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• ECO 372 Entire Course

• ECO 372 Final Exam (New)

• This tutorial contains New Assignments as well, Ch
  eck Details below
• ECO 372 Week 1 Individual Assignment Macroeconomic
   Terms
• ECO 372 Week 1 Individual Assignment Economic Defi
  nitions Worksheet (New)
• ECO 372 Week 1 Knowledge Check
• ECO 372 Week 1 Discussion Question 1

• 1. News Story Workers at a car-manufacturing plan
  t in Flint, Michigan are laid off because the econ
  omy is weak and GM cars aren't selling well. GM is
  n't sure when the plant will reopen. What type of 
  unemployment describes the workers' situation?
• Frictional unemployment
• Structural unemployment
• Full unemployment
• Cyclical unemployment

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• ECO 372 Week 1 Discussion Question 1 (Uop)

• ECO 372 Week 1 Discussion Question 2 (Uop)

• What is the difference between real and nominal
  GDP? Does GDP accurately reflect our nations
  well being? Explain

• Unemployment rate measures the number of
  unemployed workers in the labour force. List and
  explain three types of unemployment. Find the
  most recent unemployment rate of your state. From
  a personal perspective, can you explain your view
  of the current job market in your local area?

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• ECO 372 Week 1 Individual Assignment Economic
  Definitions Worksheet (New)

• ECO 372 Week 1 Individual Assignment
  Macroeconomic Terms

• Complete the Macroeconomic Terms Worksheet.
• Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assi
  gnment.

• Complete the  Macroeconomic Terms.

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• ECO 372 Week 1 Knowledge Check

• ECO 372 Week 2 Discussion Question 1 (Uop)

• 1.The two frameworks conventional economists gener
  ally use to analyze macroeconomic issues are
• 2.The relationship between real and nominal intere
  st rate can be expres

• How do Classical and Keynesian economists differ
  in their view of the aggregate supply curve?How
  does this influence what Classical and Keynesian
  economists believe about fiscal policy?
• Do you think the current President and Congress
  were taking Classical  approach in their fiscal
  policies? Explain your answer.

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• ECO 372 Week 2 Group Discussion Question (Uop)

• ECO 372 Week 2 Individual Assignment Product
  Purchases and the Economy

• What is the difference between contractionary and
  expansionary fiscal policies? Which is more
  appropriate today? Explain your answer. How might
  contractionary and expansionary fiscal policies
  affect your organization?

• You've been debating on making a purchase for your
  self.  This is a product you've wanted for a while
  , but one that requires budgeting because you will
   be making monthly payments. 
• Select a product in which the demand for the produ
  ct is clearly affected by the strength or weakness
   of the overall economy such as new homes, cars, a
  ppliances, smart phones, etc.

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• ECO 372 Week 2 Knowledge Check

• ECO 372 Week 2 Principles of Economics and the
  Data of Macroeconomics

• 1.The globalized AS/AD curve is the standard AS/AD
   model with an added
• 2.According to Say's Law, people
• 3.A shift in the long-run aggregate supply curve w
  ill change

• Your organization's CEO is concerned that members
  of the strategic planning committee are not
  familiar with current economic thought and
  principles. The CEO has assigned you the task of
  developing an 875-word report to introduce some
  of these thoughts and principles

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• ECO 372 Week 3 Discussion Question 1 (Uop)

• ECO 372 Week 3 Group Discussion Question (Uop)

• What is the difference between contractionary and
  expansionary monetary policy? Which is more
  appropriate today? What are the impacts of this
  policy on US economy?

• What are the uses of money?Describe how rapid
  inflation can undermine moneys ability to
  perform its three basic functions. Will current
  Fed's policy hinder money's ability to perform
  its three basic functions? Explain your rational.

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• ECO 372 Week 3 Knowledge Check

• ECO 372 Week 3 Team Assignment Fiscal Policy
  Paper

• 1.If you expect interest rates to rise, you will w
  ant to be holding
• Bottom of Form
• Top of Form
• 2.The interest rate is the price paid for the use 
  of a
• Bottom of Form
• Top of Form

• Select an organization with which the team is fami
  liar.
• Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you in
  clude the following 
•  Research federal government spending and taxes o
  ver the last 3-5 years (fiscal policy). Has total 
  government spending increased or decreased? Explai
  n.  Have income tax rates increased or decreased? 
  Explain. 
•  Describe the impact of these fiscal policies on 
  the U.S. economy

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• ECO 372 Week 3 Team Assignment Money and the
  Prices in the Long Run and Open Economies

• ECO 372 Week 4 Discussion Question 1 (Uop)

• The organization's strategic plan you wrote about
  in Week 2 calls for an aggressive growth plan,
  requiring investment in facilities and equipment,
  growth in productivity, and labor over the next
  five years.

• Who benefits from a tariff or quota? Who loses?
  What are the positives and negatives of
  protectionist trade policies? Which policy is
  best right now?

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• ECO 372 Week 4 Group Discussion Question (Uop)

• ECO 372 Week 4 Individual Assignment
  International Economics Paper

• Define trade surplus and  trade deficit? How do
  trade deficits and surpluses affect exchange rate
  and the industry in which you work?

• Select an organization that both U.S. and internat
  ional presences.
• Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you an
  swer address the following  
•  What does the president and congress do to stimu
  late the economy? What does the president and cong
  ress do to contract the economy?
•  What does the Federal Reserve do to stimulate th
  e economy? 

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• ECO 372 Week 4 knowledge Check

• ECO 372 Week 4 Team Reflection Supply Chain and
  Demand Model

• 1.In the long-run framework, budget surpluses
• 2. The budget deficit or surplus is
• 3.Deficits and surpluses are best viewed as

• Discuss the relationship between supply chain and 
  the supply and demand model. 
• Prepare a 350- to 1,050- word paper detailing the 
  findings of your discussion.

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• ECO 372 Week 5 knowledge Check

• ECO 372 Week 5 Team Assignment Deficit and Debt
  Presentation

• 1.In the U.S. current account, most of the trade d
  eficit results from an excess of imported
• 2.What is the difference between the balance of tr
  ade and the balance of payments?
• 3.If a government has implemented significantly hi
  gher trade tariffs

• Create a 15- to 18-slide PowerPoint presentation 
  including detailed speaker notes in which you incl
  ude the following 
•  Research the direction of monetary policy over t
  he last 3-5 years. Has the money supply increased 
  or decreased? Explain

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• ECO 372 Week 5 Team Assignment Major Debates
  over Macroeconomic Policy

• Select two subjects from the following list of
  topics and write a 1,050-word analysis
•   Active monetary and fiscal policy
•   Increased government spending to fight
  recessions
•   Reducing federal government's discretionary
  powers
•   Zero-inflation target

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