Suppose that you are a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The economy is experiencing a sharp and prolonged inflationary trend. What changes in (a) the reserve ratio, (b) the discount rate, and (c) open-market operations would you recommend?

Explain in each case how the change you advocate would affect commercial bank reserves, the money supply, interest rates, and aggregate demand.

Discussing the market for health services. What are the

main ways in which the market for health services differs from a

competitive market? What are two changes to the market for

health services you would recommend to increase efficiency in

the market for health services and make the market more

competitive? How would you increase equity in the market for

health services? Can you increase both equity and efficiency?

42. A molecular clock is best defined as

a. the information contained in DNA or protein sequences that shows changes over time.

b. genes that under selective pressure show a higher rate in mutation frequencies.

c. organisms in favorable environments that have greater offspring potential.

d. the time between Earth’s formation and the beginnings of life in an RNA world.

e. a monophyletic group of organisms that replicate in synchrony.

Which statement is NOT true about the repressor protein, in regard to the lac operon:

Group of answer choices

it blocks transcription when it is bound to the operator

is only expressed when glucose is present

it changes its three-dimensional shape (conformation) when it is bound to the inducer, allolactose

All listed ARE true about the repressor

binds to the operator region of the lac operon when glucose is being utilized

Please note that this assignment is a “Public Health class under social structure and health”. Therefore answer must be related to the class subject.

Respond to the following questions (250 words minimum).

Thinking about where you live:

• Are social determinants of health visible? What are they?
• What are some changes that could happen in your neighborhood that would help improve health outcomes for you and your neighbors?  

Tesla's new electric cars are making noise in the media as they are creating in increase in demand for green efficient transportation. Research an article on how the social influence from companies, such as Tesla, are impacting consumer decisions. How should the government react to these changes in consumer demand; changing the laws or letting the competitive markets determine if a company's impact on the supply and ultimately demand for certain products should be allowed.

Explain what will happen to the firm's optimal capital structure as a result of the following changes;

a) An increase in the firm's marginal tax rate

b) an increase in the firm's investment opportunities

c) The founding owner retires from day-to-day management of the firm and hires a professional manager as his replacement

d) a decline in business risk as the industry matures

e) an increase in R&D intensity and marketing expenditures

Suppose that the USDA expects that 53.3 billion bushels of soybeans will be produced this year at a price of $8.50/bushel. Assume that the elasticity of supply is 0.3 and that the elasticity of demand is -0.2 (both very inelastic).

2. What quota is required to increase the soybean price to $9.25/bushel? And what is the economic cost of this solution (i.e., what is the change in producer surplus and change in consumer surplus, and what is the sum of these changes)?

Since the global financial crisis, regulatory authorities, financial institutions and financial markets globally have increasingly focused on risk and resilience in the banking sector. One of the main changes in the international framework was to increase the amount and quality of capital.

a. What are the rationales behind these stricter capital requirements? (3.5 marks)

b. Discuss the implications of the capital requirements on financial institutions taking into account the current coronavirus pandemic.

Regarding to the relationship between bond maturity and bond value, what’s of the following statements is not correct.