Macroeconomic Paper as a Professional Report

ECON545: Project 2—Macroeconomic Analysis

The Macroeconomic Paper tests your ability to apply economic principles to a business decision considering the impact of macroeconomic variables. Select situation B Complete the paper on the selected situation as specified below. The completed paper is a professional report and is due in Week 6 (260 Points). See the grading rubric at the end of this document. Be sure to use the DeVry library to find data, and avoid questionable sources, such as Wikipedia.

Each of the scenarios has a list of Macroeconomic areas you are to address, with sources, in your answer. Briefly you are to research and show how these apply to your scenario: GDP growth rate (20 points), the business cycle (30 points), fiscal policy and level of unemployment (50 points), monetary policy and interest rates (50 points), international trade (40 points), and demographics (20 points).

Situation B

Your neighbor Cindy wants to start a contracting business for installing solar panels. She has heard of the cost savings that households and businesses can make each year by installing solar panels on their roofs. Cindy has also heard of government incentives for installing solar panels. Being concerned about the environment and wishing to reduce pollution, Cindy thinks installing solar panels also serves a good social purpose. But she does not want to risk her life savings on a venture that might not succeed or become profitable enough. After hearing from you about taking this course in business economics, she decides to ask you for advice.

At first you are hesitant to give investment advice. Then you read the piece “Postal Service Considering Cutting 120,000 Jobs” on page 668 of the textbook. You realize there are more pieces to the decision than Cindy is considering. You decide to research the economy in terms of GDP growth rate, interest rates, level of unemployment, the business cycle, fiscal policy, monetary policy, international trade, and demographics. You want to provide Cindy with the most informed advice possible.

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AN INSIDE LOOK Will Pink Slips Be in the Mail for Postal Workers?

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Postal Service Considers Cutting 120,000 Jobs

The financially strapped U.S. Postal Service is considering cutting as many as 120,000 jobs.

Facing a second year of losses totaling $8 billion or more, the agency also wants to pull its workers out of the retirement and health benefits plans covering federal workers and set up its own benefit systems.

Congressional approval would be needed for either step, and both could be expected to face severe opposition from postal unions which have contracts that ban layoffs.

a The post office has cut 110,000 jobs over the last four years and is currently engaged in eliminating 7,500 administrative staff.

But the loss of mail to the Internet and the decline in advertising caused by the recession have rocked the agency.

Postal officials have said they will be unable to make a $5.5 billion payment to cover future employee health care costs due Sept. 30. It is the only federal agency required to make such a payment but, because of the complex way government finances are counted, eliminating it would make the federal budget deficit appear $5.5 billion larger.

If Congress doesn’t act and current losses continue, the post office will be unable to make that payment at the end of September because it will have reached its borrowing limit and simply won’t have the cash to do so, the agency said earlier.

In that event, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said, “Our intent is to continue to deliver the mail, pay our employees and pay our suppliers.”
b Postal officials have sought congressional assistance repeatedly over the last few years, including requests to be allowed to end Saturday mail delivery, and several bills have been proposed, but none has been acted on.

In addition the post office recently said it is considering closing 3,653 post offices, stations and other facilities, about one-10th of its offices around the country, in an effort to save money. Offices under consideration for closing are largely rural with little traffic.

And in June the post office suspended contributions to its employees’ pension fund, which it said was overfunded.

c In its 2010 annual report the post office reported a loss of more than $8 billion on revenues of $67 billion and expenses of $75 billion.

And even while total mail volume fell from 202 billion items to 170 billion from 2008 to 2010 the number of places the agency has to deliver mail increased by 1.7 million as Americans built new homes, offices and businesses.

The latest cutback plans were first reported by The Washington Post, which said a notice to employees informing them of its proposals stated: “Financial crisis calls for significant actions; we will be insolvent next month due to significant declines in mail volume and retiree health benefit pre-funding costs imposed by Congress.”

Source: “Postal Service considers cutting 120,000 jobs,” by Randolph E. Schmid from the Associated Press, August 11, 2011. Copyright © 2011 by the Associated Press. Reproduced with permission of the YGS Group.

Macroeconomic Paper as a Professional Report
Your paper should be organized into five parts as listed below.

1. Title Page: Name, class, and date
2. Introduction to situation but do NOT copy the scenario. Briefly summarize the situation and identify the macroeconomic issue(s) to be decided from the perspective of the organization.

3. Business Cycles, Unemployment, Inflation, International – Comparative Advantage, Exchange Rates, Trade, Etc., Monetary Policy and Interest Rates, and Fiscal Policy and Unemployment Identify the variables that are critical in addressing the issue(s). Gather and present the relevant data on the variables by searching the DeVry Online Library. Ask a librarian for help if needed. Use in-text citation to report the source(s) of the data. Graphs may be included here.

