Assignment Task:
Examining the Effects of Inflation, Globalization, Outsourcing of Production, and Consumer Buying Behavior
Introduction to Macroeconomic Principles is a general education course designed to assist students in the development of critical life skills. One of the goals of this assignment is to assess student competence for each of these objectives:
I. Written and Oral Communication-Explain the economic rationale for international trade in terms of division of labor and comparative advantage
II. Critical Analysis and Reasoning-Apply economic principles in the analysis of at least one contemporary macroeconomic issue
III. Information Literacy- find, evaluate, use, and cite appropriate academic sources related to macroeconomics
IV. Scientific and Quantitative or Logical Reasoning-Interpret quantitative data presented in graphs and tables
V. Personal and Professional Ethics- explain the ethics of allocating scarce resources in a mixed economy
In addition to the general education objectives listed above, this assignment assesses students' understanding and application of the following skills and knowledge specific to ECON 201:
- Effects of the global economy and outsourcing of production on inflation and consumer buying behavior
- Impact of online shopping on inflation and consumer buying behavior
ASSIGNMENT:
Students interview a person 20yrs their senior about prices of common goods or services and compare those costs to their own experiences. Students illustrate the price changes as they relate to wages. Students explore the typical US standard of living over time.
Purpose: Students apply economic principles to their own lives. In this activity students learn how to effectively evaluate percentage change over time and the influence of inflation to the economy.
Audience: Course Instructor
Directions: Students will conduct an interview to determine differences in the relative costs of goods or services between the current economy and that of 20yrs ago. Calculations with respect to changes over time will be completed and an analysis of the impacts of those changes as relates to macroeconomic economic principles and the application of those principles and observations to the student's life experiences will be made.
ASSIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS:
- Submission should include a table of prices and wages with accurate calculations
- Minimum 3-page commentary typed in Times New Roman 12-pt font, double-spaced with 1" margins. The References page is not included in the assigned page length.
- APA 7 student style format and documentation for parenthetical citations and a References page.
- All parts of the assignment must be in a single file; Word or PDF formats only