Macro exam question

What are the two biggest recessions in terms of length and magnitude from the graph, the shaded areas show recession and 2020 is not included? How does the unemployment rate react during the two main recessions you have identified? What was the level of the unemployment rate during the first and the last quarter of negative growth for those two recessions?    What do you conclude about the link between recession and the variation in unemployment?

South Africa 2024 General Elections – what are the possible macro factors and their impact and provide examples.

Indicators dashboard assignment 2022 Macroeconomics is about more than just the models discussed in the textbook. JM Keynes wrote about the master economist: ..."He must understand symbols and speak in words. He must study the present in the light of the past for the purposes of the future". As part of your training as master economists, you need to keep an eye on the news and macroeconomic indicators that economists are interested in. For 20% of your module mark you need to present the indicators that you followed throughout the semester in a indicators dashboard. This is due on 27 May 2022. Instructions: • You can compile your dashboard in any way that you like, but for assessment you need to upload a pdf report on eFundi. • This report needs to present the indicators data in tables and graphs, and you need to briefly interpret them: o Use the macroeconomic policy objectives as a starting point: economic growth and increasing employment, stable and low inflation, a sustainable…

Why do economists seek to abstract from the business cycle to focus on long-term secular trends in output?

What is the current unemployment rate in the United States as of January 2021? What was the unemployment rate in the United States in January 2020?  How has the pandemic affected the unemployment rate from January 2020 to the present?

WHAT IS THE U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR NOVEMBER 2022?YOUR ANSWER: ___________%_.

What part of the business cycle is the U.S. economy currently in as if April 25 2020?

What causes rates of unemployment in macroeconomics?

Why there is direct relationship between unemployment and recession in 2020?

Using graphical illustration of AS-AD framework, show the effects of following events on real output and price level in the economy.( D) The government raises taxes by $100 billion. (E) Government announces an interest rate cut to encourage business investment.

The article "Inflation, cost-of-living, supply chains, declining wages, climate impacts and inequality are leading us towards global unrest" for Stan Grant < https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-26/inflation-supply-chain-cost-of-living-wages-inequality-unrest/101180436>  What is the underlying economic problem in the article   The key points  and did I chose this article.

What is inflationary scenario?

The macroeconomic environment affects corporate performance, but the degree depends on the business cycle. Discuss how recessionary and inflationary macroeconomic circumstances affect enterprises.

Using graphical illustration of AS-AD framework, show the effects of following events on real output and price level in the economy. (A) A wave of immigration increases the labor force. (B) An earthquake destroys some of the capital stock. (C) A technological advance improves the production. (D) The government raises taxes by $100 billion. (E) Government announces an interest rate cut to encourage business investmen

Macroeconomics: The Big Picture – End of Chapter Problem a. How did Milton Friedman alter the consensus that had developed in the aftermath of the Great Depression on how the economy should be managed? He developed policy measures that enable the government to intervene to move the business cycle into recession or growth precisely as needed. He observed that bo0oms, as well as busts, need to be managed to reduce volatile swings in the business cycle. He demonstrated that fiscal policy worked better than monetary policy when fighting recessions. He provided theoretical evidence that the economy is self-correcting in the short run but needs government intervention in the long run. b. What is the current goal of policy makers in managing the economy? To maximize the profits of corporations and the wages of labor To eliminate any and all busts or recessions To reduce the magnitudes of booms and busts To completely eliminate unemployment

Using data from the bank of Ghana website from 1970 -2018,show the relationship between inflation, GDP and  unemployment graphically with explanation .

Name several forms of indexing in the private and the public sector?   Identify several parties likely to be helped and hurt by inflation?

Using examples, explain six (6) implications of an increasing unemployment rate to an economy?

Using AD/AS analysis, critically evaluate the problems economic policy makers mayface in response to a health pandemic that closes the economy for a period of time.In your answer, use diagrams and focus specifically on the effectiveness of monetaryand fiscal policy and comment on the potential long-run implications of the pandemicon the economy. The diagrams used should be your own and not taken from anothersource.

What are some examples of macroeconomics queation?

Identify 5 areas of the economy where the influence of the 4IR was either positive, negative or both. Clearly outline how the advent of the fourth industrial revolution influenced the identified areas. Give reasons why you think the influence was positive, negatiuve or both.