4. Recommendations and Economic Justification
Formulate and present your recommendations for addressing the issue(s) based on the relevant data and economic principles identified above. Justify your recommendations in terms of the economic impact on those affected.

5. References
List the full references for at least five sources alphabetically in APA format.

Grading Rubric

Section Points earned Points Description
Paper Presentation
10 Good format, citations, lack of spelling errors, etc.; correct Title page and Reference page
Relevant Data:
GDP, Business Cycle, International, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, Demographics

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Multinational company’s management failure in a foreign country caused by poor adaptation to the cultural environment

1. Look for an article about a multinational company’s management failure in a foreign country caused by poor adaptation to the cultural environment. Provide suggestions for what could have been done to prevent the failure.

2. Research one of the major Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs). How has it helped in reducing trade barriers and in improving global economy? What roles can multinationals play to further your chosen RTA’s objectives?

3. Conduct research on the technological environment. Identify the recent developments in technology affecting business and propelling globalization. What problems/challenges have arisen regarding use of the Internet for the global business environment and what probable solutions can you suggest? Use the CSU Online Library and other reputable sources to find more information for the answer.

4. The operations of multinational managers are made complex given the diverse cultural environments in which they operate. Research Hosfede’s findings in any of the BRIC countries relating to the five dimensions of power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism, masculinity, and time orientation. How do they compare with those of the United States? What country-specific factors account for the differences? What impacts would they have on your management operations?

5. What factors do you think are responsible for Africa’s slow economic development? What can the multinationals do to help?

6. The gradual demise of communism has become obvious within the past two decades. Write a brief summary of the implications of transitions to capitalism that formerly communist countries may be experiencing. What kinds of socio-economic challenges do you think multinationals face in those countries?

7. You are the Vice President of International Operations in a Fortune 500 company. You are to write a preliminary report about which target country to establish your subsidiary based on the country’s rating on the Heritage Foundation Economic Freedom report. Select a country from the report (not the U.S.) and write about the key variables of the country’s economic freedom that would justify your selection.

8. Access the Transparency International website and look for Corruption Perception Index of two (2) countries located in different continents of the world. Conduct research on the impact of unethical business practices in the selected countries. In summarizing your research, include implications for multinational management in addressing the phenomena.

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The theme of honor and glory in “The Iliad” by Homer

This paper is an essay talking about the theme of honor and glory in “The Iliad” by Homer. The paper must have a clear thesis that supports the topic. The paper must use examples and quotes from the book to support the thesis. No outside sources are permitted for this paper besides “The Iliad” by Homer. Attached is the rubric for this essay.

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USA vs China in Trade Battles

Microeconomics Assignment:
What do you think about the below? Use your knowledge of the material learned in this course to analyze this case from an economic angle. Your written work should be one page long and single spaced.
This case study consists of two articles and cover 1 chapter from the book.

Source 1: Article-
China slaps duties on U.S.-made autos
By Chris Isidore @CNNMoney December 14, 2011: 2:16 PM ET

