Collect own data and generate own graphs and tables required necessary for completing this assignment.
Cut and paste or downloaded graphs and tables from another author’s work will be penalised.
The raw data and their source must be included as an appendix to the report.
Data sources include:
1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
2. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)
3. The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
4. World Development Indicators (WDI)
Marking Criteria
Question 1 [6 marks] Word Limit: 500 words
Table 1: GDP Data for Countries A and B
Country A
$billions
Country B
$billions
Household Consumption
150
150
Government Purchases
250
250
Transfer payments
50
60
Total Gross Fixed Capital Expenditures
50
150
Change in Inventories
50
-50
Exports
40
40
Imports
20
20
Consider the data in table 1 for two countries: A and B.
a. Calculate the GDP for both countries.
b. Discuss the usefulness of these data in deciding which, if any, of these two countries is likely to be experiencing an economic recession.
Question 2 [12 marks] Word Limit: 1000 words
Obtain Australia’s real GDP and CPI data from 1980 to 2015. Calculate the annual growth rates of real GDP and inflation and graph both series together. Is/are there some interesting or salient relationship(s) between those two series? Provide and discuss plausible economic explanation(s), including change in economic events and change in government policy, for the relationship(s) you identified.
Question 3 [12 marks] Word Limit: 1000 words
Obtain Australia’s real GDP and unemployment data from 1980 to 2015. Calculate the growth rates of real GDP and unemployment and graph both series together. Is/are there some interesting or salient relationship(s) between those two series? Provide and discuss plausible economic explanation(s), including change in economic events and change in government policy, for the relationship(s) you identified.
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