The United States is looking to increase the amount that it exports. What steps should it take to meet this objective?

The economy is experiencing high and rising inflation rates. As a member of the Central Bank, what would you recommend as appropriate monetary policy to control and rectify this problem?

Explain how an increase in your nominal income and a decrease in your real income might occur simultaneously? Who loses from inflation? Who loses from unemployment?

What is the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and how is it determined each month? What effect does inflation have on the purchasing power of a dollar? How does it explain differences between nominal and real interest rates? How does deflation differ from inflation?

Discuss "government failure" and explain why it happens.

What is the difference between trailing P/E and forward P/E. How are they used in equity analysis?

How do you find the weighted average cost of capital of a company?

If you were a portfolio manager with $20mm to invest, how would you allocate between equities, fixed income and cash equivalents? Use a three to five year investment time horizon and feel free to get granular with your recommendation.

Compare and contrast fiscal policy with monetary policy.

Why is the P/E ratio of a high tech company higher than the P/E ratio of a mature company?