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Listing What are the main causes and consequences of inflation? The BIG Idea How can inflation destabilize a nation's economy?
Drawing Conclusions Which investments are the safest and which are the riskiest? Why would investors choose either of those investments? Explain.
Why an individual choose to borrow money from a finance company that charges higher interest rates rather than from a commercial bank with lower interest rates?
Identify the characteristics of Treasury notes, bonds, and bills. Describe how options contracts are different from futures contracts.
Explain what determines a bond's current yield. Explain how CDs can appear in multiple markets.
The BIG Idea How might the four basic investment considerations vary for people in different age groups? Write a paragraph explaining your answer.
Explain why equity markets are reasonably competitive. Explain how the NASDAQ differs from the NYSE.
Describe how financial assets are created in a free enterprise system. Explain the role of the major nondepository financial institutions in financial system.
Market Efficiency What does the Efficient Market Hypothesis mean to you as a potential investor as you investigate your future stock portfolio?
The BIG Idea How do the different measures of output and income allow us to assess the economy of a nation?
Comparing and Contrasting Which program do you think is more effective, workfare or welfare? Why?
Explain what is meant by the term distribution of income. Identify the major reasons for inequality in the distribution of income.
Identify the political and economic importance of the census. Explain how the age composition of the future population might impact our economy.
Identify the components of GDP by decoding the formula GDP = C + I + G + (X - M). Describe the historical growth of population in the United States.
Describe what goods and services are included in the GDP. Identify the source of income for the four sectors of the economy.
What would happen to the Lorenz curve if nonfinancial aid such as food stamps and Medicaid were treated as income? Explain why this would occur.
Explain the significance of poverty threshold, poverty guidelines, Lorenz curve, welfare, food stamps, Medicaid and Earned Income Tax Credit.
Summarize the population-related problems affecting your community, and assess the local or state government's solutions.
Drawing Conclusions How will the retirement of baby boomers affect your generation? How do you think the baby boomers will feel about this?
The BIG Idea How can the projection of population trends help determine the direction of economic development?
Explain significance of census, urban population, rural population, center of population, infrastructure, baby boom, population pyramid and dependency ratio.
Synthesizing Information Describe the limitations of GDP. Drawing Conclusions What would be the effects of a decline in GDP?
Stating What is the circular flow of economic activity? The BIG Ideas Explain why GDP is important to economists.
Explain the significance of macroeconomics, gross domestic product, intermediate products, secondhand sales, nonmarket transactions and underground economy.
How would the tax collection system have to change if the government levels that actually spend the money had to collect the taxes themselves?