ECO 203 Final Paper

Part 2 question: Imagine you are one of the few highly skilled workers in a less developed country. Your country has been increasingly participated in Global Value Chains (GVCs) in the past decades. Is your country’s increasing involvement in GVCs is a good thing for you? Explain why.  [Note: assume that you are primarily concerned about your wages, and you have no intention to migrate to other countries].

Economics Present a brief overview of the Canadian Economy in past 10 years in terms of macroeconomic indicators and compare it with Canada's neighboring countries. How Canadian Economy changed during these years in terms of exchange rate, GDP per capita, trade and also inflation?

5:06 A & & & O M P Page 2 of 5 QUESTION 2 The table below contains data on international transactions for the country of Econia. All figures are in thousands of Econia Dollars (E$), and you may assume that there is no statistical discrepancy generated by the collection of the data on the various kinds of transactions. Complete the table by filling in the light-blue shaded cells. Payments from the rest of the world All figures in thousands of E$ Payments from Econia to the rest of the world Net Payments to Econia to Econia Sales and purchases of goods & services Factor payments 5,250 2,500 1,500 1,000 Transfers 750 1,250 -500 Sales & purchases of assets 10,000 Total Current Account 10,250 Total Financial Account Page 3 of 5 QUESTION A3

Case. The experience of Greece illustrates some of the challenges of the eurozone. As a result of the global financial crisis that began in 2007–2008, the eurozone entered its first official recession. The severity of this downturn came close to breaking up the eurozone as financially weak members such as Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, and Spain teetered on the verge of bankruptcy.In 2008, Greece was in deep recession, its economy was uncompetitive with northern eurozone members like Germany, and its debt was more than three times as large as previously estimated. With debt piling up, investors feared that Greece could not pay its international obligations. To shore up Greece’s financial position, other eurozone countries, in conjunction with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), agreed on a packagethat gave Greece 110 billion euros in loans. When this bailout was agreed to, it was feared that Greece's exit from the eurozone would cause so much panic in the markets that other vulnerable…

Refer to the World View below: WORLD VIEW Zimbabwe's Trillion-Dollar Currency Imagine the price of coffee doubling every day. Or the price of a textbook soaring from $100 to $12,800 in a single week! Sounds unbelievable. But that was the day-to-day reality in Zimbabwe in 2008-2009, when the inflation rate reached an astronomical 231 million percent. The Zimbabwean currency lost so much value that people needed a sackful to buy a loaf of bread. To facilitate commerce, the Zimbabwe central bank printed the world's first $100 trillion banknote. Within a week, that $100 trillion note was worth about 33 U.S. dollars-enough to buy six loaves of bread. Source: News reports, January 2009.

Refer to the World View below: WORLD VIEW Zimbabwe's Trillion-Dollar Currency Imagine the price of coffee doubling every day. Or the price of a textbook soaring from $100 to $12,800 in a single week! Sounds unbelievable. But that was the day-to-day reality in Zimbabwe in 2008-2009, when the inflation rate reached an astronomical 231 million percent. The Zimbabwean currency lost so much value that people needed a sackful to buy a loaf of bread. To facilitate commerce, the Zimbabwe central bank printed the world's first $100 trillion banknote. Within a week, that $100 trillion note was worth about 33 U.S. dollars-enough to buy six loaves of bread. Source: News reports, January 2009. Instructions: Round your responses to two decimal places. What was the price of a loaf of bread in Zimbabwe, measured in a. U.S. dollars? b. Zimbabwe dollars? A trillion

ON CULTURE: Not all people in your country support globalization, and some feel that globalization is an economic threat. However, to what extent could it be they may also feel that it is a threat to their culture?

Economics 2. Suppose Country X is hit by an earthquake that destroys virtually all of the infrastructure in the capital city (roads, hospitals, schools etc.). What would we expect to happen to the current account of Country X over the next 10 years?

