The past few weeks have seen unprecedented action in terms of both fiscal policy initiatives and monetary policy initiatives. In terms of size, timing, and coordination this is the fastest and strongest both entities have acted to 'alter' the economy. Please take some time to read 3 or 4 articles if you are not familiar with these actions. Briefly summarize 5 fiscal policy initiatives put in place recently, and what the Fed did in terms of Monetary Policy. This week you only need to be brief in your summary, next week we're going to look at these in more detail.
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Title: Explain how neoclassical economist extended the economic analysis by discussing on “imperfect competition” (John Gustav Knut Wicksell & Irving Fisher)
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In this assignment please relate one of the following economic concepts we have discussed to a personal experience you have had since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Chapter 1: marginal analysis
Chapter 2: trade off
Chapter 3: a shift in supply and demand
(book: Hubbard and O'Brien 3rd edition Macroeconomics)
Your assignment should explain the concept you chose and how it relates to a personal experience over the past couple weeks. I would recommend your response contain 2-5 paragraphs in to accomplish explaining the concept and your experience.
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1-general information about the important of tourism sector to Oman economy.
2-tracing changes over the past years of tourism sector to Oman economy.
3-suggesting future development.
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Raffi Balin's coffee importing company employs 120 people. Each week, the staff meet for breakfast, and discuss possible improvements. Each employee is encouraged to share, and is rewarded for good ideas. For example, one of the coffee roasters suggested that the firm import tea as well, because new health and lifestyle concerns are causing many consumers to reduce coffee consumption in favour of tea. A tea division was formed, and became successful (after a few false starts that helped everyone learn). The coffee roaster was put in charge of the new division and, as a result, saw her annual salary triple. Is Raffi's business an innovative organization? Explain?
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Robert has been asked by friends to join them at a protest rally against the World Trade Organization (WTO). Because he is taking International Business, he wants to use the facts he is learning to help make a decision. Three topics that especially concern Robert are poverty, human rights, and the environment. For each of these topies, prepare at least one argument for each side, that is, one pro and one con. In conclusion, give your own view of whether Robert should participate
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In "Biographies of Hegemony" by Karen Ho and "The Mega-Marketing of Depression in Japan" by Ethan Watters, How and in what ways do cultures form and effect out behavior at local, national, and/or global levels?
This is a prompt for my expository writing class. We'd usually brainstorm ideas in class, but online learning has brought that to a halt and I just cannot find ideas to answer this prompt.
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Pick one of the four policies used to subsidize housing and explain the pros and cons of this policy. Of the two goals associated with housing subsidies, which does it do a better job of achieving?
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For each situation, determine your dependent (DV) and independent (IV) variables and their levels of measurement. Determine an appropriate statistical test for the following situations.
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What do we say?
How the U.S-china trade war has escalated?
How the trade war has played out?
What could be hit by the new tariffs?
Has the trade war hit the markets?
what other trade battles are going on?
winners and losers?
economic theories involves?
impact of this war?
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Illustrate income and substitution effects for an inferior good x when the price of good x decreases. Label clearly the income and substitution effects and report if they are positive or negative. Graphically derive the individual Marshallian demand curve in a separate graph.
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