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Assignment 10 – MacroEcon CMC 2020

Why will there always be at least some unemployment? Give an example of a public policy that affects the unemployment rate. Is it positive or negative? Why? As a part of the Federal response to the Covid-19 pandemic a $600/week federal unemployment stipend was added to the state unemployment stipends. How would you expectContinue reading “Assignment 10 – MacroEcon CMC 2020”

Assignment 9 – MacroEcon CMC 2020

Capital makes more Capital. We all put money into banks. Whether it be our savings, checking, or retirement accounts. We have money put into banks. Banks turn around and use that money to give out loans for cars, homes, heloc, student loans, etc to other people. Current bank rates for savings accounts are below 1%Continue reading “Assignment 9 – MacroEcon CMC 2020”

Assignment 8 – MacroEcon CMC 2020

This chapter is an important link in how we understand government policies today in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis. The Federal government is running record deficits in an attempt to avert or minimize a recession/depression. Look back at this chapter and discuss how this should affect the market for loanable funds. Is that whatContinue reading “Assignment 8 – MacroEcon CMC 2020”

Assignment 7 – MacroEcon CMC 2020

This chapter focuses on the importance of productivity as a part of growth in GDP, the somewhat obvious idea that you can’t consume something that was never produced, thus consumption is tied directly to productivity. How does that concept support national subsidies in education and health? How about infrastructure? Population growth tends to be aContinue reading “Assignment 7 – MacroEcon CMC 2020”

Assignment 5 – MacroEcon CMC 2020

Our textbook is deceptively straightforward to read, so I’d like to spend a paragraph talking about how to actively read a textbook. A method I have used successfully is to first look at all of the section headings i the chapter. Take a few moments to turn each of those headings into a questions. ForContinue reading “Assignment 5 – MacroEcon CMC 2020”

Dudetro

I’m just a normal guy. Well, at least I think I’m normal. What is normal anyways? Actually now that I think about it more, I’m not normal at all. I’m a unique snowflake. Just like you. And since we are both unique snowflakes, we have a connection. Why do this? I feel like I haveContinue reading “Dudetro”