...DeVry University College of Business and Management Pomona, California Assigment 3 By Arturo Bauer A.Bauer4@hotmail.com Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Course Requirements for Principles of Economics ECON312 3269 Nitin Dvivedi April 14, 2010 Week 6 Assignment Introduction The current macroeconomic situation has been an issue of many talks in the United States and worldwide. Everyone is trying to change the situation, but no definite answer has been found. 1] What is the “current macroeconomic situation” (e.g worrying about inflation and/or recession) in the U.S.? The macroeconomic situation in the United States is not stable due to the financial instability, especially in the macroeconomic arena, because imports and exports are really down. The case for macroeconomic policy stimulus has been stronger in the United States than in Europe or Japan and both US monetary and fiscal policy have already acted forcefully. Going forward, the scope for policy support to decelerating activity depends on inflation developments. Soaring oil, food and other commodity prices have led to a sustained pickup in headline inflation rates and increases in producer price inflation suggest further impending cost pressures. In these circumstances, a ratcheting up of inflation expectations...
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...ECON312 Midterm Exam Study Guide YOU MAY WANT TO PRINT THIS GUIDE. 1. The Midterm Exam is open book, open notes. The maximum time that you can spend in the exam is three hours. If you have not clicked the Submit For Grade button by then, you will be automatically exited from the exam. In the exam environment, the Windows clipboard is disabled, and so you still will not be able to copy exam questions or answers to or from other applications. 2. You should click the Save Answers button in the exam frequently. This helps prevent connection timeouts that might occur with certain Internet Service Providers, and also minimizes lost answers in the event of connection problems. If your Internet connection does break, when you reconnect, you will normally be able to get back into your exam without any trouble. Remember, though, that the exam timer continues to run while students are disconnected, so students should try to re-log in as quickly as possible! The Help Desk cannot grant any student additional time on the exam. 3. Midterm Exams are closed end of Week 4. 4. Reminders: * You will only be able to enter your online Exam one time. * Click the Save Answers button often. * If you lose your Internet connection during your Exam, log on again and try to access your Exam. If you are unable to enter the Exam, first contact the Help Desk and then your instructor. * You will always be able to see the time remaining in the Exam at the top right of the page. 5...
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