Macroeconomics News Analysis
Macroeconomics News Analysis
Academic Level: Bachelor
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This assignment is the practice run for your fin" rel="nofollow">inal essay exam. It is the application of the macroeconomic prin" rel="nofollow">inciples you see in" rel="nofollow">in the
current news items. To do this assignment, be on the lookout for news that in" rel="nofollow">interest you- Accordin" rel="nofollow">ingly. identify 5 news items. The r
current or could be historical. You may also use in" rel="nofollow">individual private situations that you are familiar With- The only thin" rel="nofollow">ing is that the r
situation must be macroeconomic related- In other words.
Federal Reserve decisions.
government spendin" rel="nofollow">ing,
in" rel="nofollow">inflation,
unemployment,
government debt,
taxation.
etc. are acceptable macro issues but someone's purchases, labor disputes, pricin" rel="nofollow">ing strategies, healthcare. education. etc. are t
they are micro issues. For the fin" rel="nofollow">inal submission, use the followin" rel="nofollow">ing format:
NEWS: STATE THE NEWS HERE
Date and Source: PROVIDE THE SOURCE AND DATE
Explanation:
In the explanation part, try to explain" rel="nofollow">in the news. What it is, how did it happen, and why is it happenin" rel="nofollow">ing. You may not be able to full
questions, but try- My concern is for you to go beyond the news and see the situation from an economist's perspective- You may
background or description. But you do not need to rehash the news and the details. Also, this is not a research project- You do r
deeply in" rel="nofollow">involved with the opposin" rel="nofollow">ing sides (if any) or the debate- Just simply explain" rel="nofollow">in the news by reachin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">into your “economics toc
them to the situation. I want YOUR understandin" rel="nofollow">ing of the situation! Each news analysis should be around one page- You do five C
required assignment- If you do this and do it Without makin" rel="nofollow">ing an obvious and outright blunder, you Will get the full 20 poin" rel="nofollow">ints- An ot
means you state somethin" rel="nofollow">ing like “as price in" rel="nofollow">increases people Will buy more of a commodity." This negates the Law of Demand and
obvious blunder!
As an example let's assume that you heard that the Federal Reserve is buyin" rel="nofollow">ing government securities. State the source and date
explanation try to explain" rel="nofollow">in what is bein" rel="nofollow">ing proposed, how it will be implemented, and why it is suggested. Then, try to analyze the m