Notebooks due 5/23; Projects start 5/27

Honors Economics Final Projects I and II (draft)
200 points (100 preparation; 100 presentation)

You will be working with a team of four on two of the following topics.
All teams will complete and present #4 as a power point.
4. Team presentation to CEO: Financing a New Factory in a Foreign Nation
There are five countries to choose from. Only two teams present on a single country.

You may choose to work with a team of 2-4 for your second project.

1. History of International Trade: Debate
2. Pros and Cons of Free Trade: Graphic presentation
3. “As the World Economy Turns”: a theatrical presentation

You will have three days to work on your project. We will present the following two days.

Each project requires you address a TASK. The more accurately you address this task and support decisions based on data/information, the higher your point total. You will follow the Directions and complete all questions on the first page using the Resource Cards. Repeat for Final Project II.

International Trade and Finance: see textbook

Before we begin our final project trade simulations, you need to complete the following

work: you already complete ch 17; sec 3 -- read and understand how exchange rates and
the strength of the dollar is/are determined
Chapter 19 Financing in Third World Countries
chapter assessment id key terms, sec 1 1,2,3,; sec 2 1,2,3,
sec 3 7-9

I will expect it to be a part of your notebook collected next Wednesday 22nd

International Trade and Finance for Simulations

chapter 17 sec 1-2 INternational Trade sec 1 #1-5; sec 2 #1, tariff, quota, WTO, NAFTA
read sec 3, explain key terms, 3, 4, 5

Fundamental ECON CONCEPTS!! Due May 19th and 20th

For Monday May 19
chapter 1
chapter 3 1 assessment 2, 3, 4, 5, p. 67 #1,2
2 define merger, conglomerate, multinational
case study: 84: Are megamergers a threat/IN CLASS
Chapter 4 Demand Explain terms/concepts: Demand curve, marginal utility, elasticity, inelasticity
ch 5 supply curve, supply elasticity, theory of production, law of variable proportions, 3 stages of production, marginal analysis,
ch 6: market equilibrium, equilibrium price, p. 156 Newsclip 1,2
May 20
Ch 7 sec 3 Govt Regulation: explain anti-trust regulation, key terms, review Agencies/list 2 you
already know; 2 that are new to you.
Ch. 8 min wage 11, 12, 14

May 21
Chapter 12 explain any key terms that are new to you, sec 2 #2 sec 3 #9 and 11

Chapter 15 sec 1 federal reserve system, sec 1 assess 1-4

We Will Begin International Finance and Trade on May 21 for similations`v`

Complete Chapter 1 sec 1-4 and assessment; Chapter 12

Read Chapter 12...complete chapter end assessment

Friday

1.Huh? What’s over?
2.What is ‘living beyond their means’?
3.What is the GDP? Is it up or down?
4-6. What kind of businesses are losing money?
7.What makes it possible for us to increase our consuming/shopping!
8.What kinds of news impact consumer confidence? What is consumer confidence?
9.What would create a big problem for US businesses?
10.If people stop spending as much, what is an answer for our economic problems?

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I am thinking good thoughts about your testing experiences. Best of Luck on
the results!