Question: Why health and health care
economics?
A. List and explain the five reasons why some economists may be
concerned with health and health care that were discussed in
class.
B. Provide a practical example of one of the reasons you list in
Question 3, Part A.
C. Evaluate each of the five reasons you provided in Question 3,
Part A in terms of whether you believe that these are areas that
should be of focus to society.
What’s the difference between a commercial bank and an
investment bank? List one example of each and briefly describe its
primary function.
What are some important differences between mutual funds,
Exchange Traded Funds, and hedge funds? How are they similar? List
one example for each.
BOZ abolishes unwarranted bank charges
The Bank of Zambia Prohibition Against Unwarranted Bank Charges
and Fees of 2018 has now been promulgated into law (Government
Gazette number 6693) and Bank of Zambia. This is according to a
Circular issued by Deputy Governor-Operations Dr Bwalya
Ngandu.However, the Bankers Association of Zambia has warned that
the decision to abolish bank charges will only cripple the
financial services industry and may result in job losses for some
workers in the sector. Association Chief...
Explain what is Ricardian equivalence.
List five reasons why it may not hold.
Find an academic publication assessing empirical evidence of
Ricardian equivalence and summarize its conclusion.
The reasons why the housing market is of particular interest to
the Reserve Bank , and the steps the Bank can take to mitigate
risks that might arise from the housing market. Make sure you
discuss the macroprudential policy measures that the Bank has put
in place to address concerns arising from the housing market
Give TWO reasons why the interest rate for a given maturity in
the commercial paper market is typically lower than the interest
rate for the same maturity in the Eurodollar market.