Topic: Macroeconomics.

You will do research on some macroeconomic topic. The project will be made using PowerPoint slides. Each project should have one particular focus, based upon the following topics: 1. Productivity and economic growth - How has the Canadian economy performed in the first decades of the 2000s compared to the last few decades of the 1900s? 2. Government's role in the macroeconomy - How far should it go? 3. Inflation - Can our economy continue its low inflationary environment? 4. Inflation and interest rates - Is the Bank of Canada doing too much or too little? 5. Canada trade deficits - What effect do they have on our economy? 6. Unemployment and inflation - Is there a trade-off? 7. International trade - What effect on Canada economy? 8. Employment problems - Will Canada face labor shortages in the next decade? 9. Budget Surpluses and Deficits - What should policy makers do about them? 10. Government Stimulus programs - Too little or too much? 11. COVID-19 - Implications for Canada and the economic impact. 12. Global macroeconomic implications of COVID-19