RELI 1731 Lecture Notes - Krita, Dvapara Yuga, Skandha

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Samsara is the cycle of rebirth and re-death. Eastern view of life and death (creation and destruction). Western: you have one life to get it right. A full cycle (krita to kali) equals 4, 320, 000 years. The cycle is a continuous evolution and desolation. The universe is destroyed at the end of each cycle. Kalpa: 1000 cycles x 4, 320, 000 years. = 4, 320, 000, 000 years (one day in life of brahma) Brahma lives for 100 years (311, 040, 000, 000, 000 years) The forms and lives change but the soul does not. (hinduism) Buddhism believes in samsara but does not believe in atma. The buddhist religion believes the personality is constantly changing, like a river flowing. Mental habits (feeling of i") *there is no body that belongs to me". We cannot avoid feelings but we need to be balanced. Train the mind in positive mental states. Mara: demonic-like creature holding the wheel of life.

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1)Which of the following scenarios is consistent with weak form efficiency?

A)		Stocks that have increased in value over the last 6 months, on average, continue to increase in value over the next 6 months.
	B)	Stocks that have increased in value over the last 6 months, on average, decrease in value over the next 6 months.
	C)	The correlation between last year's stock return and this year's stock return for the S&P500 is zero.
	D)	Apple's stock price declines after the death of Steve Jobs.

2)Which of the following scenarios is consistent with semi-strong form efficiency?

A)		Stocks that have increased in value over the last 6 months, on average, continue to increase in value over the next 6 months.
B)		Stocks that have increased in value over the last 6 months, on average, decrease in value over the next 6 months.
C)		The Wall Street Journal newspaper publishes a short biography of Steve Jobs one year after his death. As a result of this article, Apple's stock price declines the day afterwards.
D)		Apple's stock price declines the day after the death of Steve Jobs.

3) If semi-strong form efficiency is the correct theory to describe how the stock markets work, which of the following would we expect to happen after a company announces that it earned more money in the prior quarter than people expected? Assume no other news is released about the company.

A)		The stock price should increase the next day and continue to increase for several days afterwards.
B)		The stock price should increase the next day and then decrease for several days afterwards.
C)		The stock price should increase the next day and then stay the same for several days afterwards.
D)		The stock price should decrease the next day and then stay the same for several days afterwards.

4) The current stock price of Apple is $100. If you expect Apple to pay a dividend next year of $5 per share, and the cost of equity capital is 12%, what would you expect the price of Apple to be next year right after the dividend is paid?

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Honduras

I will be providing information on Honduras, which is one of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere. I have had the chance to witness first-hand how poor the country is, and how little the people there have. In both 2015 and 2016, I had the privilege to spend a week there, working with a surgical team in a hospital to do procedures for people free of charge. They ranged from relatively simple hernia repairs and cholecystectomies to more advanced things like moving the esophagus and removal of large tumors. Honduras seemed to rank around the 125-130 mark for most of the information I found.

The country has a population of just over 8 million, with about half residing in urban areas (WHO, 2017). They also ranked around that area for infant mortality, which was 17.7%, and literacy rate runs around 89% (Factbook, n.d.), which surprisingly ranks it as 149th, well below half of the other countries in the world. Life expectancy averaged 71.1 years, broken down to 69.5 years for males and 72.8 years for women (WHO, 2017). Surprisingly, 93% of the population are subscribers of cell phone service (U.N., 2016). Healthy life expectancy at birth was 64.9 years, slightly lower than average life expectancy. Cause of death registration coverage was very low at 17%. Many of the people in the country work either in some type of agricultural setting or working to make textiles. Knit sweaters and knit t-shirts both account for about 12% of exports. Coffee came in at the same percentage. Banana exports are about 4% of total exports, and sadly the major money from that is not kept in-country.

The companies that own the plantations and factories do not have an interest in the country and send the money elsewhere. Insulated wire is another large export with 9% of the exports from that. 1.9% of exports are created from rolled tobacco, mostly cigars (OEC, n.d.). As a cigar aficionado, I believe they produce fine tobacco there. Textile scraps, narrow woven fabric, undergarments, melons and other fruit, fish, vehicle parts, soap, gold, and petroleum each hold less than 2% each of export totals. All are important to the economy of the country. The country ranks very low in many health-related areas. For example, the cause of death registration coverage does not seem very high.

One of the patients I dealt with in the hospital had been in a motorcycle accident and had a severe closed head injury. He eventually died, but they continued to manually ventilate him until his heart stopped on its own. His heart rate fluctuated for many hours due to the swelling in his head, but I am unsure how they documented his death, whether it be cardiac arrest or a vehicle accident. There is little to no tracking of patients in a hospital, and there are many risks associated with that. Patients do not wear identification and their charts are stacked at the nurse's desk. Documentation is all done on paper, which can be misread or even get lost. Access to healthcare is limited to those who can afford it, and I would not say they have much of a public health system. While nurses, physicians, and other healthcare providers are highly educated, many citizens that work other jobs do not have the need or luxury for obtaining further education.

