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Explain how bank losses from mortgage backed securities could lead to an investment bank becoming insolvent and going bankrupt. Your explanation should use a somewhat realistic T-Account
Explain how bank losses from mortgage backed securities could lead to an investment bank becoming insolvent and going bankrupt. Your explanation should use a somewhat realistic T-account (see thenot
a). Derive the equation for the IS curve b)Find the equation for LM curve. c)express both IS and LM curves in terms of r, and graph both curves.Find their slopes. d) Calculate the equilibrium levels o
Postcard: Bangalore. Hearts set on joining the global economy, Indian IT workers are brushing up on their interpersonal skills. The huge number of Indian workers staffing the world's tech firms and
1. what two policies could you use to reduce the total amount of emissions 2. why do you think each would work 3. what would the benefits of each action be (besides emissions reduction) 4. what woul
Watch the movie "A Beautiful Mind". Pay attention to the scene where Nash argues for an optimal equilibrium (the bar scene). Would you say that his "equilibrium" constitutes Nash equilibrium Explain
Assume a country is in a flexible exchange rate regime. Now suppose that the world interest rate falls. Discuss what the policy makers must do to maintain the pegged exchange rate. What is the effec
Widgets R Us, which is a price-taking firm, is currently producing 250 units of output. The market 19) price is $3 per unit, the marginal cost of the 250th unit is $2.75, average total cost is $3.50
Analyze the differences and similarities between your personal vision statement and the vision statement of the organization you explored. Rate the organizational vision statement in terms of how mot
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and Hain Celestial Group have hired you to develop a marketing plan for the purpose of expanding the distribution of their "Martha Stewart Clean" line of eco-friendly
Max Whitley, manager of Whitley Construction, builds new homes in a booming community in the Midwest. Although the sales have slowed down because of a national recession, it now looks as if the rece
Sometimes market activities (production, buying, and selling) have unintended positive or negative effects outside the market's scope. These are called externalities. As a policy maker concerned wit
In 2005 the US was close to full employment, but many observers and economists were worried about its trade deficit, which was over $700 billion per year. Suppose macroeconomic policymakers wanted t
Using aggregate demand, short-run aggregate supplies, and long-run aggregate supply curves, explain the process and causes by which each of the following economic events will move the economy from o
Suppose we consider the woman's labor market experirnce EXPER and its square EXPER2 , to be instrumental for WAGE . Explain how these variables satisfy the logic of insrumental variables
Two construction companies are lobbying to obtain a share of work on repaving city streets. The share of the project going to each firm depends on money contributions to the mayor's reelection fund.
Bob and Dexter share a dorm room. Bob is a smoker but Dexter does not smoke. There are no laws that prohibit smoking in the dorm rooms. The benefit of smoking is worth $250 to Bob, but the smoke imp
Choose a market for a good in your area that seems to be a perfectly competitive market. Identify the buyers and sellers as well as the goods or services. How closely do real world conditions match th
In the coordination failure model, suppose that consumers preferences shift so that they want to consume less leisure and more consumption goods. Determine the effect on aggregate variables in the go
Contrast the market demand/supply curves and the individual firm's labor supply/demand curve in a perfectly competitive labor market. How does the law of diminishing marginal returns affect a firm's
Several years ago the National Association of Broadcasters imposed restrictions on the amount of nonprogram material (commercials) that could be aired during children's television shows, effectively
1. Why do so many economists project increasing budget deficits and government debt over the next several decades 2. According to the Ricardian view of government debt,
In Westlandia, the public holds 50% of M1 in the form of currency, and the required reserve ratio is 20%. Estimate how much the money supply will increase in response to a new cash deposit of $500 b
Determine the effects of a temporary increase in the quantity of government purchases on current equilibrium output, employment, the real wage, the real interest rate, the nominal interest rate, and