GDP, CPI, inflation and other indicators
The objective of the assignment is to contribute to the learning outcomes for this subject (see p.3) by providing practice in (a) researching the economic characteristics of two economies, and selecting a number of variables (indicators) which best describe their similarities and differences (b) obtaining 10 years of data describing those characteristics, interpreting and presenting them clearly and simply as a ‘picture’ of a real economy (c) researching critical background on the two economies in order to explain their current economic situation and suggest their likely future states and (d) using this material to illustrate the factors at work in the two economies, focusing on the differences and similarities between them, and what this may suggest in terms of their respective business and investment environments
The objective of the assignment is to contribute to the learning outcomes for this subject (see p.3) by providing practice in (a) researching the economic characteristics of two economies, and selecting a number of variables (indicators) which best describe their similarities and differences (b) obtaining 10 years of data describing those characteristics, interpreting and presenting them clearly and simply as a ‘picture’ of a real economy (c) researching critical background on the two economies in order to explain their current economic situation and suggest their likely future states and (d) using this material to illustrate the factors at work in the two economies, focusing on the differences and similarities between them, and what this may suggest in terms of their respective business and investment environments
