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Assignment 2: The Fiscal and Monetary Policy
and Economic Fluctuations
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:
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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. -
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. -
Identify two (2)
strategies based on fiscal and monetary policy that would encourage people to
spend money in order to create economic growth. -
Explain how the two
(2) strategies that you identified in Question 3 could affect the unemployment,
inflation, and interest rates. -
Use at least three (3)
quality resources in this assignment.
Your assignment must follow these formatting
requirements:
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Be typed, double
spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all
sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.
Check with your professor for any additional instructions. -
Include a cover page
containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors
name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are
not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes
associated with this assignment are:
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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.
Grading for this
assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper,
and language and writing skills, using the following rubric:
Assignment 2:The Fiscal and Monetary Policy and Economic Fluctuations |
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Criteria |
Unacceptable Below |
Meets 60-69% |
Fair 70-79% |
Proficient 80-89% |
Exemplary 90-100% |
1. Weight: 25% |
Did not submit or incompletely |
Insufficiently discussed the |
Partially discussed the current |
Satisfactorily discussed the |
Thoroughly discussed the current |
2. Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely |
Insufficiently explained the |
Partially explained the changes in |
Satisfactorily explained the |
Thoroughly explained the changes |
3. Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely |
Insufficiently identified two (2) |
Partially identified two (2) |
Satisfactorily identified two (2) |
Thoroughly identified two (2) |
4. Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely |
Insufficiently explained how the |
Partially explained how the two |
Satisfactorily explained how the |
Thoroughly explained how the two |
5. 3 references Weight: 5% |
No references provided |
Does not meet the required number |
Does not meet the required number |
Meets number of required |
Exceeds number of required references; |
6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and Weight: 10% |
More than 8 errors present |
7-8 errors present |
5-6 errors present |
3-4 errors present |
0-2 errors present |