Sunday, March 27, 2011

The Fed Chairman Game


Check out this game created by the Federal Reserve. It deals with exactly what we are studying right now, monetary policy. The game puts you in the position of the Fed Chairman, and you must manipulate interest rates in order to balance unemployment and inflation. Click on the learn more button before playing. Investigate the Fed Toolkit and the other items in the help section. After this play the game. Give me a short summary of your strategy and how it went.

Sunday, March 06, 2011

Does Apple Stand a Chance?


I came across this article from 3 years ago that didn't give Apple much of a chance with their new iPhone. Read the article and answer the 4 questions at the end of it. Then tell me why you think that Apple was a success with the iPhone.