ECO316
ECO 316 Week 1 DQ 1 Should You Invest Short Term
What are the implications of a U.S. policy to “bail out”
firms and heavily subsidize the economy? How could such a policy create
inflation and higher interest rates? If you have cash available should you wait
until interest rates rise? Review your text and other sources and provide a 200
word answer. Respond to at least two of your classmates’
postings
ECO 316 Week 1 DQ 2 Treasury Inflation Protection Bonds
From the end of Chapter 6, read the “Moving from theory to
practice” case entitled “Japan Inflation-Linked Bonds.” Your 200 word response
should focus on selecting your most relevant thoughts and organizing them in a
coherent fashion. Respond to at least two of your classmates’
postings.
ECO 316 Week 2 DQ 1 New Product, Will I Be Rich
My company just came out with a new product? Should I buy a
bunch of company stock and get rich? What are the pros and cons of such an
investment? Review your text and other sources and provide a 200 word answer.
Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings
ECO 316 Week 2 DQ 2 Mutual Fund Regulation
From the end of Chapter 12, complete problem 13: Describe
how mutual funds provide services related to risk sharing and liquidity.
Distinguish a mutual fund from a bank. What do the differences you highlighted
imply about the need for regulation of mutual funds as opposed to banks? Your
200 word answer should focus on selecting your most relevant thoughts and
organizing them in a coherent fashion. Respond to at least two of your
classmates’ postings.
ECO 316 Week 3 DQ 1 Exchange Rate Risk
From the end of
Chapter 16, complete problem 13: Relate the problem of exchange rate risk in
international banking to interest rate risk in domestic banking. On the basis
of your understanding of interest rate risk, suggest strategies for managing
exchange rate risk in international banking. Your 200 word answer should focus
on selecting your most relevant thoughts and organizing them in a coherent
fashion. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
ECO 316 Week 3 DQ 2 Should I Expect a Bail Out
From the end of Chapter 15, complete problem 19: Suppose
that you manage a small S&L that has a net worth of –$50 million. You fear
that within two years, regulators will discover that your firm is insolvent and
will shut you down. You have two possible investment strategies: (a) continue
to operate as you have been, offering market interest rates on CDs to finance
mortgage loans, or (b) offer higher than market interest rates on CDs and use
the increased funds to speculate in junk bonds and real estate. Your analysis
tells you that strategy (a) has a 10% chance of losing $10 million and a 90%
chance of gaining $20 million, with an expected return of $17 million. Strategy
(b) has an 80% chance of losing $50 million and a 20% chance of gaining $75
million, with an expected return of –$25 million. What strategy should you
follow? Why? What are the consequences of your choice? What should a regulator
do in this situation? How might your behavior change if you expect a government
bail out? Your 200 word answer should focus on selecting your most relevant
thoughts and organizing them in a coherent fashion. Respond to at least two of
your classmates’ postings.
ECO 316 Week 3 Assignment Impacts on Liquidity
From the end of Chapter 18, complete the “Moving from theory
to practice” case entitled “Liquidity and the Monetary Base.” Your two to three
page response should focus on selecting the most relevant factors and
organizing them in a coherent fashion. It must be submitted to your instructor by
day 7 using APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.
ECO 316 Week 4 DQ 1 Fed Impact on the Dollar
From the end of Chapter 21 complete problem 14: If the Fed
wants to decrease the value of the dollar on foreign-exchange markets, what
should it do? What should it do if it wants to increase the foreign-exchange
value of the dollar? Your 200 word answer should focus on selecting your most
relevant thoughts and organizing them in a coherent fashion. Respond to at
least two of your classmates’ postings
ECO 316 Week 4 DQ 2 Federal Reserve System and Politics
From the end of Chapter 19, complete problem 12: Evaluate:
The Federal Reserve System is independent of the political process in the
United States. Your 200 word answer should focus on selecting your most
relevant thoughts and organizing them in a coherent fashion. Respond to at
least two of your classmates’ postings.
ECO 316 Week 5 DQ 1 Money Growth Rates and Recessions
From the end of Chapter 26, complete problem 14: Suppose
that you observed a substantial decline in the money growth rate six months
before the start of every recession. Would that be enough to convince you that
money affects output? Why or why not? Review your text and other sources and
provide a 200 word answer. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings
ECO 316 Week 5 DQ 2 Credit Crunch
From the end of Chapter 27, complete problem 15: You have
been assigned to determine whether the economy is experiencing a credit crunch.
What patterns in movements in the federal funds rate, the volume of bank
lending, and the volume of short-term lending in financial markets will you
look for? Why? Your 200 word answer should focus on selecting your most
relevant thoughts and organizing them in a coherent fashion. Respond to at
least two of your classmates’ postings.
ECO 316 Week 5 Final Paper Balance Mortgage Rates and an
Expansionary Economy
Analyze the major problems that countries face in developing
a balance between mortgage rates and an expansionary economy. Utilize the
Chapter 27 “Moving from theory to practice” case entitled “Priced to
Perfection,” as well as outside resources, as a basis for developing your
analysis. The eight page paper must be submitted to your instructor no later
than 11:59 pm of the last day of class.
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