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    Being unemployed affects the living standards not only economically but also for their well-being. The unemployment rate for Sudan as of 2014 is 13.6% of the population, that seems like a small percentage but Sudan 's population is small. The living standards in Sudan must be bad for the unemployed people because without a job, they can 't feed their family. The unemployment rate in America is low at 6.2% of its population, most people there probably live comfortably because they have a job.…

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    Russia Economy vs. the United States Economy There are many different measurement one can look at when comparing countries economy’s. Measurements include: inflation, unemployment, GDP, GDP per capita, exports, imports, interest rates, national debt, and currency exchange rate. Governments have power to influence these measurements, however, using Central Banks, Fiscal policies, and Monetary policies. The United States is regarded as one as the most complex economies in the world, while…

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    government specifically to help handle its transactions, to coordinate the policies of private banks, and to control interest rates (Shively 112). Interest rates can be controlled either by lending its reserves freely and lowering interest rates by increasing the amount of money in circulation, or by decreasing the amount of money in circulation which thereby increases interest rates (Shively 112). Every modern state has a central bank; in the United States, it’s called the Federal Reserve.…

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    and increase interest rates in order to decline investment and GDP and fight inflation (Reuters).…

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    Multiple factors come into play when determining the status of a nation’s economy. Some of these key factors include business cycles, unemployment, and inflation. Because the business cycle is an aspect of the economy that is constantly changing and cycling, we must constantly monitor and follow the levels of the economy. Unemployment and inflation are two aspects of the economy that are better when the numbers are low. The points and figures that I have listed within this report…

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    Tangibility: Tangibility represents a firm’s investment in fixed asset as a component of total asset. Tangible assets are broadly accepted determinants of capital structure because fixed assets provide security to the capital provider by directing a claim against capital erosion. Information asymmetry between borrowers and firms increases the agency cost of debt which can be reduced by using adequate tangible assets that may serve as collateral to issue debt (Jensen & Meckling, 1976). This is…

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    Bretton Wood Effect

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    dollars caused by foreign aid, military spending, and foreign investment which threatened the Bretton Woods system, because the United States did not have enough gold to cover the volume of money in the worldwide circulation at the $35 per ounce exchange rate (Office of the Historian, n.d.). Traders in foreign exchange markets became increasingly inclined to sell dollars based on their belief that the dollars overvaluation would one day compel the United States government to devalue it, which…

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    everything, right from zero interest rates to negative interest rates, but with limited success. Policymakers across the world are now scratching their heads on what more can be done to achieve growth and stoke inflation. Many believe that the central banks have no tool left to tackle…

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    GDP forecast and investment Rate The U.S. economy has experienced a positive growth due to the balance of trade items. The GDP of the country has increased by 0.8% in 2016 which is more than the estimated 0.5% rise. The fundamental reason for the increase is due to the rising demand for products and services in the market and the increased of home spending by the citizens. The level of investment in the country reduced in 2016 compared to other years. This can be attributed to the expected…

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    the value of the estimated coefficient of unemployment rate is -0.20. This means that for 1% increase in unemployment rate, infant mortality will go down by 0.20%, other things being constant. Also the P-value of the estimated coefficient is 0.0395, which indicates that we are 95% sure that the estimated effect is significant. The estimated coefficient of poverty rate is 0.1810, which denotes that, ceteris paribus, for 1% increase in poverty rate, infant mortality will go up by 0.18%. Although…

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