Construction and Analysis of a Purchasing Power Parity Index (PPP). Choose five countries and their exchange rates for the US dollar price in terms of the domestic currency.

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Power Parity Index

Choose five countries and their exchange rates for the US dollar price in terms of the domestic currency

Construction and Analysis of a Purchasing Power Parity Index (PPP). Choose five countries and their exchange rates for the US dollar price in terms of the domestic currency.

Choose 1 product (or service) marketed in each of these five countries. The product should be produced or has a creation and patent in the US (similar to the Big Mac).

Find the price of that product or service in each country. With all this information, compute the parity exchange rate (PPP) per year and indicate whether the domestic currency is overvalued or undervalued for the US dollar.

Be sure to review the academic expectations for your submission.

 

Write an essay using the comparative advantage and economies of scale models; in other words, does geography complement the above models, or does it alter your conclusions?

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Module 6 Discussion— Gravity Model

Read the following reading Ottaviano G. I. P and. D. Puga (1997) “Agglomeration in the global economy: A Survey of The New Economic Geography”, Centre for Economic Performance. Discussion Paper No. 356 indicates the role of geography in international trade.

Your post should use the comparative advantage and economies of scale models; in other words, does geography complement the above models, or does it alter your conclusions?

Emphasize the assumptions, specialization, and welfare of trade.

Contribute a minimum of 700 words for your initial post. It should include at least 3 academic sources, formatted, and cited in APA.

Respond to at least two of your classmates’ discussion posts

 

Describe the data, whether time series or cross-sectional. Explain the model you intend to estimate and the functional form you intend to use. Describe lessons from the research and state whether it supports the theory.

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Something on technology

1. Write the introduction: Introduce your econometrics topic and tell the audience why it’s crucial. Also, include a thesis statement summarizing the entire paper.

2. Describe the theoretical model: Tell the readers about the theoretical models to structure the empirical work.

3. Present the data: Describe the data, whether time series or cross-sectional. Use descriptive statistics data and graphics if possible.

4. Present the empirical model: Explain the model you intend to estimate and the functional form you intend to use.

5. Present your empirical results: This section presents empirical results using a table to summarize them.

6. Conclude the paper: Describe lessons from the research and state whether it supports the theory. Also, suggest approaches for future research on the topic.

Write Two (2) commentaries, each one of 750–850 words, based on a published “economic or macroeconomic” article from the news media.

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Economic Commentary with graphs

Write Two (2) commentaries, each one of 750–850 words, based on a published “economic or macroeconomic” article from the news media. It is very important that your commentary shows your own line of (economic) reasoning and NOT simply a summary of the article or Sloman.

Explain the linkages between each one of the articles and a macro-economic theory taken from (part of) a chapter of Sloman (which has to be part of the literature of Macro-economics – i.e. Ch 1, Ch2, Ch 3.1, Ch15, Ch20 or Ch24).

Each article has to be linked to a different section or chapter of Sloman.

Demonstrate economic insights into the implications of the article (that is, it should provide evidence of your ability to evaluate current events from the point of view of an economist).

 

Identify the goods and/or services the industry provides. Identify some of the major companies in this industry. Describe in a sentence or two the important movements of the variable in the table and graph.

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Week 9 Assignment – Economic Principles – Macroeconomics

Overview

It is important to be able to convey your understanding of macroeconomic concepts by communicating them to others. In the workplace you might do this by writing papers or reports (as you did for the Week 5 assignment) or creating presentations for your team, manager, or clients. For this assignment, you will develop a final report.

 

Use the Week 9 Macroeconomic Paper Template [DOCX] to help you get started.

For this final report assignment, you can use the same industry you selected for the Week 3 assignment, or you can select another industry.

 

Prepare a 2–3 page final report in which you examine one of the macroeconomic variables below:

Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

The unemployment rate.

The inflation rate.

Instructions

Choose an industry that interests you. (Remember, an industry is not a company. An industry is a group of companies doing the same thing. Ford is a company. Automobile manufacturing is an industry.)

Do research on your industry. In a few short paragraphs, describe your selected industry.

Be sure to write in your own words.

Identify the goods and/or services the industry provides.

Identify some of the major companies in this industry.

Add anything else about the industry that you think is interesting.

Keep track of your sources by copying their Internet addresses (URLs). You can paste these URLs at the end of your paper as your references.

Select one of three macroeconomic variables (real GDP, the unemployment rate, or the inflation rate) that a businessperson in your chosen industry should monitor, and explain why that variable is important and how it might have an impact on your selected industry.

Describe in a sentence or two the important movements of the variable in the table and graph.

Excel tables and graphs are attached for each of the three macroeconomic variables (real GDP, the unemployment rate, and the inflation rate).

Review the Excel table and graph for the macroeconomic variable that you chose.

Summarize how you think this industry will perform in the future.

Be sure to provide support for your prediction of this future industry performance.

Your report should include a minimum of two references/citations in the text.

Identify the goods and/or services the industry provides. Identify some of the major companies in this industry. Select one of three macroeconomic variables that a businessperson in your chosen industry should monitor, and explain why that variable is important and how it might have an impact on your selected industry. Describe in a sentence or two the important movements of the variable in the table and graph.

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Week 9 Assignment – Economic Principles – Macroeconomics

Overview

It is important to be able to convey your understanding of macroeconomic concepts by communicating them to others. In the workplace you might do this by writing papers or reports (as you did for the Week 5 assignment) or creating presentations for your team, manager, or clients. For this assignment, you will develop a final report.