The economy of a hypothetical country has been stable for two or three years with very low unemployment. Wages have been gradually increasing during this time. Now an aggressive policy of increasing tariffs on foreign goods imported into the country results retaliatory actions from the other countries against the country’s products and services. This causes great loss of business in the country and results in significant portion of workers losing their jobs. 1. What kind of economic gap will start to occur (inflationary or recessionary)? 2. What part of the Federal Reserve’s congressional mandate does this scenario trigger (price stability and maximum sustainable employment)? 3. What kind of monetary policy might be helpful to stabilize the economy (expansionary or contractionary)? 4. What specific monetary policy tools does the Federal Reserve have available to use in this scenario? 5. Explain in detail, how should the Federal Reserve use each of these tools to maximize their effect…

Connect Problem CP 28-09 (algo) Consider the following data for a particular country. Real GDP per Capita, Year 1 Population, Year 1 and Year 2 $37,500 400 million Growth Rate of Real GDP, Year 1 to Year 2 6 percent Inflation Rate 4 percent Instructions: In part a, enter your answer as a whole number. In part b, round your answer to 2 decimal places. a. What is real GDP per capita in year 2? $ b. What is real GDP in year 2? trillion

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7. Calculate the compound annual growth rates of goods exports and GDP of developed, developing countries, Canada and BRIC for the decade 2006-2016 (just use end years data to calculate the growth. Present your result either in a table or graphs. What do these growth rates tell about globalization vs. national economic growth rates for these groups? 8. How have US shares of Canada's exports, and imports of goods and services, and inward and outward FDI stock changed in the last two decades? Show with two graphs, one for trade and the other for FDI) Most of these data can be downloaded from World Bank, UNCTAD and CANSIM databases.   

Globalization and the Asia Pacific and South Asia (Make your own answer & make it concise) 1. How did globalization change the Asian region? 2. what were the changes in Asia brought about by globalization? 3. What caused the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s?   Read the third wave: "Southeast Asia and middle class formation in the Making a region" by takashi shiraishi. The answer the following questions. 1. Compare and contrast the rise of middle classes in Southeast Asian countries. 2. Why did the writer consider the middle class a "third wave"? 3. How did the emergence of the middle change the Asian region?

1 Test A 2 (algo) Question Help The table provides some data on real GDP and the population of Iberia in 2014 and 2015. Real GDP Population (billions) Year (billions of pesos) If the growth rates of 2015 are maintained in future years, when will real GDP per person in Iberia double? 2014 180,000 300 2015 192,816 309 If the growth rates of 2015 are maintained in future years, real GDP per person in Iberia will O A. double by 2038 O B. double after 23 years OC. never double unless the population stops growing O D. double by 2033

ESSAY:  1. How is regionalism different from and yet a part of globalization?  2. What are the conflicting ideas between religious thought and the ideology of globalism?

International collaboration and globalization Your Policy Brief needs to consider the ways that the Australian economy is part of the Asian-Pacific region and connected to the rest of the world. Your team is analysing the ways that countries interact with each other for the purpose of elevating economic prosperity and overall wellbeing. Explain what is meant by the term globalisation, and what is the link between globalisation and wellbeing? (2-3 sentences) As the world continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, give some examples of the ways that international collaboration and co-operation have been important for the global recovery? In what ways has international collaboration been under threat during the pandemic, and what policy arrangements and institutional settings can help to ensure that countries continue to co-operate with each other in the future? (2-3 sentences) The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) reports on Australia’s trade patterns with the…

What are the benefits of the following global economic transactions? Explain each of the following. 1. Providing a foundation for worldwide economic growth. 2. Encouraging competitiveness between countries in various markets 3. Raising productivity and efficiency across countries 4. Helping in the development of underdeveloped countries by allowing them to import capital goods (machinery and industrial raw materials) and export primary goods (natural resources and raw materials).   B. What are the underlying definitions of globalization and its effect?

