The number of jobs available in the U. S. economy is largely determined by the number of workers private firms choose to hire. In 2016, firms employed 124 million people. The Federal Reserve is part of the federal government and hires relatively few people, about 22,000 in 2016. Even if the Fed doubled or tripled its work force, it would have little impact on employment levels, yet economists strongly link actions of the Fed to the level of total employment in the economy. Carefully explain how the Fed is able to affect the level of total employment in the economy. Be sure to include all relevant actions the Fed can take in affecting total employment.

Suppose that real interest rates increase across europe. this development will u.s. net capital outflow at all u.s. real interest rates. this causes the loanable funds to because net capital outflow is a component of that curve.

Karen is working on classifying all her company’s products in terms of whether they have strong or weak market share and whether this share is in a slow or growing market. what type of strategic framework is she using?

When paul o’neill joined alcoa as ceo, he set a , that there would be zero workplace accidents. a lot of people in the organization thought this was impossible given how dangerous some aluminum-manufacturing jobs are, but alcoa’s safety record improved tremendously. as the board of governors of the american red cross considers planning, one option is to make strategic plans and then direct managers to align tactical and operational plans accordingly. another option is to have planning specialists managers across the organization make their own plans. why might this organization’s executives opt for the latter approach? check all that apply. (a) the environment is a dynamic one, and department and frontline managers can come up with more responsive plans than can central leadership. (b)resources will be better coordinated across the organization in support of the overall strategy.(c) senior leadership will have more control over the organization’s direction. (d)when managers come up with their own plans, they are likely to be more committed to following through on them.