In an article from august 2014, ‘the fall of france’, paul krugman criticizes the austerity policy implemented in france.

use what you have learned about the fiscal multiplier to explain why, in krugman’s opinion, fiscal austerity in france (and more generally in europe) would fail (explain carefully what you think krugman means by ‘fail’).

question 2: what happens when there is a positive shock to aggregate demand from a boom in the construction of new housing? explain using the multiplier diagram and the phillips curve diagram.

what would you expect the central bank to do?

You are chairman of the board of a successful technology firm. there is a nominal federal corporate tax rate of 35 percent, yet the effective tax rate of the typical corporation is about 12.6%. your firm has been clever with use of transfer pricing and keeping money abroad and has barely paid any taxes over the last 5 years; during this same time period, profits were $28 billion. one member of the board feels that it is un-american to use various accounting strategies in order to avoid paying taxes. others feel that these are legal loopholes and corporations have a fiduciary responsibility to minimize taxes. one board member quoted what the ceo of exxon once said: “i’m not a u. s. company and i don’t make decisions based on what’s good for the u. s.” what are the alternatives? what are your recommendations? why do you recommend this course of action?

Describe a real or made-up but possible example of a situation where an employee faces a conflict of interest. explain at least two things the company could do to make sure the employee won't be tempted into unethical behavior by that conflict of interest. (3.0 points)

Suppose that alexi and tony can sell all their street tacos for $2 each and all their cuban sandwiches for $7.25 each. if each of them worked 20 hours per week, how should they split their time between the production of street tacos and cuban sandwiches? what is their maximum joint revenue?