3.The Bretton Woods Conference envisioned the creation of all of the following institutions, except…? The International Monetary Fund (IMF). The International Trade Organization (ITO). The Bretton Woods Conference envisioned the creation of all three of these institutions The World Bank. 4.In 2007, the ________ experienced a decline in the influx of money, a drop in the interest income, and a deficit of about $400 million a year. International Monetary Fund The United Nations Development Index The World Trade Organization World Bank

Please provide examples of what is an emerging economy and its definition?    I ASKED THIS QUESTION ALREADY, BUT WAS PARAPHRASED FROM A DIFFERENT WEBSITE. please no plagiarism or paraphrasing. I don't need a several paragraphs, just no more than two for the answer, I just need straight to the point so I can clearly understand.

Financial crises and market bubbles are inevitable in the global economy. In this module, we examined some of these financial crises, including: The European banking crisis in 2011 The oil price collapse in 2014 The emerging market turmoil in 2013 The Puerto Rican debt crisis in 2015 The crypto crash in 2018-2019 The COVID-19 pandemic financial crisis While none of these crises matched the scale of the Great Recession of 2008, they still had significant impacts on international markets. To find out about countries' financial information, you can use the resources listed in the Global Financial Information Resources document. Consider the past financial crises and market bubbles. In your discussion, address the following questions: What market indicators can help identify potential global financial crises? What do you anticipate could be the next global financial crisis? How has the global economy responded to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic? How do you think the COVID-19…

The U.S. Economy, 2009 For 200 years, there were substantial differences among U.S. regions in per capita incomes and economic growth. Each region had a distinct set of economic activities and, to a major degree, the differences in regional economic performance were linked to the differences in economic structure. Individual states experienced periods of expansion and contraction as the basic business activities dominating their economy expanded and contracted. These changes led to significant migration of people and businesses among regions and to a gradual narrowing, since the 1930s, of regional disparities. Over the period of 1990 to 2007, the United States experienced outstanding economic success. Many analysts expressed the view that this economic success rested on consistently high productivity growth. The public philosophy supported low taxes and low government expenditure for health, education and welfare, with a heavy reliance on the need for each individual to succeed on…

3. What does the term ‘globalization’ mean to you, and how does it relate to the idea of world development? From what you have heard before, do you see globalization as a good or bad issue for the United States economically? Why?

Explain specifically how a microeconomic concept you learned in Economy be applied to your everyday experience. (Concepts include opportunity cost, elasticity, marginal costs / benefits) What are some differences between the gift economy and the exchange economy

The economy of a hypothetical country has been stable for two or three years with very low unemployment. Wages have been gradually increasing during this time. Now an aggressive policy of increasing tariffs on foreign goods imported into the country results in retaliatory actions from the other countries against the hypothetical country’s products and services. This causes great loss of business in the hypothetical country, and results in significant unemployment. Include detailed answers to the following questions: 1. What kind of economic gap will start to occur (inflationary or recessionary)? 2. What kind of fiscal policy might be helpful to stabilize the economy (expansionary or contractionary)? 3. What specific fiscal policy tools does the government have available, and how should these tools be utilized to maximize their effect in stabilizing the economy?

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:  (Detailed responses (4-5 paragraphs for each question. No short answers please 1. Why did the unemployment rate increase in the year 2020? 2. How has the pandemic impacted inflation? 3. How did Covid-19 effect the stock market? 4. What was the potential impact of Covid-19 on GDP (gross domestic product) and trade?   A. Provide an introduction and the background of your study, and clearly state what your research question or objective is. What real world issue are you going to research; ie your research idea or objective: III. Briefly explain how the economic theory is related to your real world topic   Recent Trends of Real-World Evidence Report: Produce a report of facts/information to educate us about your chosen real world application. Find news items/articles that provide verifiable facts/data related to your topic of interest (views and opinions expressed via social media are not credible since they are not facts)). These should report recent…

