As you conduct your research and develop your presentation, consider the major economic concerns impacting the American economy today. The content in your presentation pertaining to your selected macroeconomic topic must relate to how the issue impacts the macroeconomy and the participants, including consumers, businesses, the government, and the foreign sector. Include the following aspects, as applicable: (Topic: Define and research the causes of inflation and unemployment, and decide which is worse, inflation or unemployment)
- Provide a brief background leading up to the recent occurrences and provide a detailed overview of the current situation and its challenges.
- How do demand and supply affect your chosen topic? Explain the relevant determinants of demand and supply, market equilibrium, and market efficiency.
- What role, if any, do subsidies play in your chosen topic?
- Identify the stage of the business cycle, and the impact on real GDP, inflation, and unemployment from your chosen topic.
- What role does government play in your chosen topic? Provide a brief analysis of one or more government policies in the applicable market. Should there be a larger government presence?
- What role does the Federal Reserve play in your chosen topic? Provide a brief analysis of one or more federal reserve actions in the applicable market. Should there be tighter control of the money supply?
- Discuss the application of the comparative advantage model to determine the process for patterns of trade. What role, if any, does comparative advantage and trade restrictions play in determining the outcomes for US production and exports?
- Discuss the relationship of the concept of incentives in economic theory to your topic.
- Compare opposing views and give credit to both sides before arriving at your conclusion.
Research Requirements
You must use at least four (4) resources for this project. Please use the ECPI Online Library for your research.
PowerPoint Presentation Requirements
You are expected to create a professional presentation. You must narrate each slide and use speaker notes.
- Your presentation should contain no fewer than 10 slides and no more than 25 slides.
- Your presentation must include:
- Introduction
- Content
- Conclusion
- Each slide must have a title.
- Use the speaker notes to list your narrated script on each slide, except the reference slides.
- Each slide should contain no more than 7 or 8 bullets.
- Provide references for statements of fact and images on one or more slides titled.
- Cite all sources including your images using APA.
- You must provide cite both your resources and images. You are required to use public domain images in your presentation. Do not use cartoons or copyrighted pictures. Images should be professional in nature. Pixabay.com is a good resource for free, public domain images.
- Do not copy and paste large chunks of text onto the slides. Including quotes is fine, but the majority of the content should be in your own words.
- Use the same font style throughout your presentation on each slide.
- Use 20 – 24pt font size for the body of your presentation. The slide titles should be no greater than 44pt font.
- Use only black or blue font. Do not use a green or red font.
- Use a Microsoft PowerPoint template to create your presentation. (Do not use a template that contains pink, purple, or other bold colors.)
- Please make sure you proofread your file in addition to running spell-check before submitting. Points will be deducted for spelling and grammar errors.