Fiscal and Monetary Policy and Economic Fluctuations

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Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

  1. Discuss the current economic situation in the U.S. as compared to five (5) years ago. Include interest rates, inflation, and unemployment rate in your explanation.
  2. Explain the changes in interest rates, inflation, and unemployment rates that your research yielded. Explain one reason for each of the changes in interest rates, inflation, and unemployment rates that you identified in Question 1.
  3. Identify two (2) strategies based on fiscal and monetary policy that would encourage people to spend money in order to create economic growth.
  4. Explain how the two (2) strategies that you identified in Question 3 could affect the unemployment, inflation, and interest rates.
  5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment.

Paper must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA (at least 2 references)

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Analyze imperfectly competitive markets – monopoly, monopolistic competition, and oligopoly – to understand their profit-maximizing decisions.
  • Explain the factors and mechanisms of growth.
  • Explain how governments use monetary and fiscal policy to manage the economy.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in principles of economics.
  • Write clearly and concisely about principles of economics using proper writing mechanics.
Must be easy to read
Plagiarism free


The Fiscal and Monetary Policy and Economic Fluctuations

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below 60% F

Meets Minimum Expectations

60-69% D

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Discuss the current economic situation in the U.S. as compared to five (5) years ago. Include interest rates, inflation, and unemployment rate in your explanation.

Weight: 25%

Did not submit or incompletely discussed the current economic situation in the U.S. as compared to five (5) years ago and did not submit or incompletely included interest rates, inflation, and unemployment rate in your explanation.

Insufficiently discussed the current economic situation in the U.S. as compared to five (5) years ago insufficiently included interest rates, inflation, and unemployment rate in your explanation.

Partially discussed the current economic situation in the U.S. as compared to five (5) years ago and partially included interest rates, inflation, and unemployment rate in your explanation.

Satisfactorily discussed the current economic situation in the U.S. as compared to five (5) years ago and satisfactorily included interest rates, inflation, and unemployment rate in your explanation.

Thoroughly discussed the current economic situation in the U.S. as compared to five (5) years ago and thoroughly included interest rates, inflation, and unemployment rate in your explanation.

2. Explain the changes in interest rates, inflation, and unemployment rates that your research yielded. Explain one (1) reason for each of the changes in interest rates, inflation, and unemployment rates that you identified in Question 1.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely explained the changes in interest rates, inflation, and unemployment rates that your research yielded and did not submit or incompletely explained one (1) reason for each of the changes in interest rates, inflation, and unemployment rates that you identified in Question 1.

Insufficiently explained the changes in interest rates, inflation, and unemployment rates that your research yielded and insufficiently explained one (1) reason for each of the changes in interest rates, inflation, and unemployment rates that you identified in Question 1.

Partially explained the changes in interest rates, inflation, and unemployment rates that your research yielded and partially explained one (1) reason for each of the changes in interest rates, inflation, and unemployment rates that you identified in Question 1.

Satisfactorily explained the changes in interest rates, inflation, and unemployment rates that your research yielded and satisfactorily explained one (1) reason for each of the changes in interest rates, inflation, and unemployment rates that you identified in Question 1.

Thoroughly explained the changes in interest rates, inflation, and unemployment rates that your research yielded and thoroughly explained one (1) reason for each of the changes in interest rates, inflation, and unemployment rates that you identified in Question 1.

3. Identify two (2) strategies based on fiscal and monetary policy that would encourage people to spend money in order to create economic growth.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely identified two (2) strategies based on fiscal and monetary policy that would encourage people to spend money in order to create economic growth.

Insufficiently identified two (2) strategies based on fiscal and monetary policy that would encourage people to spend money in order to create economic growth.

Partially identified two (2) strategies based on fiscal and monetary policy that would encourage people to spend money in order to create economic growth.

Satisfactorily identified two (2) strategies based on fiscal and monetary policy that would encourage people to spend money in order to create economic growth.

Thoroughly identified two (2) strategies based on fiscal and monetary policy that would encourage people to spend money in order to create economic growth.

4. Explain how the two (2) strategies that you identified in Question 3 could affect the unemployment, inflation, and interest rates.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely explained how the two (2) strategies that you identified in Question 3 could affect the unemployment, inflation, and interest rates.

Insufficiently explained how the two (2) strategies that you identified in Question 3 could affect the unemployment, inflation, and interest rates.

Partially explained how the two (2) strategies that you identified in Question 3 could affect the unemployment, inflation, and interest rates.

Satisfactorily explained how the two (2) strategies that you identified in Question 3 could affect the unemployment, inflation, and interest rates.

Thoroughly explained how the two (2) strategies that you identified in Question 3 could affect the unemployment, inflation, and interest rates.

5. 3 references

Weight: 5%

No references provided

Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.

Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements

Weight: 10%

More than 8 errors present

7-8 errors present

5-6 errors present

3-4 errors present

0-2 errors present



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