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2. ECO 203 Entire Course (Ash Course) ECO 203 Week 1 DQ 1 Economics Systems ECO 203 Week 1 DQ 2 Role of Government ECO 203 Week 1 Quiz ECO 203 Week 2 DQ 1 The Current State of the Economy and Unemployment ECO 203 Week 2 DQ 2 Who Benefits and Who Loses from Inflation ? ECO 203 Week 2 Quiz ECO 203 Week 3 DQ 1 Government Fiscal Policy Economics Systems-Discussion 1 Discuss how your college education could be considered an investment in human capital. What is the opportunity cost of your degree? ECO 203 Week 1 DQ 1 Economics Systems

3. ECO 203 Week 1 DQ 2 Role of Government (Ash Course) Role of Government-Discussion 2 Economics is the study of how society chooses to allocate its scarce productive resources (labor, capital, land, entrepreneurial talent). In a mixed economy, elements of both central planning and market allocation of resources are used in allocating productive resources. The United States economy is a mixed economy, with a bias towards market allocation of resources. This means most resources are allocated in the private sector by way of markets. 1. Question : If an individual's income increases, then the demand for a normal good will 2. Question : An example of investment, as defined in economics, is 3. Question : All but which one of the following could shift the demand curve? 4. Question : When a firm decides to replace some workers with robots in its production process, it is making a decision about one of the basic economic questions. Which one? ECO 203 Week 1 Quiz (Ash Course)

4. ECO 203 Week 2 DQ 1 The Current State of the Economy and Unemployment The Current State of the Economy and Unemployment Imagine a scenario where there is a decline in aggregate demand. Identify which part of the business cycle is part of a decline in aggregate demand. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measures the amount of new production. A change in the amount of new production affects employment Who Benefits and Who Loses from Inflation? Inflation is an important policy issue because it causes a redistribution of income and wealth, and discourages saving and investment. Discuss how inflation affects borrowers and lenders, asset prices, and households on fixed incomes. ECO 203 Week 2 DQ 2 Who Benefits and Who Loses from Inflation

5. ECO 203 Week 2 Quiz 1. Question : The term “recession” refers to a 2. Question : Who is NOT a loser in inflation? 3. Question : The transfer of funds from savers to business investors takes place in the 4. Question : If taxes increase and the AS curve is upward sloping, then Efforts to Reduce the Budget Deficit The rapid growth of the national debt alarmed some politicians and created pressure for restricting Congress's unlimited ability to spend. After reviewing Chapter 10, Section 10.2: Efforts to Reduce the Deficit, write a 2-3 page paper, formatted according to APA style as outlined in your approved style guide, discussing the actions taken by the Congress since 1985 to reduce the budget deficits. ECO 203 Week 3 Assignment Efforts to Reduce the Budget Deficit

6. ECO 203 Week 3 Discussion Question 2 Budget Deficits and the National Debt Between 2007 and 2011 the federal budget deficit grew from $160.7 billion to $1,299.6 billion, and the national debt grew from $8.9 trillion to $14.8 trillion. (Figure 10.1: The ratio of debt to GDP, 1977-2011.) In your post, differentiate the budget deficit from the national debt. How do you think the increases in the budget deficits and the national debt will affect the economy in the future? ECO 203 Week 3 Discussion Question 2 Budget Deficits and the National Debt Between 2007 and 2011 the federal budget deficit grew from $160.7 billion to $1,299.6 billion, and the national debt grew from $8.9 trillion to $14.8 trillion. (Figure 10.1: The ratio of debt to GDP, 1977-2011.) ECO 203 Week 3 Discussion Question 2 Budget Deficits and the National Debt (Ash Course)

7. ECO 203 Week 3 Quiz 1. Question : The time between the legislation of fiscal policy and its effect on output and employment is called 2. Question : The federal income tax is 3. Question : The largest single item in the federal budget is 4. Question : The Investment Tax Credit 5. Question : The measured deficit would be larger if Discussion 1 Federal Reserve Bank Policy during the 2007-2008 Recession From 2007-2010, the Federal Reserve Bank (the Fed) used many practices that had never before been seen from the central bank of the United States. ECO 203 Week 4 DQ 1 (Federal Reserve Bank Policy during the 2007 To 2008 Recession) (Ash Course)

8. ECO 203 Week 4 DQ 2 (The Effect of Bank Lending on the Company) (Ash Course) Discussion 2 The Effect of Bank Lending on the Economy In conducting expansionary monetary policy, even if the Federal Reserve Bank is providing reserves to the banking system, during a recession or during periods of slow economic growth, banks may choose not to lend out their reserves when interest rates are low and potential borrowers look risky. 1. Question : M1 includes all but which one of the following? 2. Question : The transactions demand for money depends on 3. Question : Individuals accept dollars because 4. Question : The fact that money is legal tender increases its 5. Question : According to the M1 definition, the money supply consists of currency held by the public plus ECO 203 Week 4 Quiz

9. ECO 203 Week 5 DQ 1 Foreign Direct Investment (Ash Course Discussion 1 Foreign Direct Investment Imagine you are in charge of development for a developing country and were approached by a multina-tional corporation interested in locating in your country. Identify some of the benefits and some of the costs to the host country from allowing a multinational corporation to locate in a country with a developing economy. Discussion 2 Economies in Transition The movement in the direction of a market- based system with freely determined prices, competition, profits, private ownership, and other features of capitalism is not simple. ECO 203 Week 5 DQ 2 Economies In Transition

10. ECO 203 Week 5 Final Paper Expansionary Economic Policy (Ash Course) Week 5 Final Paper In an effort to move the economy out of a recession, the federal government would engage in expansionary economic policies. Describe the actions the government would take in conducting expansionary fiscal policy and expansionary monetary policy.

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