Use the Week 9 Macroeconomic Paper Template [DOCX] to help you get started.

For this final report assignment, you can use the same industry you selected for the Week 3 assignment, or you can select another industry.

Prepare a 2–3 page final report in which you examine one of the macroeconomic variables below:

Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

The unemployment rate.

The inflation rate.

 

Instructions

Choose an industry that interests you. (Remember, an industry is not a company. An industry is a group of companies doing the same thing. Ford is a company. Automobile manufacturing is an industry.)

Do research on your industry. In a few short paragraphs, describe your selected industry.

Be sure to write in your own words.

Identify the goods and/or services the industry provides.

Identify some of the major companies in this industry.

Add anything else about the industry that you think is interesting.

Keep track of your sources by copying their Internet addresses (URLs). You can paste these URLs at the end of your paper as your references.

Select one of three macroeconomic variables (real GDP, the unemployment rate, or the inflation rate) that a businessperson in your chosen industry should monitor, and explain why that variable is important and how it might have an impact on your selected industry.

Describe in a sentence or two the important movements of the variable in the table and graph.

Excel tables and graphs are attached for each of the three macroeconomic variables (real GDP, the unemployment rate, and the inflation rate).

Review the Excel table and graph for the macroeconomic variable that you chose.

Summarize how you think this industry will perform in the future.

Be sure to provide support for your prediction of this future industry performance.

Your report should include a minimum of two references/citations in the text.

Explain how the U.S. federal government’s financial challenges shape the financial future of state governments, local governments, non-profits, and other public organizations. Identify the fundamental equation of accounting.

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The Influence of Government Financials

Explain how the U.S. federal government’s financial challenges shape the financial future of state governments, local governments, non-profits, and other public organizations.

Ensure to include in your explanation the advantages and disadvantages of various revenue sources as well as the roles of efficiency, equity, and fairness on financing governments, non-profits, and other public organizations.

Identify the fundamental equation of accounting.

1. Identify the basic financial statements – balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement – for public organizations.
2. Know what information each statement is designed to convey about an organization.
3. Contrast the basic financial statements for non-profits to those same statements for governments and for-profit organizations.
4. Recognize the key elements of the financial statements – assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses.

Form a definite opinion and seek to defend their position. Gather facts from periodicals, pamphlets, books, etc., and incorporate this information into an 800–1,000 word paper.

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Why Communism Failed in the Soviet Union

The paper is to be persuasive; students should form a definite opinion and seek to defend their position. Students should gather facts from periodicals, pamphlets, books, etc., and incorporate this information into an 800–1,000 word paper. A minimum of 5 sources.

Conduct necessary research about the chosen company to better understand the health of that company. Develop an idea that will impact the growth of the company. Detail the idea and how it will need support from and affect the other areas of the company.

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Innovation Project/ Regal Cinemas

Step 2: Conduct necessary research about the chosen company to better understand the health of that company. This should include company history, current situation, and financial status.

Step 3: Develop an idea that will impact the growth of the company. Detail the idea and how it will need support from and affect the other areas of the company (accounting, IT, HR, marketing, etc.).

Outline and Rubric
Internal Report to the CEO
Proposal of New SBU
10 points: Cover sheet, Table of Contents with page numbers, all pages numbered, headings for all sections, proper spelling, grammar, and capitalization.

A. Executive Summary (10 points)
a. Introduce Company
b. Introduce Idea/SBU

B. Company Overview (10 points)
a. History
b. Current Situation
c. Financial Status (include financial statement found through secondary research)

C. New Idea – Strategic Business Unit (20 points)
a. Outline of Idea (clear, concise, complete)
b. Production of Product/Service
c. Operations (where, when, how)

D. Marketing (10 points)

Marketing Mix (4Ps) ; include E-marketing, web presence; social media.
A. Human Resource Implications for New SBU (10 points)
a. Management model
b. Personnel (can you use current or will expansion be necessary)
B. Financial Implications (10 points)

Estimate of potential revenue (make sure to use proper terms)
A. Global Business Implications (10 points)
How will this apply to the company’s global market; include cultural aspects.

What factors influence the demand for this product? What factors influence the supply of this product? How have these supply and demand changes affected this product’s equilibrium price? Do you anticipate any changes to this product’s demand and/or supply in the near future? If so, what is driving these changes?

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Current economic

For the assignment, you will complete this in TWO parts and as one assignment.

The first part is based on you finding information from the news and applying it to your daily life. You must pick a current economic topic related to the material we have covered or will cover in this course. Topics we have covered include:

Supply, demand and market equilibrium
Elasticity
Consumer Choice
Businesses and their cost
Pure Competition and Monopoly
Monopolistic competition and Oligopoly

Research and find an article that covers the topic you have chosen. You can use an article online or offline from any reputable source. Write a review of the article and integrate course concepts into your review. Make sure you both summarize the article and discuss how it relates to the course.

The second part of the assignment will include your application of what we have learned in the course. Pick a product or service you use in your everyday life and describe the market for this product. Make sure to address the following questions:
What factors influence the demand for this product?
What factors influence the supply of this product?
How have these supply and demand changes affected this product’s equilibrium price?
Do you anticipate any changes to this product’s demand and/or supply in the near future?
If so, what is driving these changes?

Complete this essay in a Microsoft Word document in APA format. You can separate the paper as Part I and Part II in your paper as a subheading. Your work will automatically be submitted to Turnitin for plagiarism review. Please note that a minimum of 1500 words for your essay is required.