ECO 406

ECO 406 WEEK 5 Focus of the Final Paper Finance The financial sector has a profound influence on important macroeconomic variables like GDP growth, employment and inflation. The evolution of financial institutions has made the world’s economies more interconnected than ever, allowing financial “contagion” to spread out of control. In an eight- to ten-page paper (not including title and references pages), address the followin

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ECO 406 WEEK 3 Monetary Policy and Macroeconomy. In a two- to three-page paper (not including title and references pages), answer the question “How does monetary policy affect the macroeconomy?” In your answer, include the following: • Explain the fundamentals behind why changes in the money supply have real effects on the economy and the monetary transmission mechanism. • Explain how monetary policy can be used to

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ECO 406 WEEK 2 Applying Theory to the U.S. Economy. In a two- to three-page paper (not including title and references pages), evaluate the current state of the U.S. economy. Using your evaluation of the U.S. economy’s current state, explain how a Keynesian, Monetarist, and Neoclassical Theorist would each propose promoting economic growth. Discuss the cause and effect variables that each theory uses to explain business cycles. Support your

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ECO 406 WEEK 1 Central Banks. One important aspect of modern finance that separates it from past eras is the pervasiveness and power of central banks. Central banks play a vital role in ensuring the stability and efficiency of banking systems as well as influencing interest rates, bank lending, asset prices, inflation, output, unemployment and other crucial aspects of macroeconomics. In a two- to three-page paper (not including title and refer

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