Economics (San Marino High School) //www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/classes/873782/assignments/ Class Name: Economics Instructor(s): David Irie en-us SchoolSitePro <![CDATA[Due: 07/13/2018]]> //www.sanmarinohs.org/homeworkItem4987345 //www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/classes/873782/assignments/ Download the kahoot app and enter the game code: 
 
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]]> Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:27:15 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 07/13/2018]]> //www.sanmarinohs.org/homeworkItem4987271 //www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/classes/873782/assignments/ Borderline grade appeal.
 
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]]> Sun, 08 Jul 2018 15:22:00 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 07/13/2018]]> //www.sanmarinohs.org/homeworkItem4987270 //www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/classes/873782/assignments/ Course Evaluation:
 
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]]> Sun, 08 Jul 2018 15:21:42 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 07/13/2018]]> //www.sanmarinohs.org/homeworkItem4987269 //www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/classes/873782/assignments/ Email the answers to the following questions to homework4irie@gmail.com by 8 am.

On the subject line, please write Monetary v Fiscal Policy

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 Yellin / Jerome Powell) 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)

]]> Thu, 12 Jul 2018 19:12:14 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 07/12/2018]]> //www.sanmarinohs.org/homeworkItem4987268 //www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/classes/873782/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) and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdZnOQp4SmU.  Also videos on a bank run:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPkJH6BT7dM
 
and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE5klz0yUT0
 
Also video on fractional reserve banking system
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-09ap6zIB6I

]]> Thu, 12 Jul 2018 19:15:28 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 07/11/2018]]> //www.sanmarinohs.org/homeworkItem4987262 //www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/classes/873782/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, 08 Jul 2018 15:19:43 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 07/11/2018]]> //www.sanmarinohs.org/homeworkItem4987265 //www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/classes/873782/assignments/ Download inflation slides. Download handouts 14-2 and 14-2 (Part 2).
]]> Sun, 08 Jul 2018 15:16:51 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 07/11/2018]]> //www.sanmarinohs.org/homeworkItem4987266 //www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/classes/873782/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).

 

]]> Sun, 08 Jul 2018 15:17:32 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 07/11/2018]]> //www.sanmarinohs.org/homeworkItem4987267 //www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/classes/873782/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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]]> Sun, 08 Jul 2018 15:17:54 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 07/10/2018]]> //www.sanmarinohs.org/homeworkItem4987264 //www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/classes/873782/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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