ECO535 Week 6: Promoting international trade is not a zero-sum game. It is a win-win proposition; both parties gain from trade. Consider the following: Tariffs are paid by the citizens of the country imposing tariffs, not by the citizens of the country producing the products upon which the tariffs are levied. The term “trade deficits” […]
ECO535 Week 5 Team – Apply: World Economies Comparison Presentation
ECO535 Week 5: Review the Wk 5 Resources. Prepare a 12- to 16-slide presentation for the 2 economies assigned to your team. Except for Team A, each pair of economies has 1 very successful country and 1 not so successful country. o Team 1: NAFTA vs European Union (world’s 2 largest economic entities) o Team 2: China […]
ECO535 Week 4 – Apply: Signature Assignment: Government Intervention Analysis
ECO535 Week 4: Review the Wk 4 Resources. Analyze 1 of the following government intervention programs: Countercyclical fiscal policies (countering economic disruptions such as the housing bubble and the Great Recession) US agriculture support programs Assistance for Low Income Families (choose 1) Housing vouchers Earned Income Tax Credit (including Child Tax Credit) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance […]
ECO535 Week 3 – Apply: Federal Reserve and the Great Recession Analysis
ECO535 Week 3: Review the Wk 3 Resources. Choose 1 of the following topics related to the Great Recession: The housing price bubble, collapse, foreclosures, bailout of underwater mortgages Subprime mortgages and derivatives, bailout of FNMA, Freddie Mac and AIG The banking industry crisis, bailout of commercial and investment banks Write a 350- to 700-word analysis […]
ECO535 Week 2 – Apply: Signature Assignment: Economic Concentration Evaluation
ECO535 Week 2: Review the Wk 2 Resources. Select 1 of the economic concentrations (clusters) below: Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA aerospace / defense industry Central California winemaking industry Hollywood movie industry Silicon Valley Technology hub Texas / Louisiana Gulf Coast crude oil and natural gas production and refining Pre-1994 vs Post-1994 US auto and light truck production […]
ECO535 Week 1 – Apply: Economic Events Influence on Economic Activity Analysis
ECO535 Week 1: Review the Wk 1 Resources. Write a 350- to 700-word analysis assessing how 1 of the following major economic events influenced supply, demand, and economic equilibrium in the US economic activity: Rapid price increases, such as caused by the 1973 oil embargo or the aftermath of a major hurricane Dramatic employment drops, […]