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What special problems are faced by eastern european economies as they make the transition from central planning to competitive markets?
As an employee of the World Bank you have been asked to research the needs of a country with a particular economic concern.
What are some of the major challenges confronting the international trading system?
What is the biggest economic concern for Argentina, like unemployment or population, and the factors behind economic growth (GDP) in Hong Kong and Singapore?
Consider Katrina's effect on aggregate supply (AS). What is the effect of the higher energy prices and reduced productive capacity on aggregate supply
Why is economic growth important? Why could the difference between a 2.5 percent and a 3 percent annual growth rate be of great significance
Find out and report the present (most recent) level of one key macro-economic indicator
How would you assess the overall financial health of your organization? What are good and bad signs, if any, in your outlook?
For this assignment, select a country and an economic concern, such as population, unemployment, etc.
Calculate the value of the price index for GDP for 2006 using 2005 as the base year. By what percent did prices increase?
Question: Please describe 3 economic indicators, and explain the business value of economic indicators.
What was the growth rate of real GDP? Does this show an improvement in economic welfare? (Clearly explain your answer)
Best interest of the economy to increase government spending in defense, education & infrastructure.
Why do you know why this hardship occurred? Would you characterize this unemployment as frictional, structural, or cyclical?
What might be some of the factors that make frictional unemployment last a longer or shorter period of time?
What evidence have you seen-in your own family or in the media-of increasing flexibility in labor markets?
What was the labor force experience of your grandparents (or others whom you know in that generation? Of your parents (or their generation)?
Do you know anyone who is a discouraged worker? How about someone working part time for economic reasons?
How would the BLS classify you, personally, on basis of your activities? Is it true that people who are not working are generally counted as unemployed?
What are the trade-offs associated with the exchange rate level, that is, what are the costs and benefits of an excessively appreciated currency?
Discuss the costs and benefits of a floating exchange rate system, identifying which groups benefit and which are harmed with adoption of this type of regime.
Why would the country be more inclined to join a monetary union than any other country whose money demand would be more stable over the same period of time?
What are the costs and benefits that these countries enjoyed by maintaining this exchange rate regime?
Based on this information, discuss the main criteria that should be considered by these countries to whether they should implement a common currency.