Tanyata5_3636260_LBST330_Assignment#1

1.9 Read the following extract and answer the question that follows. (4 marks)Unrest and economic underperformance haunt the emerging worldAt the start of the century, developing economies were a source of unbounded optimism and fierce ambition. Today South Africa is reeling from an insurrection, Colombia has suffered violent protests and Tunisia faces a constitutional crisis. Illiberal government is in fashion. Peru has just sworn in a Marxist as its president and independent institutions are under attack in Brazil, India and Mexico.Source: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/07/31/unrest-and-economic-underperformance-stalk-the-emerging-worldAccessed: 20/08/21 According to economic theory, the above occurrences come as a result of emerging markets failing to accomplish which of the following objectives? a) Price stabilityb) Balance of payments stabilityc) Economic growthd) Full employment

[5th_item] *problem situation in the photo below* Required: What do you tell your boss (estimate of the number of additional workers in Manila who would lose their jobs as a result of a higher minimum wage)?

Business: we provide home service and detailing for cars of wealthy and full time workers . Briefly in one paragraph, provide general information about the industry. What are relevant macro environment factors and trends that may affect your business for the market?

Problem 12-03 (algo, with video solution) Given below are data on real GDP and potential GDP for the nation of Anaziland for the years 2009-2013, in billions of 2009 currency. For each year, calculate the output gap as a percentage of potential GDP and state whether the gap is a recessionary gap or an expansionary gap. Also calculate the year-to-year growth rates of real GDP. Instructions: Enter your response as a percentage rounded two decimal places.If you are entering any negative numbers be sure to include a negative sign (-) in front of those numbers. ces Year 2009 Real GDP Potential GDP Output gap Type of gap Growth rate of real GDP 13,250 13,660 % (Click to select) ✓ 2010 13,990 13,300 % (Click to select) 2011 14,450 13,400 % (Click to select) % 2012 13,880 14,060 % (Click to select) 8 2013 14,080 14,500 % (Click to select) 8 Recessionary gap is identified during O 2009; 2012-2013 O 2009-2010; 2013 O 2010-2011 O 2011-2012

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

Macroeconomics an aggregate of what happens at the micro economic level would it be possible for what happens at a micro level to differ from how economic agents would react to some stimulus at a micro level

Explain how a severe drought in a country, whose main activity is agriculture, can affect: The gross domestic product of that country Unemployment rateThe agricultural product price index

QUESTION 3 (15 mks) Comprehensively and clearly discuss the working of the Kenyan economy based on the circular flow in an economy below; investment financial sector goods and services savings consumption spending taxes government spending >business firms households income expofts resources imports foreign sector

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].

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…

As more people from gen Z graduate from highschool and college and enter the work force this will cause _____ (increase/decrease/no change)

[item no.21] (Multiple Choice) _____________refers to the idea that women are playing an increasing role in all regions and all types of migration a. Globalization of migrationb. Feminization of migrationc. Acceleration of migrationd. Differentiation of migration

INTERNATIONAL TRADE Background  Imagine that you work for the World Bank and you have been called to Ghana to aid the new president to come up with a new international trade strategy. You are told that the new government is interested in moving away from agriculture and into manufacturing. To do so, the government wants to pursuit a policy of import substitution industrialisation (ISI). You are given a brief about Ghana highlighting the following points: About half of Ghana’s population depends on agriculture, but Ghana still imports some of its food. The majority of Ghana's people live in rural areas and exist on a subsistence way of life. Ghana has one of the highest rates of income inequality in the world. Nearly half of the population is employed in agriculture. QUESTION        The parliament of Ghana is debating whether import substitution should take the form of quotas or tariffs. You are asked to brief them on the difference between the two. A representative from Ghana's…

INTERNATIONAL TRADE Background  Imagine that you work for the World Bank and you have been called to Ghana to aid the new president to come up with a new international trade strategy. You are told that the new government is interested in moving away from agriculture and into manufacturing. To do so, the government wants to pursuit a policy of import substitution industrialisation (ISI). You are given a brief about Ghana highlighting the following points: About half of Ghana’s population depends on agriculture, but Ghana still imports some of its food. The majority of Ghana's people live in rural areas and exist on a subsistence way of life. Ghana has one of the highest rates of income inequality in the world. Nearly half of the population is employed in agriculture.   QUESTION        After a meeting with Ghana’s president you learn that the government is also interested in repatriating migrants that went to European countries to study engineering a decade ago. Explain how this is…

