Effects of monetary and fiscal policies on the housing industry.

Research monetary and fiscal policies that have affected the housing industry. Find two sources to help you answer the following questions about the housing industry: o How have these policies affected the employment rates for the housing industry? How have these policies affected the growth of the industry? How have these policies affected the prices of the product the industry produces?

Perfectly competitive firm & imperfectly competitive firm

Could a labor union or a minimum wage law efficiently help to raise wages, increase employment, or improve working conditions in a firm that is: a) a perfectly competitive firm in both the product market and the resource market? Explain. b) an imperfectly competitive firm in both the product market and resource market? Explain.

Government welfare, unemployment programs

What’s wrong with the following statement? If government would just eliminate its welfare programs, unemployment compensation programs, and other transfer spending programs, the only costs of unemployment would be the personal costs borne by the unemployed themselves.

Federal Reserve, Banking & Inflation PowerPoint Presentation

Need a 10-12 PowerPoint presentation addressing the following questions: 1. Why was the Federal Reserve Created? What are its essential functions? 2. Who are the decision makers of the Federal Reserve? How do these people obtain their positions? 3. How does the Federal Reserve control th monetary system? 4. How do banks increase the money supply? 5. How is inflation measured? 6. What are the causes of inflation? 7. Are natural disasters causes of inflation or deflation? Where might the public see the evidence? 8. What are the costs of inflation? 9. Why is inflation so widely feared? Include detailed speaker's notes.

Suppose the dollar-pound rate equals $0.5 per pound.

Suppose the dollar-pound rate equals $0.5 per pound. According the purchasing power parity theory, what will happen to the dollar’s exchange rate under each of the following scenarios ? a) The U.S. price level increases by 10% and price level in Britain stays constant b) The U.S. price level increases by 10%, while price level in Britain increases 20% c) The U.S. price level increases by 10%, while price level in Britain increases by 5%