USA wants to reduce its imports (to promote domestic production) from China due to its trade deficit with China, compare which policy works more effectively, an import quota or an equivalent tariff? Reflect harder to compare the market adjustment by quota or tariff when domestic supply decreases due to a higher wage in a new labour contract. Use a graph to support your analysis. Question 2 Explain the causes and...
Problem 1: FairnessAnswer as briefly as you can and up to the point to all questions. Write down your answers in a separate document and submit your work on Moodle by clicking on the relevant submission link. Your submission needs to be in a single file. If you need to draw graphs by and to answer a certain question, scan and edit them appropriately. Then, include the scanned graph in your submitted document. Problem 1. Fairness Consider the...
PurposesDid the Fed’s LSAPs succeed in bringing down U.S. long-term interest rates? Essays are intended to provide students with the opportunity to practise writing. Essays require that students assimilate information and knowledge acquired from presentations and discussions as well as the recommended texts and any additional information identified by students themselves.Essays should answer the question set, be well structured and co...
Please ensure you have read and complied with the School e-submission policy (available from the module folder) prior to submitting your work. Assessment I 1. The Assessment I Data le (available from the module folder) reports OECD Real GDP growth rates between 2000 and 2019. Download these data and focus your analysis on following the countries: United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Greece and the United States This should result...
Importance of controlling inflation in the economyStatement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision Date 3 September 2019 At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1.00 per cent. The outlook for the global economy remains reasonable, although the risks are tilted to the downside. The trade and technology disputes are affecting international trade flows and investment as businesses scale bac...
Learning OutcomesThis assessment addresses the following learning outcomes: Apply systems thinking and an intersectoral approach to public health issues. Public health professionals must work across various sectors and with key stakeholders such as other professionals and community groups in order to improve health outcomes. Often, these stakeholders have competing interests and conflicting ideas about health, and about what would be the m...
The Three Stages of Developing a Political-Economic Case Study• First, you should gather as much recent and relevant academic research as you can on your topic. There will generally be existing research on your topic, and often there will be research from a political-economic perspective. You should find, examine, and know this literature. • Second, you will want to scan the news media for articles on the case study you are examini...
Penalties for Failing to Meet RequirementsInstructions: You can submit an individual or group assignment. If you submit a group assignment, there must be no more than FIVE students in your group (coming from the section of MGEB05 this term) and you just have to submit ONE copy. A PENALTY OF 10% OF THE TOTAL MARKS will be imposed if you FAIL TO DO EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING (20% if you fail to do both): 1)Submit this page as your cover page...