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Who in the United States loses from this trade in roses and would lobby for a restriction on the quantity of imported roses?
What argument has the United States used to justify this quota? Who wins from this restriction? Who loses?
What are Japan's arguments for restricting imports of Californian rice? Are these arguments correct? Who loses from this restriction in trade?
Explain how the price that U.S. consumers pay for goods imported from Mexico and the quantity of U.S. imports from Mexico have changed.
Why does China import or export shoes? Who, in China, gains and who loses from international trade in shoes? Does China gain from this trade in shoes?
How does the price of sugar in the United States change? Do U.S. sugar growers produce more or less sugar?
What might have been Ford's and General Motors' argument for the high tariff? Is the tariff the best way to achieve the goals of the argument?
Why does the United States gain from exporting services and importing coffee? How do economists measure the net gain from this international trade?
How does the price of sugar in Brazil change? Do Brazilians buy more or less sugar? Do Brazilian sugar growers produce more or less sugar?
Why does Hong Kong or the United States place a greater weight on efficiency and a smaller weight on fairness?
What are the main causes for the recent trends in union membership rates in the United States? Why are union rates lower in the United States?
Calculate the average tax rate and marginal tax rate that Larry pays and that Suzy pays. Is this income tax fair? Explain.
Calculate the marginal tax rates for bakers, gas pump attendants, and copy shop workers. Is this tax progressive or regressive?
Draw a graph to show the effects of the $3 tax on the buyer's price, the seller's price, the quantity of cigarettes bought and the tax revenue.
Explain the effect of this tax cut on the price of gasoline and the quantity bought if, at the same time, a global shortage of oil sends the price up.
What determines by how much Starbucks will raise its price? How will the quantity of coffee bought in coffee shops change? Will this tax raise much revenue?
Explain how programs such as TANF, EITC, SNAP, and Medicaid will affect low-income individuals and whether or not you think these programs will benefit families
Explain how you would create a government program that would give an incentive for labor to increase hours and keep labor from falling into the poverty trap.
Why is there reluctance on the part of some in the United States to redistribute income so that greater equality can be achieved?
Additionally you analyze data to assess changes in Fiscal and Monetary Policy and their impact on economic performance.
Now assume that the Fed lowers the reserve requirement to 8%. 1. What is the maximum amount of new loans that this bank can make?
Assuming the Federal Reserve chooses to shrink the money supply, explain how each of the three tools would be used.
What does the money supply consist of and what are the respective amounts in the total money supply for the United States?
Question 1: What is the role of the Federal Reserve Bank (the Fed)? Question 2: What are the Fed's goals and targets?
Describe this population with a histogram and with numerical summaries. In particular, what is the mean GPA in the population? This is a parameter.