November 2017
Should the Bank of England Raise Interest Rates?
Should the Bank of England raise interest rates? What factors should be most important for their decision? When the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) changes its official interest rate – known as Bank Rate, it is attempting to ... Read More »
November 22, 2017
Economic Policies and Inequality
What policies should the US, UK, and EU leaders pursue to combat the problems associated with increasing inequality? Please provide an economic argument based on the readings below, or other readings. http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/14/donald-trump-working-class-americans-feel-screwed http://www.newrepublic.com/article/119589/great-escape-review-do-foreign-aid-donations-make-things-worse https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/10/21/why-we-need-economic-growth-more-than-we-need-democratic-socialism/ The Oxford Dictionary of Economics defines inequality as: “Differences in the ... Read More »
November 15, 2017