Category: s20-econ320

Lesson 25: Final Exam

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Final Exam Instructions

  • Write a 2-4 page essay to answer the following question.
  • Due Tue Apr 28 at 11:59pm.

Yesterday the price of oil collapsed and fell into negative territory. This means current sellers must *pay* buyers to take delivery of oil. How will this dramatic market implosion impact major world regions in the next 5 years?

There aren’t right or wrong answers. This is an opinion piece. Your job is to present and defend a coherent position.

Exemptions.

Congratulations to the following students who have been excused from the Final Exam due to outstanding performances this semester.

  • Scott M.
  • Dipendra S.
  • Clinton N.
  • Christian N.
  • Jizelle M.
  • Kylene F.
  • Kristy H.
  • Page H.
  • Nathan S.
  • Karida S.

Assignment:

  • Prepare to discuss oil prices and economic impacts on Thursday.
  • Prepare any questions about the final essay assignment.
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Lesson 24: Lessons Learned from the 2008 US Mortgage Crisis

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  • Latin America Exam
  • New Course Offering
    • Real Estate Investment (Online MBA course)
    • Summer “B” session

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  • Geography of North America

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Lesson 23: Investing in the 2020’s Global Economy

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  • Latin America Exam

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  • All materials below from Apr 2019: http://www.justinholman.com/2019/04/23/lesson-23-investing-in-a-global-economy/
  • Outlook for the global economy
    • Bullish long-term (20+ years)
    • Bearish short-term (5-10 years)
    • Drivers of long-term growth
      • Information technologies
      • Medical technologies
      • Globally integrated markets
      • Emerging economies (India, East/Southeast Asia, Latin America)
      • Demographic trends
    • Barriers to long-term growth
    • Reprise of the Roaring 20’s ?
  • All investing is value investing (otherwise, it’s speculation)
    • Buy solid businesses at discount prices
    • Most publicly traded companies are overvalued
    • Most US real estate is selling at retail prices (very few discounts)
    • Emerging markets
    • Watch for major price reductions in healthy assets
  • Reliable vehicles for wealth accumulation
    • Rental property
    • Productive land (farms, timber, mineral rights, water rights)
    • Profitable businesses (that you own, not where you work)
    • Dividend paying stocks
    • It’s only an asset if it generates positive cash-flow
  • Future of money
    • Currencies may be a wild ride
    • Precious metals – as volatile as the currency used for pricing
      • Gold, Silver, et al
    • Cryptocurrencies
      • rhymes with .com boom/bust in 1999-2000
      • only one Amazon.com emerged
      • 1 year ago $8,850
      • Low in Dec 2018: $3,180 ( – 64.1%)
      • Yesterday close: $5,370 ( – 39.3%)
      • Tough competition
  • Wealth
    • Essentially, all legal contracts
    • Except commodities (keep them in a safe place!)

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Lesson 22: Latin America Exam

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  • Post-Covid Q&A Session
  • Extra Credit opportunity *after* Latin America Exam

Presentation:

  • Here’s the exam!
  • Surprise! It’s a take-home exam so you can have 5 days to answer the questions.
  • All responses are due before class Tue, Apr 14.
  • Be prepared for cross-examination. If I suspect plagiarism or misrepresentation I will ask you to explain your answer verbally and adjust your score accordingly.
  • Check the “Upload Map” question at the end of the exam. You’ll want to think about it so don’t save it for the last second.

Assignment:

  • Duh. Work on the exam!
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Lesson 21: Post-Covid-19 New World Order Q&A

Topic: Geog of World Econ, Lesson 21
Time: Apr 7, 2020 11:15 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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  • US Intervention in Central America
  • Schedule
  • Latin America Exam
    • Review on Thu Apr 9
    • Exam on Tue Apr 14

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Lesson 20: Immigration Policy and US Intervention in Central America

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Read this short article: “Thinking about this moment”
by George Friedman of Geopolitical FuturesDownload

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  • Grades
  • Nicaragua

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Discussion:

  • Did these interventions contribute to today’s instability in the region?
  • Does the US have any legal/moral obligation to accept immigrants from the region?

Assignment:

  • Have a good weekend

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Lesson 19: Revolution and US Intervention in Nicaragua

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  • Mining in Latin America
  • Lithium Triangle

Presentation:

  • Geography of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
    • Map Quiz
    • Countries: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico.

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Lesson 18: The Yasuni ITT Initiative in Ecuador

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  • Mining in South America
  • Lithium Triangle
  • COVID-19

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