[item no.19] (Multiple Choice) Globalization is a. An ideological project committed to the spread of globalization, usually reflecting support for the values and theories of free-market capitalismb. Totally interconnected whole, such as the global economy; the end-state of globalizationc. A complex web of interconnectedness that our lives are increasingly shaped by events that occur and decisions that are made, at a great distance from us

Which of the following statements is correct? [Select one answer]   Chronic poor are those whose incomes on average are above the poverty line but they never escape poverty. No option is correct Persistent poor are those whose incomes on average are below the poverty line but they never escape poverty. Transient poor are those whose incomes on average are below the poverty line but they may escape poverty sometimes.

Course Title: Macroeconomics Suppose that the USA can make 15,000,000 cars or 20,000,000 bottles of wine with one year's worth of labor. France can make 10,000,000 cars or 18,000,000 bottles of wine with one year's worth of labor. From these numbers, we can conclude: Question: What would you suggest each of these countries produce? Explain your answer. (Make sure to include the number of cars and bottles of wine each country should produce.)

Question: In an economy experiencing a significant digital transformation with widespread adoption of remote work, the government decides to introduce tax incentives for companies that maintain or create jobs in rural and less developed regions. What is the most likely short-term impact of this policy on regional economic disparities and urban employment levels? A) A reduction in regional economic disparities and a decrease in urban employment levels. B) Little change in regional economic disparities, but an increase in urban-rural migration. C) A moderate reduction in regional economic disparities and minimal impact on urban employment levels. D) Increased regional economic disparities due to a concentration of skilled jobs in urban areas.

Background information: A worker in the United States and a worker in China can each produce 1,000 pairs of jeans per week. A worker in the United States can produce 50 cell phones in a week, and a worker in China can produce 100 cell phones in a week. Answer the following questions based on this information. Part A: If each country attempted to produce both jeans and cell phones, how many jeans and cell phones could each country produce? What would be the total number of jeans and cell phones produced by the two countries combined? (Show your work.) Part B: Calculate the opportunity cost of producing jeans for each country. (Show your work.) Part C: Calculate the opportunity cost of producing cell phones for each country. (Show your work.) Part D: Determine how many jeans should be produced by each nation. (Show your work). Part E: If each nation should specialize in producing jeans and cell phones, explain why; use economic terminology you have learned in this unit in your…

CRUDE OIL: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OF A MULTINATIONAL OIL COMPANY  Greg breathes a sigh of relief,thankful that he wouldn’t have to ask for directions to his office (again). It has been an exhausting first week. Once inside his office, Greg smiles fondly at a framed photo of a younger, sweatier version of himself (losing badly while) playing football with Peruvian community leaders. His focus on maintaining positive relationships with local Peruvian communities while handling his former company’s mining operation in the Amazon basin had attracted the attention of national media. After The Peruvian President retweeted the picture of Greg and his team playing football with the Peruvians, Greg became somewhat of a celebrity for a few days. Greg likes to joke that he keeps the photo in his office to remind himself of one of his greatest victories (the community engagement project was a huge success) and one of his greatest failures (Greg’s team lost the football game 9-0). Greg Cook steps…

Question 3 on Topics 6 & 7  COVID-19 has sent the economy of Classica into recession. The finance ministry has advised the government to lower stamp duty and other purchase service charges for those wanting to buy existing houses in order to boost economic growth. As well, the finance ministry wants the government to also cut company taxes as this will lead to firms increasing their level of investment in the economy. The President of Classica has asked you, as her chief economic advisor, for your views. In particular, she wishes to know the following: Would a cut in stamp duty and other purchase charges on the purchase of existing houses really boost the economy? Your advise on this is ____________________ (provide your answer and justification on both the immediate and future impact. Feel free to use external resources to assist you in your answer if you prefer).                                                                 Is the claim that lower company taxes adding to…

