Provide 3-4 paragraphs on any 1 of provided topics or provide your own topic on something related to world economics. Must provide some reference and link to the reference in APA style.
• Government debt and fiat currency
• The Invisible Hand
• Negative interest rates
• Keynesian economics
• Game Theory & Prisoners' Dilemma
• The shadow economy
• Price controls: what ripple can a price floor and price ceiling have?
• Clearly define/differentiate types of financial instruments: cash, equity, fixed income, mutual funds, derivatives/futures/forwards/options, hedge funds <- this could be helpful for those new to economics & finance
• Influence of demographics on the economy
• Define and discuss when beneficial common terms: austerity, Alpha and Beta in markets, Econometrics, leading and lagging indicators, current account deficit, trade deficit, market structure: monopoly through to perfect competition, real exchange rates & real interest rates, standard deviation, utility, scarcity, welfare...
• Nobel Prize in economics (pick any year and discuss)
• Look up "derivative bubble" and discuss
• Economic basis for regional conflicts (select any current conflict)