Consider two countries, the United States (U.S.) and Japan. In the U.S., there are two firms, Pikes Peak Steel (PPS) and General Motors (GM), both owned by U.S. citizens. In Japan, there is one firm, Toyota, owned by Japanese citizens. All of the employees of PPS and GM are U.S. citizens and all of the employees of Toyota are Japanese citizens.   In a given year, PPS produces $6000 worth of steel and pays wages of $1500. It sells $2000 worth of steel to GM and $4000 worth of steel to Toyota. GM buys $2000 worth of steel from PPS and pays wages of $4000. GM produces $8000 worth of cars during the year; it sells $5500 worth of cars to consumers in the U.S., $1500 worth of cars to the U.S. government, and $1000 worth of cars to consumers in Japan.   Toyota buys $4000 worth of steel from PPS and pays wages of $2500. Toyota produces $9500 worth of cars during the year; it sells $5000 worth of cars to consumers in the U.S., $1000 worth of cars to the Japanese government, and $3500 worth of…

Describe the current state of two economic indicators [ i.e. inflation] in the Philippines and how they affect the economy as a whole. (2 paragraphs)

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Q1.The experience of Greece illustrates some of the challenges of the eurozone. As a resultof the global financial crisis that began in 2007–2008, the eurozone entered its first official recession.The severity of this downturn came close to breaking up the eurozone as financially weak memberssuch as Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, and Spain teetered on the verge of bankruptcy.In 2008, Greece was in deep recession, its economy was uncompetitive with northern eurozonemembers like Germany, and its debt was more than three times as large as previously estimated.With debt piling up, investors feared that Greece could not pay its international obligations. To shoreup Greece’s financial position, other eurozone countries, in conjunction with the InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF), agreed on a packagethat gave Greece 110 billion euros in loans. When this bailout was agreed to, it was feared thatGreece's exit from the eurozone would cause so much panic in the markets that other vulnerablecountries…

Q1.  The experience of Greece illustrates some of the challenges of the eurozone. As a resultof the global financial crisis that began in 2007–2008, the eurozone entered its first official recession.The severity of this downturn came close to breaking up the eurozone as financially weak memberssuch as Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, and Spain teetered on the verge of bankruptcy.In 2008, Greece was in deep recession, its economy was uncompetitive with northern eurozonemembers like Germany, and its debt was more than three times as large as previously estimated.With debt piling up, investors feared that Greece could not pay its international obligations. To shoreup Greece’s financial position, other eurozone countries, in conjunction with the InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF), agreed on a packagethat gave Greece 110 billion euros in loans. When this bailout was agreed to, it was feared thatGreece's exit from the eurozone would cause so much panic in the markets that other vulnerablecountries…

17. Exchange rates and U.S. exports: A graphical relationship The following graph shows exports from the United States to Japan. (Note: U.S. exports are measured in yen on this graph, which will enable you to see U.S. exports on the same graph as Japanese exports in a later problem.) EXCHANGE RATE (Dollars per yen) Exports from the U.S. EXPORTS (Yen) Exports from the U.S. ? Referring to the graph, why does the line showing exports from the United States slope upward? The lower the price of the yen in term of dollars, the higher the exports from the United States to Japan. The higher the price of the yen in term of dollars, the higher the exports from Japan to the United States. The higher the price of the yen in term of dollars, the lower the exports from the United States to Japan. The lower the price of the yen in term of dollars, the lower the exports from the United States to Japan. Suppose that the exchange rate goes from $10 per 1,000 yen to $8 per 1,000 yen. On the previous…

Why would removing a trade restriction, such as a tariff, lead to more rapid economic growth? Explain how higher savings leads to a higher standard of living.  What might deter a policymaker from trying to raise the rate of saving? What is a budget deficit? How does it affect interest rates, investments and economic growth? How does the financial system coordinate saving and investment? What is the financial system, Name and describe two markets that are part of the financial system in the U.S. economy.  Name and describe two financial intermediaries. GDP in 2019 was $21 trillion.  Consumption equals $12 trillion. Government spending was $5 trillion.  The budget deficit was $600 billion. Why do economists use real GDP rather than nominal GDP to gauge economic well-being?  Define "Real" and "Nominal" GDP and explain the differences between them (Real and Nominal GDP). Explain why an economy's income must equal its expenditure.

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