Jacob Solomon's group - M2015(B)

This is an article on how Russia's central bank will address the sharp oil price drop. This article relates to what we are doing because it talks about the strategy of the Russian central bank. the central bank is a key tool for the monetary policy, which we are covering right now. Also this article briefly mentioned balance of payments, and the negative consequences of the bank failing to address this issue. It was a very interesting read.

This article is a brief analysis of Australian government's investment in research and points out that the amount of money invested is decreasing. It also presents possible future implications of this state of affairs.

The article states in a very clear way which supply-side policies are effective and describe their advantages and drawback. It also refers to the usual 'conventional' policies that can do more harm than help. It ends with a recipe for the proper use of supply-side policies.

In this article, the author discuss the affects of the actions of the government in China. It is a modern topic today due to the demonstrations being held in Hong Kong. The authors mentions that the statement about entering a democracy, and then pulling back on the decision means that they were on the right track to get the market more free from the government, hence less poverty, but now he thinks it is gonna worsen the economical conditions. A free market has saved many economies, why should China still not give in for the human rights and improve their economy?

The article talks about how job creation needs to be created by the use of supply side policies.

This article deals with Kansas economy. Gov. Sam Brownback has increased taxes for the lowest- income families while the high- income families have a reduction in their taxes. He believes that it is a long- term strategy to make Kansas more competitive. 

This article highlights the objectives of candidates who are running to be mayor of the city of Portland. They discuss what their vision is and how they could reach it. Some of their goals is improving infrastructure which is an interventionist supply side policy. The article also highlights some macro economic objectives such as growth and lower unemployment 

i think this article proposes what will help lessen the effect of income inquality. closing the social gap between the rich and poor zubeee

According to a survey conducted by Lembaga Survei Indonesia (LSI) most Indonesians believe that Indonesian society is characterized by a high degree of income distribution inequality. More than 90 percent of respondents see income inequality in Indonesia, while about 40 percent of respondents believe there is no equality at all regarding income distribution in Indonesia.

This article from Slate tackles the issue of income distribution in one of the most notoriously expensively cities on Earth - New York. The article relates the economic principles learned this week to real life and the cost of living in a bustling city, with an interesting conclusion that might surprise some.

This article deals with the income distribution in the US for some years back. There are charts showing the data for now and a few years back, explaining the change in the distribution of income in the different states in the US. 

Agustin Carstens, governor of the Central Bank of Mexico warns about the spillover affects into the developing world from advanced economies' banks' monetary policies. Money has found its way into emerging markets leading to higher exchange rates and weakening exports according to Carstens. This is a dangerous bubble that could be liable to burst should growth pick up soon. Overall this article provides an interesting insight into how one countries policy choices can have global consequences and how international economics really is.

This article shows how one city could be responsible for the growth of a whole country. The growth in london is mostly due to big economic activity as money is constantly being invested and injected, the circular flow is also very fast. 

As early as next month, the European Central Bank is expected to act to counter persistently low inflation and to try to invigorate the eurozone's lethargic economy. Among the evidence the ECB will weigh: Thursday's report that the 18 countries that use the euro collectively grew just 0.2...

As a number of officials wanted to give more information about how long the US Federal Reserve will wait before it starts to reduce the size of its balance sheet, the central bank starts to plan an exit from easy monetary policy. 

This article details France's success in it's road to recovery following the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis. This week the IMF has hailed president François Hollande's cutback path to repair the countries economy but commented that his targets may be 'very challenging.' This comes after the French government has delivered vast savings through austerity measures whilst retaining general stability despite the rise of far-right groups like The Front National. In my opinion for a country in the eurozone Hollande's France seems to be doing well for itself on the road to recovery and could set an example for other Eurozone countries, like Greece and Portugal.

This article discusses how less inequality does not mean less efficiency looking at trade offs.

This article is dealing with a book called "Dead Men" that is about how the government is so divided into two halfs, where both try to stay away from increasing taxes as that is what the voters mostly look for.

This article deals with the long- and short term unemployment and their impact on inflation. Federal Reserve's paper gives doubts whether there is any difference between them. Worth looking through!