Activity 2 Statistics Reading The most major economic problem of our country today is the reduction of the GDP caused by the pandemic together with the other forces of the market and economic problem as seen in the data below. Give your analysis and the ways you can think of to improve our economy? 10 6.6 6.5 6.2 -0.7 -5 -1 -11.5 -1 -16.9 -2 Jan 2018 Jul 2018 Jan 2019 Jul 2019 Jan 2020 Jul 2020 SOURCE: TRADINOECONOMCS.COM NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE OF PHILIPPINES 1.What can you interpret about the GDP of the Philippines based on the Chart? 2. What are the reasons of the decline in the GDP of our Country? List some concrete evidences based on certain article or news. 3. What do you think would happen in the GDP of the Philippines in the year 2022? List some of your views based on economic principles. ||

Background  Imagine that you work for the World Bank and you have been called to Ghana to aid the new president to come up with a new international trade strategy. You are told that the new government is interested in moving away from agriculture and into manufacturing. To do so, the government wants to pursuit a policy of import substitution industrialization (ISI). You are given a brief about Ghana highlighting the following points: About half of Ghana’s population depends on agriculture, but Ghana still imports some of its food. The majority of Ghana's people live in rural areas and exist on a subsistence way of life. Ghana has one of the highest rates of income inequality in the world. Nearly half of the population is employed in agriculture. Explain import substitution industrialisation and how it can affect Ghana.  What role does learning by doing play and when does it make sense for the government to interfere?

Background Imagine that you work for the World Bank and you have been called to Ghana to aid the new president to come up with a new international trade strategy. You are told that the new government is interested in moving away from agriculture and into manufacturing. To do so, the government wants to pursuit a policy of import substitution industrialization (ISI). You are given a brief about Ghana highlighting the following points: About half of Ghana’s population depends on agriculture, but Ghana still imports some of its food. The majority of Ghana's people live in rural areas and exist on a subsistence way of life. Ghana has one of the highest rates of income inequality in the world. Nearly half of the population is employed in agriculture.   QUESTION B.3        Marcia Anthony, the Trade Minister, argues that the country should not adopt ISI. She asks you to help her explain the benefits of trade with a diagram. Please draw this diagram and explain its intuition.   QUESTION B.4…

Background Imagine that you work for the World Bank and you have been called to Ghana to aid the new president to come up with a new international trade strategy. You are told that the new government is interested in moving away from agriculture and into manufacturing. To do so, the government wants to pursuit a policy of import substitution industrialization (ISI). You are given a brief about Ghana highlighting the following points: About half of Ghana’s population depends on agriculture, but Ghana still imports some of its food. The majority of Ghana's people live in rural areas and exist on a subsistence way of life. Ghana has one of the highest rates of income inequality in the world. Nearly half of the population is employed in agriculture. QUESTION B.4 The Minister for Labour, John Ring, argues that closing the country's borders to international trade will create employment.  Use a diagram to explain this scenario.

Innovation policy In addition to the use of fiscal and monetary policies to manage business cycle fluctuations, your Policy Brief team is responsible for developing policy recommendations that will expand Australia’s economic productive capacity. Explain what factors can motivate innovation? Provide your policy recommendations on what a government can do to incentivise more innovation in the economy? (2-3 sentences) During the pandemic, pharmaceutical and biotech companies worked intensively to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. In the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, patents and other intellectual property are generally available to private entrepreneurs to encourage and reward this type of innovation. However your team of economists needs to also consider the potential downsides of relying on patents and intellectual property rights to encourage innovation, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Provide your team with an explanation of these potential downsides and…

International Macroeconomics-End of Chapter Problem During his presidency, Donald Trump attempted to alleviate the U.S. trade deficit by passing a series of tariffs on Chinese exports. Prior to President Trump taking office, the U.S. had an average tariff rate of 3.1% on Chinese exports, but by February of 2020, the average tariff rate had increased to 19.3%. During the same time period, the U.S. dollar went from 6.27 Chinese yuan per U.S. dollar to 7.10 Chinese yuan per U.S. dollar. Based on an analysis of the foreign exchange market, implementation of the tariffs would cause the dollar to O appreciate against the yuan, consistent with the data. appreciate against the yuan, contrary to the data. depreciate against the yuan, contrary to the data. depreciate against the yuan, consistent with the data.