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It causes more days that people are not in work and productive than any other single factor. What an astounding figure -- my mind boggles: $300 billion, or $7,500 per employee, is spent annually in America on stress-related compensation claims, decr Continue Reading...
gender roles in the workplace pre-exist much of what we think defines what work really is; not only do they pre-exist the modern working world of offices and factories, but they also seems older than more basic things, like writing and currency. Fro Continue Reading...
Sources of Law under the American Jurisprudence SystemDo this, don\\\'t do that, can\\\'t you read the sign? Five Man Electrical Band, 1970IntroductionThe American jurisprudence system is comprised of a vast network of federal, state and local entit Continue Reading...
Sometimes, it is even necessary to carry out certain clandestine operations like deceptions, clandestine collection of information, covert actions, and also the carrying out of the exercise of distributing disinformation or misleading information, w Continue Reading...
What does it mean to be “American” in a country as diverse as the United States?
It has been decades since the Immigration Act of 1924 (Johnson-Reed Act) was passed. The law provided for a quota system that led to the slowing down of the Continue Reading...
When interest rates are low, people have a greater incentive to borrow and to spend money. That new car or home they have been 'putting off,' seems much more attractive when the interest rate is nearly zero! But perhaps "the most effective tool the Continue Reading...
Monetary Policy
Federal Reserve Money Supply Policy Options at the Beginning of the Great Recession
money supply in October of 2008 was $1.4573 trillion, but by December of the same year it had reached $1.6038 trillion. By comparison, the prime int Continue Reading...
3. The country that I have chosen is South Africa. Absolute advantage is a situation when a country has an advantage in producing an item; comparative advantage reflects a situation when a country does not have absolute advantage but on the balance Continue Reading...
"..most importantly, we find that inflation has a dramatic negative impact on the profitability of banks." (2006) Boyd and Champ additionally state that: "The world has seen a dramatic decline in inflation rates in recent decades, but concerns about Continue Reading...
While this strategy is effective in some situations, the use of bond markets by an investor requires the development of an effective strategy that will help him/her to achieve a specific financial objective. For an investor seeking to maximize the p Continue Reading...
function of money.
Money has four purposes. It serves as:
Medium of exchange -- i.e. The currency used for bartering one good for another
it serves as the standard numerical unit of measurement of the market value of goods, the value of the progr Continue Reading...
This is one of the fears that many people share, and that the Economist article deftly points out.
The Fed's argument about keeping interest rates low as a mechanism for job creation has also been rather unproductive. The Fed argues that by offerin Continue Reading...
The Fed must not condone 'irrational' market exuberance once again, as it did under your predecessor Alan Greenspan's now much-criticized stewardship.
Thirdly, one of the initial criticisms of your 'loose' money policy during the crisis was that by Continue Reading...
Turning Points in American History
Two Turning Points and Current Impact on Cultural, Social, Economic and Political Life
Two historical turning points are the Social Security Act and the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Social Securit Continue Reading...
Macroeconomic Analysis
Economically, recession is described as a significant drop in economic activity over a short period of time usually a few months (bbc news, 2008). Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household income and other macro-economic indicat Continue Reading...
For example, the value of some gas to someone that is just trying to mow their lawn is a lot less than with someone who is trying to escape a coming hurricane.
However, a dollar-based system is better in that the value of money is much more stable Continue Reading...
Future of the U.S. Economy:
The most widely accepted fact is that the American economy is gradually recovering from the recent global recession though the progress seems to be very slow and relatively disappointing. This disappointing growth is par Continue Reading...
Global Economy
Key Player & Background
As the spokesperson for an interest group representing an economic think tank, I am issuing this policy statement to detail the implications for the U.S. economy of a sovereign default in the Eurozone. As Continue Reading...
This marked the fifteenth consecutive month of factory job losses.
In a "normal" recession, recovery begins as cuts in interest rates that induce increased consumption spending. This, in turn, leads to increased production to meet demand and eventu Continue Reading...
Generic drug makers therefore are competing in the market according to the skills in which they specialize. They specialize in efficient production and distribution of drugs, rather than in developing new drugs.
A generic drug maker can go out of b Continue Reading...
