The assignment discussion of the effect of current events on the macro economy The expectation is that you read up on these topics (can read more than the links provided these are just a starting...

The assignment

discussion of the effect of current events on the macro economy The

expectation is that you read up on these topics
(can read more than the

links provided these are just a starting point)and are prepared to

discuss what these events mean for the macro-economy

Specifically,

how do these events affect our economy in Canada using the models we have

presented to date in class?

Be sure to:

(A)

Identify if you are evaluating a long run or short run effect?

(B) If

the short-run, what curve is being affected, why, and what does this mean??

(C)

Ceterius Paribus where do you expect the economy to end up following this

event? Why??

(D) What

assumptions are you making??

Topics:

of one of the

many proposed policies from the new NDP-Green Alliance

1 Effect?a

Increasing the carbon tax

bCombat rising

house prices?

cResist

the Kinder Morgan twinning?

dHalt the

Site-C dam?

e$15

minimum wage?

f Enact

free or $10 a day childcare?

gLaunch

a guaranteed minimum income pilot project?

i On

guaranteed minimum Income

1http://wwwbasicincomepilotca/about

(pilot project in Canada)?

2https://publicecondukeedu/~erw/197/forget-cea%20(2)pdf

(academic?article of study on MINCOME in dauphin

Manitoba 1974?

3http://web25uottawaca/academic/health/ipph/EvelynForget_phiricpdf

?(power

point slides of results of “MINCOME” experiment in the 70s in?Manitoba)

?

4http://newsnationalpostcom/news/canada/canadian-politics/like-another-

?1970s-throwback-basic-income-is-back-in-fashion-and-ontario-could-learn-

?from-past-mistakes

(National post article on the subject)?

5http://wwwtheglobeandmailcom/report-on-business/rob-

?commentary/everyone-talks-about-basic-income-heres-why-they-dont-

?implement-it/article27723204/

(globe and mail article on the subject)?

6http://mashablecom/2016/11/05/elon-musk-universal-basic-income/

(Elon?Musk’s take on the subject)?

7Many more articles

on the subject:http://bfytw/AlVw?

Information

about the NDP – Green alliance agreement can be found below, including the

actual agreement between the two parties:

https://wwwtheglobeandmailcom/news/british-columbia/whats-ahead-for-bc-politics-after-the-ndp-

green-partyagreement/article35160029/