Category: Leadership (Page 14 of 57)

Investment

December 13, 2019 / / 0 Comments
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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?

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Deflation & Liquidity Trap

December 13, 2019 / / 0 Comments
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 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?

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Creating a DARD Strategic Plan

December 4, 2019 / / 0 Comments
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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.

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DARD of Northern Ireland

December 4, 2019 / / 0 Comments
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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.

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Health Intervention Plan

December 3, 2019 / / 0 Comments
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 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.

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Bertollini Case Study

December 2, 2019 / / 0 Comments
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After going through the Bertollini Case, identify and sort through the relevant facts presented in a case; what do you know so far?  Who is the actual client? What is actually happening here?  How can you know for sure

1.Identify the problems and issues that arise in a case. What has changed in the Bertollini’s situation, to bring them to your office? What needs to be addressed in order to improve the situation?

2.  Identify the positive based aspects of the situation. What has gone right so far? What positive elements exist in this situation that can help you in your work with the Bertollini Family?

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