Bush implied unemployment figures were declining and Kerry touted very high unemployment figures. In hindsight, it appears that the labor department statistics concurred with the Kerry camp. When Bush still won, unemployment trend indicators seem to Continue Reading...
Another proposal would be to include new state and local government workers in the system (Kubarych, 2004).
Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare and Medicaid were formally enacted as amendments to the Social Security Act in 1965. These programs guarante Continue Reading...
There are many different methods for creating and utilizing such systems, and one large set or class of such approaches has been labeled the Systems Development Lifecycle Approach. In this perspective, systems or projects are seen as being continuou Continue Reading...
Many laws have been successful in restricting such practices in order to avoid a similar situation in the future. Today, "when a mortgage borrower wins a rescission case in court, the bank loses the right to foreclose, and has to give up all profits Continue Reading...
Economic Crisis Policies
US current economic crisis is considered to be started from real estate sector. The real sector started to decline in 2006 and it accelerated in 2007 and 2008. Housing prices have fallen from the peak from about 25% so far. Continue Reading...
gov 2010). In recent years (with the exception of 2009, when the deficit was reduced considerably due to a massive slowdown in consumer spending in the United States), this deficit has risen dramatically, from over ten billion dollars in 1990 to well Continue Reading...
Since 1970, the economic growth in U.S. had increased in real terms at a rate of 3.16% per annum, up to 2001, when the American economy registered a slow down period and the economic growth amounted 1.7%. Since 2003, the growth rate averaged 4.62% p Continue Reading...
trace the historical causation of the current recession - the causal factors. Currently, America and most of the world is experiencing a severe recession. The causes of that recession are many, and the fallout is severe. There are many similarities Continue Reading...
Open Market Operations
Monetary policy may involve several facets, including reserve requirements, discount rate and interest rate targeting. The U.S. Federal Reserve's long-time strategy has been to use interest rate targeting through Open Market O Continue Reading...
economic situation in the U.S. As compared to five (5) years ago. Include interest rates, inflation, and unemployment in the analysis.
Between 2009-2011, 6.1million workers were displaced from jobs that they held for at least 3 years. In 2012, the Continue Reading...
Inflation and Deflation: The Issue of Price Stability
Maintaining relatively stable prices is one of the major concerns in all capitalist economies. History shows us that left to its own devices; the capitalist economies undergo frequent "business c Continue Reading...
Financial System
financial markets are the places where capital exchanges hands. Those with capital to invest are able to invest in businesses that are seeking capital. The same occurs with financial institutions as intermediaries. The result is tha Continue Reading...
fiscal and monetary policy.
On the most basic level, the primary difference between fiscal and monetary policy is that fiscal policy pertains to the actions of the federal government designed to influence the national economy through government spe Continue Reading...
Money Interest Rates important individuals businesses making decisions finance purchases. The articles deal assessing conditions finance purchases important aspects policy. Allen, Bruce.
Interest Rates
The high unemployment and inflation rates are Continue Reading...
Macroeconomic Situation
A discussion given by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, on June 8, 2010, analyzed America's macroeconomic fiscal situation by opining that the economy is recovering from the recession and that national GDP would increase Continue Reading...
Since G=T with a balanced budget, savings will still fall until I's again, but the expansion of government achieves the goal of replacing the shortfall in aggregate expenditures, albeit with new, higher taxes.
In our case, the increased proceeds fr Continue Reading...
monetary multiplier?
The economics textbook definition of the "money multiplier" assumes lending banks automatically expand their credit money supply to a multiple of their aggregate, or saved reserves of money. The Federal Reserve requires all ban Continue Reading...
Macroeconomics -- Review of Age-Old Economic Concepts through the Eyes of Current Events in the Newspapers of Today
It has been a unique privilege to embark upon the study of economics during this period in our nation's economic history. One might b Continue Reading...
Monetary policy is crucial to the economy and impacts all types of economic and financial decisions individuals make. For example, depending on the state of the economy, individuals may decide whether to obtain a loan to purchase a new car or house o Continue Reading...
Collective Effervescence and the COVID-19 ResponseIntroductionWith the arrival of COVID-19, the world governments collectively responded in likeminded manner, with lockdowns, shutdowns, and 24/7 non-stop media coverage fueling panic and fear among th Continue Reading...