The Cadillac CTS on the Great Wall of China. While GM is the No. 1 automaker in China, exports from the U.S., such as this CTS, are less than 1% of its sales there.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — China slapped duties on U.S.-made cars Wednesday, an action that could imperil billions in sales by Detroit automakers but which will leave most of their sales in the country unaffected.
The Commerce Ministry of China announced the duties on U.S.-made sedans and SUVs, raising the cost of those vehicles to Chinese buyers by between 2% and 21.5%. The new tariffs start Thursday and will last for 2 years.
The ministry cited “anti-dumping and anti-subsidy regulations” as the reason for the action.
But the action comes amid rising trade tensions between the United States and China, the world’s two largest economies who have become key trading partners as well.
The U.S. Trade Representative’s office, the Obama administration’s advocate in trade disputes, issued a statement that it was “very disappointed in this action by China today.” It said it would consult with Congress and U.S. automakers about how best to respond.
China shifts gears from inflation to growth
The move by Beijing’s government came two days after the Trade Representative issued a report to Congress that criticized what it said was China’s “industrial policies that rely on trade-distorting government actions to promote or protect China’s state-owned enterprises and domestic industries.”
The action also came ahead of a meeting of the World Trade Organization’s dispute settlement body on Monday at which the Obama administration intends to challenge Chinese limits on chickens imported from the United States.
General Motors (GM, Fortune 500), along with its Chinese joint venture partners, is the leading automaker in China, and the market has become crucially important to the company. Through November, GM sold 2.4 million vehicles in China, up 8% from a year earlier, and 4% ahead of its U.S. sales in the same period. Its revenue in China came to $22.9 billion in the first three quarters of the year.
But GM said that its U.S. exports into China represent less than 0.5% of its overall Chinese sales.
“To better serve our customers by providing vehicles tailored for Chinese buyers and to make them more affordable, GM generally builds where we sell,” said a statement from the company Wednesday. It said the company is working with its Chinese partners and the authorities to understand the full implication of the duties and seek a solution.
Ford Motor (F, Fortune 500) said that none of the 470,152 cars it sold in China so far this year came from U.S. plants. Chinese sales figures for privately held Chrysler Group were not immediately available.
While U.S. imports are a fraction of overall auto sales, the growing middle class has made China the world’s largest market for auto sales and created some significant export opportunities.
U.S. vehicle exports to China were worth $4.2 billion in the first 10 months of this year, according to the Census Bureau, making it the third largest market for U.S. vehicle exports behind only Canada and Germany. Those exports are up 50% from the same period of last year, and exports have been growing at roughly that annual rate since 2004.
But experts in the field said they don’t expect the import duties and lost sales to be a significant blow to the U.S. automakers, since most of their sales there won’t be affected. They say it’s likely a move by the Chinese to try to block the U.S. from filing any additional sanctions against its own exports here.
“They’re basically saying if the U.S. tries to put tariffs on imported goods from China, they’ll retaliate,” said Rebecca Lindland, director of research at IHS Automotive.
Peter Morici, economics professor at the University of Maryland and a vocal critic of U.S. trade policies, said the move is part of a trend of China becoming even more protectionist as it focuses more on growth rather than fighting inflation.
He pointed to the recent decline in the value of the Chinese yuan versus the dollar, which raises the price of U.S. goods there and lowers the price of Chinese exports. Earlier this year, after pressure from developed economies, China allowed the yuan to rise in value.
“They see a recession coming and they’re getting tough on American imports,” he said. “We can expect more of it.”
And he said even if the U.S. auto exports to China are small compared to the sales there, the United States should take action to oppose it.
“There’s a reason we export so little — they let so little in,” he said. “This is what we should be selling there to balance the trade.”
He said this is also part of the effort by China to force U.S. companies doing business there to turn over more of their technology to their Chinese partners.
“They’re showing GM that Beijing is more powerful in their lives than Washington,” he said.
Shares of GM and Ford were both off 2% in midday trading.
First Published: December 14, 2011: 2:10 PM ET

Source 2: Article-
U.S. vs. China: The trade battles
By Chris Isidore @CNNMoney March 13, 2012: 4:03 PM ET

