In recent years, the highest rate of unemployment among U.S. adults has been among

The commercial banks in Fundland have

Reserves $500 million Loans $3,500 million Deposits $4,000 million Total assets $5,000 million The banks hold no excess reserves. a) Calculate the banks' desired reserve ratio. b) An immigrant arrives in Fundland with $10 million, which she deposits in a bank. How much does the immigrant's bank lend initially?

France is capital abundant and Italy is labor abundant. Shoes are labor intensive and wheat is capital intensive

Draw diagrams to illustrate the pre- and post-trade equilibria for each of the two countries including the production points, the consumption points, the international price, and the volumes of exports and imports for each. Be sure to identify which country has comparative advantage in which good. Which factors gain and which lose when trade is opened between the two countries? Explain carefully.