Economic growth in Hong Kong and Singapore

research the factors behind economic growth in Hong Kong and Singapore. Which of these methods of encouraging growth would you suggest to a newly industrialized economy?

Data Sets

find a country and an economic concern, such as population, unemployment, etc. Search the Internet for data sets for the concern that you have chosen. Select a second country and find data sets for the same concern that you identified in part 1. please answer the following questions: Where were you able to find data sets? What is the relationship between the variable that you selected and the economy? What trends do you see in the data sets? Support your assertions of trends with statistical evidence.

Economic growth

Research the factors behind economic growth in Hong Kong and Singapore. Which of these methods of encouraging growth would you suggest to a newly industrialized economy? List resources.

The Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve has traditionally conducted open market operations through the purchase and sale of government bonds. In principle, could the Federal Reserve conduct monetary policy through the purchase and sale of stocks on the New York Stock Exchange? Do you see any possible drawbacks to such a policy? Suppose the Federal Reserve purchased gold or foreign currency. How would this purchase affect the domestic money supply? [Hint: about open market purchases of government bonds.]

Federal Reserve

1. Describe three ways in which the Federal Reserve can change the money supply. 2. If the Federal Reserve is going to adjust all of these tools during an economy that is growing too quickly, what changes would they make? 3. If the Federal Reserve is going to adjust all of these tools during an economic recession, what changes would they make? 4. What changes, if any, would you make to these tools at the next meeting of the Federal Reserve? Explain why and the benefits/drawbacks of this strategy.