Eco 203 Entire Course / Principles Of Macroeconomics

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ECO 203 Entire Course / Principles of Macroeconomics

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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

ECO 203 Week 3 DQ 2 Budget Deficits and the National Debt

ECO 203 Week 3 Efforts to Reduce the Budget Deficit

ECO 203 Week 3 Quiz

ECO 203 Week 4 DQ 1 Federal Reserve Bank Policy during the 2007-2008 Recession

ECO 203 Week 4 DQ 2 The Effect of Bank Lending on the Economy

ECO 203 Week 4 Quiz

ECO 203 Week 5 DQ 1 Foreign Direct Investment

ECO 203 Week 5 DQ 2 Economies in Transition

ECO 203 Week 5 Final Paper

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ECO 203 Week 1 DQ 1 Economics Systems ECO 203 Week 1 DQ 2 Role of Government ECO 203 Wee

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Economics Systems. Discuss how your college education could be considered an investment in human capital. What is the opportunity cost of your degree?

Reference: Chapter 1, section 1.1: Economics and Chapter 2, section 2.1: Limited Resources.

Guided Response: Review and respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by replying to their posts on how a college education contributes to human capital and the opportunity cost of a degree. Be sure to refer to concepts found in the reading when responding to your classmates.

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ECO 203 Week 1 Quiz

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Week One Quiz. Complete the quiz on the assigned readings for the week.

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Week One Quiz. Complete the quiz on the assigned readings for the week.

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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. Describe what would happen to GDP, the unemployment rate and the inflation rate if there is a decline in aggregate demand.

Reference: Chapter 6, section 6.3: Aggregate Equilibrium and Changes in Equilibrium.Guided Response: Review and respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by discussing this question in

terms of how a decrease in aggregate demand impacts GDP, and why the change in GDP affects unemployment.

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ECO 203 Week 2 DQ 2 Who Benefits and Who Loses from Inflation

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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.

Reference: Chapter 4, section 4.3: Gainers and Losers from Inflation.

Guided Response: Review and respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by sharing any ideas you may have about how households and businesses can protect themselves against inflation. Be sure to refer to concepts found in the reading when responding to your classmates.

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ECO 203 Week 2 Quiz

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Week Two Quiz. Complete the quiz on the assigned readings for the week.

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ECO 203 Week 3 Assignment Efforts to Reduce the Budget Deficit

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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, discuss the actions taken by Congress since 1985 to reduce the budget deficits.

Use scholarly sources to support the current debate between the White House and Congress regarding what measures are necessary to address spending and revenues (e.g., news reports, official statements, press conferences, as well as numerous government websites).

Write a two- to three-page paper (not including title and reference pages), using at least three scholarly sources, not including the textbook, and must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in your approved style guide.

Suggested references:

Ashford University Online Library (follow the Library link within the tool bar on the left). Congressional Budget Office: www.cbo.gov.
Internal Revenue Service: www.irs.gov.
The Executive Office of the President: www.whitehouse.gov.

The paper:

1. Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in your approved style guide.

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ECO 203 Week 3 DQ 1 Government Fiscal Policy

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Government Fiscal Policy. Between 2007 and 2009 the U.S. economy experienced a severe recession. In an effort to stimulate the economy, the federal government passed a stimulus package. Explain the federal government’s use of fiscal policy (the stimulus) to promote growth and employment. Support your ideas with concepts found in the assigned reading. Include the following in your response:

Discuss some actions taken by the federal government and whether the recession would have been longer and the unemployment rate higher if the government had not acted by passing the stimulus package?
If left alone, do you believe the economy would have corrected itself as suggested by Classical economic theory? Explain.

Discuss the effect these policies had on increasing the size of the budget deficits and the national debt.

Reference: Chapter 9, section 9.4: More Recent Tax Changes, and Chapter 10, section 10.2: Early 1990s and 2000s Recessions.

Guided Response: Review the discussion board posts of your classmates. Respond to at least two of your classmates by agreeing or disagreeing with their posts. Support your ideas with concepts found in the assigned reading.

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ECO 203 Week 3 DQ 2 Budget Deficits and the National Debt

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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?

Reference: Chapter 10, section 10.1: Debt and Deficits, and section 10.4: Do Deficits Matter?

Guided Response: Review the discussion board posts of your classmates. Respond to at least two of your classmates with questions that allow them to extend their thinking. Support your ideas with concepts found in the assigned reading.

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ECO 203 Week 4 DQ 1 Federal Reserve Bank Policy during the 2007-2008 Recession

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Fed Policy during the 2007-2008 Recession. [Insert prompt].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.

Discuss the some of the actions that the Fed took during this period. Such as: How the Federal Reserve’s lending practices changed during this period.

What did the Federal Reserve do to support firms deemed “too big to fail.”

Do you believe these actions were necessary to avoid a collapse in the financial system? Support your opinion with information from the textbook or external source(s).

Reference: Chapter 12, section 12.4: Bank Failures During the Great Recession, Chapter 14, section 14.4:Monetary Policy in the 2000s, and Conclusions section at the end of the Chapter 14

Guided Response: Review the posts of your classmates and respond to at least two of your classmates by agreeing or disagreeing with their opinions on whether the Federal Reserve actions were necessary to avoid the collapse of the financial system.

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ECO 203 Week 4 DQ 2 The Effect of Bank Lending on the Economy

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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 andpotential borrowers look risky. This is known as a “credit crunch”. Explain how a credit crunch affects economic growth. Specifically, answer these questions in your post:

How does a credit crunch affect consumer spending and business investment? How does a credit crunch affect aggregate demand, GDP, and unemployment?

Reference: Chapter 14.1 Is Monetary Policy Effective? and section 14.3: Domestic Sectoral Effects.

Guided Response: Review the discussion board posts of your classmates. Respond to at least two of your classmates with responses that allow them to extend their thinking. Support your ideas with concepts found in the assigned reading.

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ECO 203 Week 4 Quiz

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Week Four Quiz. Complete the quiz on the assigned readings for the week.

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ECO 203 Week 5 DQ 1 Foreign Direct Investment

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ECO 203 Week 5 DQ 1 Foreign Direct Investment

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ECO 203 Week 5 DQ 2 Economies in Transition

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ECO 203 Week 5 DQ 2 Economies in Transition

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ECO 203 Week 5 Final Paper Expansionary Economic Policy

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ECO 203 Week 5 Final Paper Expansionary Economic Policy