1. Economic data has shown a relationship between Inflation and Unemployment rates. What is this relationship called? What are some determining factors of the relationship? How has government fiscal/monetary policy been utilized to attempt to manage this relationship?
2. International trade issues continue to permeate the news media. Why is International trade an important issue? What is the primary rationale behind trade between parties? How does currency market management by governments (fixed exchange rates versus floating exchange rates) affect trading between countries?
3. "Corporate America has been accused of spending the last 30 years seeking out ways to reduce, or increase the efficiencies of its, labor force resource requirements". Is this statement an accurate reflection of Corporate America's 'modus operandi'? If so, is this behavior a natural consequence of technological advancement and structural unemployment? If not, is Corporate America operating under the principle of "Profit Maximization"?
4. You win a lottery and are offered the lump sum payment of $380,000.00 or the right to receive $100,000 per year for five years. What is the lottery payment plan implied rate of time preference (approximation is ok)? What is your implied rate of time preference, if you decide to take the lump sum versus the annuity? How would your expectations of future inflation affect your decision process on choosing lump sum versus annuity? Show all calculations?
5. In a simple closed economy with an annual GDP of 2000 goods in year 1 and a static money supply of 2000 units. What would you expect to happen to the price level of goods in this closed economy over time? Explain your answer and show calculations?
6. The annual (Year 1) GDP of a simple closed economy is 1000 units with annual savings of 100 units and a 15% Tax Rate and a 5% Transfer Payment rate. Show and explain the changes on annual GDP, Consumption, Savings and Net Taxes of a increase in annual government spending from 100 units to 200 units? What would be the change on the annual GDP, Consumption, Savings and Net Taxes if annual savings (in year 1) rose from 100 units to 150 units? Show and explain all calculations?
7.Is Monetary Policy an effective long term solution to solve a country's economic problems?