Read the statement by Jerome Powell, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System before the Joint Economic Committee . Mr. Powell says that “Putting the federal budget on a sustainable path would aid the long-term vigor of the U.S. economy”.
1. On December 22, 2017, the Tax
Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJ Act”) was passed, cutting the tax rates for
corporations very significantly from 35%
to 21%.
(a) Using the IS-MP framework,
describe what happens to investment and short-run output when there is a large cut in corporate taxes.
(a) The FRED database contains data
for Real Gross Private Domestic Investment showing
the change in investment year-on-year. Use the FRED database and download the
time series. Use quarterly frequency.
(b) In general, has the investment
become more or less volatile since 1950?
1. Inflation is usually understood to mean
positive inflation – i.e., an increase in the general price level over time.
Given this, what do you think “deflation” means?
2. Using the Fisher equation,
describe why deflation can be dangerous. In the context of a recession, explain
how a potential “deflationary spiral” would work.
3. If you were the Fed Chairman, how would you respond to deflation?
Create a Post Modern short story in which the characters and actions challenge modern notions of “truth.” The story needs to be written from a man’s perspective or gender neutral.
Imagine that you are heading up the DARD program’s strategic plan initiatives and that the strategic objectives and key actions remain constant. How would you better define each of the strategic objectives and key actions in order to make the selection and definition of appropriate performance measures easier? Explain how each of your definitions relate to the existing, ambiguous description.
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) of Northern Ireland case study provides an opportunity for you to be creative and to imagine that you are developing appropriate evaluation devices and performance measures. As a public manager, you may be asked to develop these criteria as part of the strategic change process.
Pick a disorder or health condition that interests you (e.g. heart disease, diabetes, depression, obesity, etc.). Do some research into the condition and find a health intervention (i.e. some sort of attempt at changing behavior in a way that promotes good health) that has evidence to support it being used to prevent the occurrence of the disorder. Then, devise a health promotion effort that is based on one of the theories that could be used to convince a group of people to participate in the new healthy behavior.
After reading the Jewish War by Josephus What does Josephus points to as the causes of the Jewish War?what were the Jews unhappy about according to him?
Introduce an overview of a healthcare system practice guideline for gestational diabetes. Discuss how different professionals in the healthcare system (Nurses, Pharmacists, Technicians, Nurse Educators, CFO, etc.) are held to this guideline.
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