Summer Economics (San Marino High School) //www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/classes/814025/assignments/ Class Name: Summer Economics Instructor(s): David Irie en-us SchoolSitePro <![CDATA[Due: 07/14/2017]]> //www.sanmarinohs.org/homeworkItem4703241 //www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/classes/814025/assignments/ Borderline grade appeal.
 
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]]> Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:10:14 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 07/14/2017]]> //www.sanmarinohs.org/homeworkItem4703240 //www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/classes/814025/assignments/ Course Evaluation:
 
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]]> Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:09:39 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 07/14/2017]]> //www.sanmarinohs.org/homeworkItem4703239 //www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/classes/814025/assignments/ Google doc share with me.  One per table group.  Be sure that everyone in your group is included on the google doc share. 

Using the following site to answer the following questions, (http://economagic.com/popular.htm).  Make sure you site specifics to back up your position.

  1.     Using the data on economagic.com (most frequently requested data series), describe and analyze the current state of our economy? Some areas you might discuss would be economic growth, unemployment, and inflation. (5 points)
  1.     Using the data on economagic.com (most frequently requested data series, federal funds rate / discount rate), describe and analyze the federal reserve (with Janet Yellen) decisions. (5 points) 
  1.     Using your information from 1 and 2, do you think the federal reserve should raise the rate, lower the rates, or keep the rates the same.  Explain your answer. (5 points)
  1. Using the information from 1 and 2, do you think the President and Congress should implement expansionary or contractionary policy?  Which particular fiscal policy (government spending or taxes) do you think they should implement? Explain your answers. (5 points)

]]> Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:01:06 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 07/14/2017]]> //www.sanmarinohs.org/homeworkItem4703132 //www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/classes/814025/assignments/ Download slides on Federal Reserve Board. Read article on Furious at the Fed (http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1945341,00.html). Download Federal Reserve questions and monetary policy questions. Also another fed article on Ben Bernanke (http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/22/news/economy/bernanke-premature-tightening/index.html) . You might wish to watch the fed video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMg3vrQ6keE).
]]> Thu, 13 Jul 2017 10:14:17 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 07/13/2017]]> //www.sanmarinohs.org/homeworkItem4703007 //www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/classes/814025/assignments/ Submit assignment to homework4irie@gmail.com by 8 am.

On the subject line, please write, "Period, Last Name, First Name, Assignment Title"

Assignment Title: "Anti Trust Editorial"

Write an editorial about a current anti trust situation. You must clearly integrate and cite one literary source. A strong editorial will emphasize your own perspective on the issue. The citation should support your perspective, but it shouldn’t dominate your piece.
The critical Thinking Rubric will be used in the grading.
]]> Sun, 02 Jul 2017 08:43:40 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 07/13/2017]]> //www.sanmarinohs.org/homeworkItem4703133 //www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/classes/814025/assignments/ Upload slides on fiscal policy and the national debt. Read the article on the national debt and fiscal policy. Also download handouts 19-1 and 19-1 (concluded). Also, the video may help you as well (

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qhJPqyJRo8)

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]]> Fri, 07 Jul 2017 12:03:27 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 07/13/2017]]> //www.sanmarinohs.org/homeworkItem4703134 //www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/classes/814025/assignments/ Upload slides on taxes. Read Time magazine article on soda tax (

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2001013-1,00.html)

 
Also read the article on social security. (

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-ways-fix-social-security-201933557.html)

 

The video on taxes might help you (

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lafDykKJ_9I).

 

]]> Fri, 07 Jul 2017 12:03:59 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 07/13/2017]]> //www.sanmarinohs.org/homeworkItem4703135 //www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/classes/814025/assignments/ Download inflation slides. Download handouts 14-2 and 14-2 (Part 2).
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Answer the following four questions in your groups:
 
1. Is the unemployment rate an accurate depiction of the number of people who are not working in our society? Explain your answer.
2. Which two types of unemployment are least damaging to an economy? Explain your answer.
3. What can be done to solve the problem of cyclical unemployment? Explain your answer.
4. What can be done to solve the problem of structural unemployment? Explain your answer.

]]> Thu, 13 Jul 2017 09:40:08 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 07/12/2017]]> //www.sanmarinohs.org/homeworkItem4703136 //www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/classes/814025/assignments/ Download unemployment slides. Read article on Unemployment Rate (http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1946924,00.html) or (http://econperspectives.blogspot.com/2009/12/real-jobless-rate.html). Also the videos may help you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZckAN1KYB5I&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CdTu1pk06w

 

Another interesting video on unemployment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU


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