International Business:

Question 2.

Describe the “first mover advantage” in new foreign or domestic expansion and/or investment.

1. Define inflation, explain the different types of inflation and discuss the curse of inflation.

2. Which of them is or will more likely become a reality in our time of pandemic?

If the public decides to hold more currency and fewer deposits in banks, what happens to bank reserves and the money supply after all adjustments are made?

Market demand is given by Q = 53 - P. Let AC = MC = 5.

There are two firms; A, B. So q^A + q^B = Q.

a. Find the reaction functions for firm A and firm B.

b. Find the Cournot equilibrium firm output, market output, and price.

c. Graph the demand curve and the MC curve.

d. Find the monopoly equilibrium output and price (you already did this in the Monopoly Assignment).

e. Find the competitive market equilibrium output and price.

f. Show the competitive equilibrium, the monopoly equilibrium, and the oligopoly market equilibrium on your graph. Compare the deadweight loss for monopoly and oligopoly.

Between 1945 and 1975, the United States changed in many significant ways. Which of these changes, in your opinion, had the greatest influence on American culture during this period? What is a specific example?

1. (10 pts) You want to create an investment that will provide $5,000 annually in perpetuity. What amount needs to be invested today at 4% interest to provide $5000/yr perpetually? (Chapter 5)
2. (10 pts) Assume we receive $500 at the end of each year for 8 years. What is the equivalent value of the cash flows at time period 0 assuming 7% interest? What is the equivalent value at the end of time period 8 assuming 7% interest? (Chapter 4)
3. (10 pts) Use Present Worth Analysis to determine the present cost of each investment and determine which investment is best (which has the lowest present cost). Assume a 10% interest rate. (Chapter 5)

Suppose you were asked to develop a movie plot about an executive who is colluding with others to set higher prices. What will you include in the plot to make the story realistic (what's critical to the collusion's success)?

(a) Efficient market hypothesis (EMH) states that the price of a security (such as a share) accurately reflects the information available. When information arrives, how fast will an information about a share be captured and reflected in the share price depends on the degree of competition among market investors. List and briefly explain, in your own words, two variations of information.

Write an essay in which you:

Identify and explain what implications physician induced demand have for healthcare policy.

Monetary Policy

1. If the economy is operating below full employment, should the Federal Reserve engage in expansionary or contractionary monetary policy to bring the economy back to full employment?

2. When the economy has a positive GDP gap, then

3. If the economy has a positive GDP gap, should the Federal Reserve engage in expansionary or contractionary monetary policy?

4. Monetary policy falls under the watchful eye of the _______________.

5. There are ____ district Federal Reserve Banks.

6. _________ is the chairperson of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. (You need to know his full name. You need to be able to spell it correctly.)

7. True or False . An increase in the reserve requirement ratio causes the money multiplier to increase.  

8. Think about the loanable funds market. If the Federal Reserve engages in an open market purchase of government, the supply curve  and the real interest rate .

9. Think about the loanable funds market. If the Federal Reserve engages in an open market sale of government, the supply curve  and the real interest rate .

10. When the Federal Reserve engages in an open market sale, this pushes the interest rate  and the aggregate demand curve shifts to the .

11. The Federal Reserve is attempting to increase the aggregate demand curve to fight a recession. Which of the following would accomplish their goal? Check all that apply.

12. The Federal Reserve is attempting to decrease the aggregate demand curve to fight inflation. Which of the following would accomplish their goal? Check all that apply.

13. Assume that the bank currently has excess reserves of zero, and the required reserve ratio is 10%.  If the Fed buys $150 million, the amount of new loans that the bank can make initially increases by _______ million. Be exact.

14. True or False. If the economy is currently operating at potential GDP, an open market purchase of government securities by the Federal Reserve Board will put upward pressure on prices.

15. Assume that the bank currently has excess reserves of zero, and the required reserve ratio is 20%.  If the Fed sells $120 million of government securities to JeffCo Bank, the amount of loans that the bank can make decreases initially  by _______ million. Be exact.  

16. Use the Taylor Rule to find the federal funds rate (FFR).

Assume that the Fed has a target inflation rate of 2% and a target GDP growth rate of 3%. What FFR should they set if the current inflation rate is 2% and GDP is currently growing at 3%?  

Answer: _____%

17. Use the Taylor Rule to find the federal funds rate (FFR).

Assume that the Fed has a target inflation rate of 2% and a target GDP growth rate of 3%. What FFR should they set if the current inflation rate is 2% and GDP is currently growing at 1%?  

Answer: _____%

18. Use the Taylor Rule to find the federal funds rate (FFR).

Assume that the Fed has a target inflation rate of 2% and a target GDP growth rate of 3%. What FFR should they set if the current inflation rate is 5% and GDP is currently growing at 1%?   This is an example of stagflation where the economy experiences inflation with slow growth.

Answer: _____%

19. When the Fed used quantitative easing to combat the Great Recession, they purchased assets from bank balance sheets. What did the Fed think that banks would do in response? Explain why you believe this outcome would occur.

1)Throughout much of the Twentieth Century and especially during the Cold War, Americans developed a deep fear of communism. But why communism? What is it? Was America's fear of communism the result of an accurate understanding of Soviet communism?

Review prisoners dilemma and comment on lessons learned.

Many global companies have evolved to or are evolving to, a ‘stateless corporation’.  The US and most OECD countries have legal authority to tax a domiciled corporation on its worldwide revenue.  However, as of 2019, most countries tax these corporations based on territorial tax (revenue within that country's borders).  However, the US continues to tax these corporations based on global revenues.  Is this a good choice for the US?  Why or why not?.