Demand for Electricity in Florida

  Purdue University provides monthly data on Florida electricity consumption online ( https://engineering.purdue.edu/LASCI/research-data/energy). In this case study, we want to use these data to estimate monthly residential and commercial electricity demands with...

Non-monetary benefits open trade has contributed

        Discuss non-monetary benefits open trade has contributed to the world since the end of WWII. Provide at least 2 examples. Why do you think these are important? • How have changes to US trade and tariff policies affected US trade with other...

Consequences of increasing interest rates on the US economy

Monetary policy in the US, especially the desire to increase interest rates, will have international repercussions. One of these will be to strengthen an already strong dollar. Please discuss the consequences of increasing interest rates on the US economy, taking into...

The American Dream of home ownership

Housing Starts showed a steep decline at the onset of the pandemic. While this trend has reversed, there remains a shortage of affordable housing and mortgage rates have recently begun to rise. Is the American Dream of home ownership still feasible? 1....

The Fed’s balance sheet

Since the 2007 financial crisis the Fed’s portfolio of Treasury and mortgage-backed securities has grown tremendously, from $900 billion to more than $8 trillion today. In recent years there has been much discussion about how and how quickly the Fed may begin...