indicators are released daily, weekly, monthly and/or quarterly which can result in an enormous amount of data to go through. Post-Secondary colleges and universities rather than wade through all data reports and economic indicators can select a few macroeconomic indicators to assist in meeting the challenges of the market to provide a quality and competitively priced education. Significant indicators used in this paper to aid in the decision making process for sustainability and growth for post-secondary
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Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Jillian Sandbothe ECO/372 April 28, 2014 Dr. Robert Larkin Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Part 1 In the fundamentals of macroeconomics there are some basic vocabulary terms that everyone should know. These terms help to break down certain dynamics of basic economic factors. A list is provided of some of these basic terms and their meanings. * Gross domestic product (GDP): This is the value set upon a good or service, per the current
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NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES DEVALUATION CRISES AND THE MACROECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF POSTPONED ADJUSTMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Sebastian Edwards Peter Montiel Working Paper No 66 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 February 1989 A first version of this paper was written while Edwards was a visiting scholar in the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund. We have benefited from discussions with Saul Lizondo.
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Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis Spring 2013 Textbook: Richard Froyen, Macroeconomics, 10thed. Cases: From HBS online: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/access/16750635 Or available at the bookstore Course Description: Building off the principles of macroeconomics course, this course is concerned with the behavior of key economic aggregates including the unemployment rate, inflation rate, productivity growth, interest rates, government budget imbalances, foreign trade imbalances
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perhaps mostly for this reason that macroeconomics, the study of these economy-wide phenomena, is so exciting. Macroeconomics is more than just headlines, however; it is a fascinating intellectual adventure. The breadth of issues it covers is evidence enough of its inherent complexity. All the same, we will see that simple economic reasoning can take us a long way. And it is often surprising how well a few simple ideas fit complex situations. Macroeconomics can also be useful. The economic well-being
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Principles of Econometrics Tips for a Term Paper Topic Your work MUST BE ORIGINAL, but the issue/model/methodology need not! Money/Macro/International Economics Common Approaches 1. Apply a model or law (e.g., Phillips curve, Okun’s law, etc.) to more recent data. 2. Extend what is known for the U.S. to other countries (emerging, developing or Eastern European). Examples: 1. Outsourcing: Do firms that outsource tend to do better? Or why they outsource? 2. Trade deficit: What causes
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items, you decide to research the significance of the influence that macroeconomic conditions can have on the success of a gas station. So you research the economy in terms of GDP growth rate, interest rates, level of unemployment, the business cycle, fiscal policy, monetary policy, international trade, and demographics. You want to provide Cousin Edgar with the most informed advice possible. In addition to macroeconomic issues, you also evaluate the gas station idea from longer-term perspectives
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was unsustainable. * Structural Reforms – failed to place the key structural reforms during the economic growth period in some critical areas hindered the ability of domestic wages and prices to adjust quickly, making the expenditures in social issues higher than normal. * Political Factors – political factors limited the federal government to
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parameters such as production, demand, employment, real income and real GDP. In this part we try to argue position of Indian four wheeler auto sector in effect of global recession around 2008 and current recession (2012-13) caused by local macroeconomic issues. Global recession (2008 onwards) Though global recession took roots in 2007 itself, Indian auto industry could see its real impact only in 2008 quarters. Global auto industry was in tatters due to loss of credit and reduced liquidity. US
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INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND THE WORLD BANK Managing Public Debt: Formulating Strategies and Strengthening Institutional Capacity Prepared by the Staff of the IMF and World Bank Approved by Christopher Towe, Danny Leipziger, and Kenneth Lay March 3, 2009 Contents Page Acronyms...................................................................................................................................3 I. Introduction ....................................................................
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