Category: Economics

Discuss the quantitative easing program that the Federal Reserve operated from 2009 to 2014. What conditions did the Fed say needed to prevail in order to bring the program to a conclusion?

ECON WK 1

Discuss the quantitative easing program that the Federal Reserve operated from 2009 to 2014. What conditions did the Fed say needed to prevail in order to bring the program to a conclusion?

See this link for some useful background: Investopedia: What is Quantitative Easing?

What are the reasons more individual homeowners haven’t shifted to solar or wind power for electrical generation in their homes? Can there be a sustainable form of private transportation, i.e. where the vehicles are privately owned? Discuss.

Answer one question from Part A and one question from Part B. Read each question carefully and answer all parts of the questions you select. Try to keep the length of each easy about the same, i.e. 2 to 2 ½ pages per essay.

Discuss alternative forms of public transportation systems for urban areas and the political-economic issues in promoting those systems.

Can there be a sustainable form of private transportation, i.e. where the vehicles are privately owned? Discuss.

Critically discuss alternative conceptions/definitions of sustainability. Why isn’t there consensus on that topic?

What obstacles are there to the diffusion of greener transportation systems? How can they be overcome?

Discuss and evaluate the role of local, state, and national governments in promoting or retarding the diffusion of hydrofracking.

Evaluate the environmental consequences and social costs of accidents in the oil industry vs. coal mining vs. hydrofracking vs. nuclear power. Who bears these costs?

List the likely reasons for the relatively slow diffusion of electric car technologies.

Reference the movie which was assigned for class (“Who killed the electric car?”).

What is required for the diffusion period to be shortened?

Discuss the economic reasons more families don’t live off of “the grid”.

What are the reasons more individual homeowners haven’t shifted to solar or wind power for electrical generation in their homes?

What are the strengths and weaknesses of the article?Do you agree/disagree with the article’s claim​?What are the strengths and weaknesses of the article?

Economics Current Event Article Guidelines

Article must have some type of Economic concept

Summary should be at least 1 page, double spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt font

Possible questions to answer in your summary

Where did the article come from?

What is the article claiming?

Do you agree/disagree with the article’s claim​?

What is your opinion about the article?

What are the strengths and weaknesses of the article?

Do you consider the article biased?

Explain the economic concept in the article

Provide Reference information

 What happens if conditions change, so that the supply and demand sets are altered slightly?How do the suppliers and consumers arrive at the equilibrium?

Coursework 1

Economics tells us why the supply and demand sets ought to have certain
properties. Mathematics tells us what we can deduce from those properties
and how to do the calculations.
Mathematics also enables us to develop additional features of the model. In
the case of supply and demand, we might ask questions such as the following:

What happens if conditions change, so that the supply and demand
sets are altered slightly?

If the equilibrium is disturbed for some reason, what is the result?

How do the suppliers and consumers arrive at the equilibrium?

Did the British Government elected in May 2010 use the appropriate economic policy tools to reduce the budget deficit? How does the approach contrast with the macroeconomic theory studied on this course?

Did the British Government elected in May 2010 use the appropriate economic policy tools to reduce the budget deficit? How does the approach contrast with the macroeconomic theory studied on this course?

How can the long-run average cost (LRAC) curve be derived from the short-run average total cost (SRATC) curve?What are the determinants of economies of scale and diseconomies of scale, respectively?

Based on this information, respond to the following:

How can the long-run average cost (LRAC) curve be derived from the short-run average total cost (SRATC) curve?

Describe economies of scale and diseconomies of scale.

What are the determinants of economies of scale and diseconomies of scale, respectively?

Using a real-world company (other than Sysco), explain the causes of economies of scale for your company.

Explain how economies of scale help your company compete in its industry.

Describe fixed inputs and variable inputs. Which inputs are fixed, and which are variable in Sarah’s bakery?Why would marginal productivity decline after a certain level of production?

Based on this information, respond to the following:

Distinguish between the short run and the long run. What will differentiate the short run and the long run?

Describe fixed inputs and variable inputs. Which inputs are fixed, and which are variable in Sarah’s bakery?

Why would marginal productivity decline after a certain level of production?

How can this problem of diminishing returns or marginal productivity be reduced or removed?

What is the percentage of domestic credit to the private sector in the USA? Can you say if it is it increasing or decreasing since 2004 to 2019? What is an important reason for the fluctuation?

Assignment # 2

How were these numbers in 2009 during the height of the 2008/2009 recession? Would you expect, in the Commercial Paper market, the Yield Curve (interest rate) for bonds in a recession to be high or low? During the previous recession of 2008 / 2009 the Commercial Paper market froze and the Federal Reserve intervened to inject cash into the market. How can we understand/think about it?

How about demand of junk bonds by investors in a recession period versus a strong economic growth period? How can we can understand/think about it?

Why commercial bank lending is important for a country’s economic health and GDP of a particular country?

What is the percentage of domestic credit to the private sector in the USA? Can you say if it is it increasing or decreasing since 2004 to 2019? What is an important reason for the fluctuation?