What role does foreign aid play in the conduct of US foreign policy? What are the different types of foreign aid the US can use? Which of these has been the most and the least effective in the history of US foreign policy?

How would you try to systematically understand the cultural differences between Germany and the US?

Use Hofstede's comparison to highlight the differences between the US and Germany.

How will this knowledge help US businesses navigate the cultural waters effectively?

Introducing Plenitude in the US:

• Comparing L'Oreal's strategy for Plenitude in the US vs. France, what are the main similarities and differences?
• What are the differences between the skincare markets in the US and France? Did L'Oreal sufficiently adjust their strategy to address these differences?

Suppose that beef sells for US$15 per kg in the USA and A$20 per kg in Australia. Assume the exchange rate was A$1.2 per US$1

If a lot of people behaved like you and the exchange rate between the US$ and A$ was a flexible rate, what would happen to the exchange rate? What would the equilibrium exchange rate be if the US dollar price and the Australian dollar price for beef stayed the same?

Suppose that Congress and the President enact legislation that provides a tax rebate to businesses to purchase capital goods. Assume other countries make no policy changes. You can write up, down, or flat in the boxes.

Question 3. Impact on China

   (a) Why is China under pressure to make a trade deal with the US?
In your answer Identify and explain two negative impacts the US tariffs have had on the Chinese economy.

(b) Do you believe China will make a trade deal or fight back / retaliate against the US, or is the US under pressure to make a deal?
Briefly explain 2 reasons for your answer.

According to the EPA (link below), China is responsible for the most CO2 emissions, with more than double that of the US and triple that of the EU nations combined.

With this in mind, if the US were to levy a tax on carbon emissions, would this have long term detrimental effects on US businesses if other countries were not to follow suit? How can the US address a global emissions problem without handcuffing its own economy?

3. R has a built-in character vector of US State names, state.name. Use this character vector and R's character functions to answer the following questions.Show R code

(a) List all the US State names that are more than one word. How many are there?

(b) What is the longest US State name(s) (including spaces) and how long is it?

(c) What is the longest single word US State name and how long is it?

(d) List all the US State names, where all of the upper and lower case “a"s are replaced with a capital “Z".

- Suppose the current interest rate is 6%. What price should we expect to pay for a three-month Treasury bill with face value $10,000 that is a month old?

- Suppose the US dollar is depreciating against the Canadian dollar by 5% per year. If the US nominal interest rate is 10%, and the risk premium is 1%, then Canad's nominal interest rate is:

- Suppose Canada and the US are in an equilibrium with a flexible exchange rate and a risk premium of 1%. The real rates of growth in Canada and in the US are both 3%, but the US interest rate is 8% and the Canadian interest rate is 11%. The Canadian dollar is:

RGDP Growth in US: Research data on the recent growth rate of RGDP in the US. Again, please CITE your credible data source. What is the latest RGDP growth rate? RGDP per Capita: Research data on recent RGDP per capita in the US and other countries. CITE your source. Name some countries that have higher RGDP per capita than the US. Characterize Economic Growth: What do you think is the best measure of economic growth? How would you characterize economic growth in the US over the past 30 years?