China’s limits on exports of rare earths minerals Tuesday became the latest trade dispute between China and the United States.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — China and the United States are the world’s largest economies and, by some measures, each other’s most important trading partners. But it’s a rocky marriage.
A dispute over rare earth minerals came into the spotlight Tuesday, as President Obama announced that the United States, Japan and Western European countries would file a trade complaint against China.
But it’s only the latest in a series of pending trade disputes between the United States and China that experts say won’t be resolved any time soon. Any one of the disputes could damage the economies of both countries as well as the relationship between them.
Here’s a rundown of the most important trade disputes.
Rare earths
The United States and other Western economies charge that China is putting unfair restrictions on the exports of rare earths, elements crucial to the making of numerous high-tech products, to give its own manufacturers an edge. Rare earths are also critical to national defense — used in products from tanks and ships to radar systems and night vision goggles — as well as green-energy products such as wind turbines and batteries for electric vehicles.
Rare earth suit is as much about national security as it is business
China produces about 97% of all rare earths, although one U.S. company, Molycorp (MCP), is starting production in the United States. But even when Molycorp reaches full production later this year, it will be producing only a small fraction of the output from China.
“We want our companies building those products right here in America,” said Obama on Tuesday. “But to do that, American manufacturers need to have access to rare earth materials — which China supplies.” He said China’s rare earth restrictions go against the World Trade Organization rules that China has agreed to.
China denies the charges, saying its rules are defensible on grounds of environmental and economic sustainability, and suggests there would be consequences if the United States presses the case.
“Past experiences have shown that policymakers in Washington should treat such issues with more prudence, because maintaining sound China-U.S. trade relations is in the fundamental interests of both sides,” said China’s state news agency Xinhua in a commentary Tuesday.
Currency valuation
Nothing gets more attention from U.S. politicians and other critics of China’s trade policies than the value of the yuan, also known as the renminbi.
China is accused of manipulating currency markets to keep the yuan undervalued, thus making goods produced in China cheaper and more competitive on the world market. Critics say this is a major reason for the record $295.5 billion trade gap with China last year.
After years of having the yuan basically pegged to the value of the dollar, China allowed the yuan to start to rise in June 2010. But critics argue the increase has been slower than is justified, up only about 8% since then. Critics charge it is still undervalued by more than 20%.
In October, the Senate passed a bill that would have allowed steep penalties, known as tariffs, on goods from countries that manipulate their currencies, widely seen as being aimed at China.
But despite earlier support for similar measures, the bill did not get a vote in the House
Other trade disputes
Beyond the currency and rare earths issues, there are numerous additional trade disputes between the United States and China. In November, the Commerce Department announced it was investigating charges that Chinese solar cell manufacturers are illegally “dumping” their products on the American market at excessively cheap prices.
The United States is also fighting tariffs China has on U.S. chicken exports.
President Obama vowed in his State of the Union address that he would set up a “Trade Enforcement Unit” to investigate unfair trade practices — specifically in countries like China.
A coalition of union and trade activists joined together in January to urge action against Chinese auto parts exports in order to avoid overwhelming an industry that produces more jobs than the automakers themselves.
China has also complained about some U.S. policies, such as government subsidies of the auto industry. It used that government support as justification for imposing new tariffs on U.S.-made vehicles.
But the restrictions are unlikely to have much impact on U.S. automakers, such as General Motors (GM, Fortune 500), which is No. 1 in Chinese sales, since virtually all the cars sold in China are built there as well. Less than 1% of GM’s Chinese sales are from vehicles built in the United States.
Intellectual property and technology
A few years ago, intellectual property disputes with China were typically over movie or software piracy. While that remains an issue, it only scratches the surface of the bigger dispute today: China’s “indigenous innovation” rules.
U.S. manufacturers who have been eager to set up operations in China to produce goods for that market say the rules unfairly require them to transfer their technology to their Chinese partners.
And while U.S. businesses in a wide variety of industry sectors, from autos to technology to financial services, are unusually vocal in complaining about this set of Chinese rules, they haven’t been challenged at the WTO.
“To me, that’s actually the biggest issue, more even than currency valuation,” said David Joy, chief market strategist for Ameriprise Financial. “Being forced to give up technology for access to the market is essentially blackmail.”

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PAEA guidelines have directed that CASPA essays

Write a brief statement expressing your motivation or desire to become a physician assistant. Keep your statement general as the same essay will be sent to all schools you will apply to. Even if you only plan to apply to one program, do NOT make your essays school specific as you may decide to apply to additional programs at a later date, and once you submit your application your essay can NOT be edited or changed.

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Use Your Own Words

Plagiarizing any part of your narrative is a violation of the Professional Code of Conduct and may subject you to sanctions by PAEA.

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Since the essay section is composed of a text box, formatting such as tabs, italics, or multiple spaces cannot be saved. In order to delineate paragraphs, you should type a double return between paragraphs.

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3D printer Marketing Plan

The is a marketing plan for a UPS store in lisle, il that has a 3D printer and needs to market it. I have upload notes from the meeting with the manager and also, the section i need done.

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Investment Analysis and Strategy

This coursework has to have a calculations for the investment which you have to attach it in the appendix (a full calculations which you have to include it in the appendix and you have to put the numbers in the coursework and you mention the figures in the coursework)
and also include tables and excluding executive summary

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Stimulants: The lure of the positive effects of stimulants: elevation of mood, increased alertness, reduced fatigue, increased energy, and relief from boredom

Stimulants
There is the lure of the positive effects of stimulants: elevation of mood, increased alertness, reduced fatigue, increased energy, and relief from boredom. But the feeling of reward that comes from increased dopaminergic neurotransmission that activates the reward system of the nucleus accumbens can quickly lead to obsessive use and dependency. With increased dosages, what were once pleasant effects turn into anxiety, insomnia, irritability, and the need for higher and higher dosages to achieve the desired effect. Successful treatment of stimulant-use disorders must include pharmacology, nonpharmacological treatment, training and reinforcement of behavior change, and supportive social systems.
For this Discussion, consider why treatments for stimulant-use disorders have been ineffective and how treatment might be improved in the future. As you prepare for the Discussion, also take into account the role of the placebo effect as it relates to the treatment of stimulant-use disorders (refer to the Looby and Earleywine article in the Learning Resources).
Post by Day 4 an explanation for why researchers have not found any efficacious treatments for stimulant-use disorders. Include in your explanation an analysis of why previously tested treatments have failed. Be sure to include sociocultural and economic issues and references to the placebo effect in your Discussion. Finally, generate strategies for improving treatment of stimulant-use disorders.

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