There is an obvious gap between those who have money and those who do not. There is not much of a middle-class, as we have here in the United States. While the country has improved slightly over the past decade, it is still far from being a developed country. Nearby countries like Belize and Costa Rica offer tourism, which can draw in money to improve conditions. Unfortunately, the biggest draw for Honduras tourism is the island of Roatan. This does not provide much income to the country. Hopefully, the trend of improvement will continue for years to come, and increase the level of health in the country.

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Question 3

According to Joseph Schumpeter, the theory of creative destruction describes a process by which

	A	some new products unleash a gale of destruction that drive other new products out of the market.
B		new products unleash a gale of destruction that drives old products out of the market.
C		new products are created by the destruction of capital.
D		the creation of new products never involves the destruction of old products.

Question 4

Which of the following countries had the highest GDP per capita in 2012?

		A Qatar
B		United States
C		Japan
D		Norway

Question 5

________ save a ________ of their income. This ________ capital in their economy and raises economic growth.

	A	Developing countries; large proportion; decreases
B		Developing countries; small proportion; increases
C		High-income countries; large proportion; increases
D		High-income countries; small proportion; increases

Question 6

The demand for loanable funds is determined by the willingness of ________ to borrow money to engage in new investment projects.

A		government
B		households
C		banks
D		firms

Question 7

The U.S. economy has been more stable since 1950.

True

False

Question 8

When the economy reaches a trough in a business cycle, which of the following will occur?

A		Income, production, and employment will continue to fall.
B		Income, production, and employment will begin to rise.
C		Income and production will rise, but employment will continue to fall.
D		Employment rises, but income and production will continue to fall.

Question 9

In a closed economy, what is the relationship between saving and investment?

A		Saving is greater than investment.
B		Investment is greater than saving.
C		Investment is equal to saving.
D		Investment may be greater or smaller than saving.

Question 10

The per-worker production function shows the relationship between ________ per hour worked and ________ per hour worked, holding ________ constant.

A		labor; real GDP; technology
B		capital; real GDP; technology
C		labor; capital; real GDP
D		capital; labor; real GDP

Question 11

New growth theory states that increases in ________ capital will result in ________ at the ________ level.

	A	knowledge; increasing returns to scale; firm
	B	physical; decreasing returns to scale; firm
	C	knowledge; decreasing returns to scale; economy
D		knowledge; increasing returns to scale; economy

Question 12

Which of the following is not a reason why the Industrial Revolution occurred when and where it did?

A		The British government was committed to upholding private property rights.
B		The British government was able to eliminate arbitrary increases in taxes.
C		The British government was able to more easily seize wealth.
D		Institutional changes by the British government helped protect wealth.

Question 13

Growth in real GDP per capita for the world economy was greatest during

A		the seventeenth century.
B		the eighteenth century.
C		the nineteenth century.
D		the twentieth century.

Question 14

Which of the following is a normative statement about economic growth?

A		Economic growth is associated with higher labor productivity growth.
B		Economic growth increases GDP per capita.
C		Economic growth hurts developing countries.
D		Foreign direct investment stimulates economic growth.

Question 15

The effect of a recession on a company like Whirlpool Corporation is such that

A		sales decline more sharply for Whirlpool as compared to firms that do not produce durable goods.
B		profits fall less sharply as compared to firms that do not produce durable goods.
C		the decline in sales is more short-lived as compared to firms that do not produce durable goods.
D		there is no difference in the impact of the recession on its profits as compared to firms that do not produce durable goods.

Question 16

For the recessions in the United States since the 1950s,

A		cyclical unemployment has been non-existent.
B		unemployment rises on average by about 1.2 percentage points 12 months after a recession begins.
C		unemployment falls on average by 2 percentage points 12 months after a recession begins.
D		unemployment rises on average about 5 percentage points 12 months after a recession begins.

Question 17

You are an economic advisor to the president. You are asked to recommend a policy to promote long-term economic growth in the economy. Which of the following policies would you choose?

A		a reduction in sales taxes
B		an investment tax credit
C		a reduction in taxes on luxury yachts
D		All of these

Question 18

In comparison to a government that runs a balanced budget, when the government runs a budget deficit,

	A	the equilibrium interest rate will fall.
	B	business investment will fall.
	C	household savings will fall.
	D	None of these

Question 19

If labor productivity growth slows down in a country, this means that the growth rate in ________ has declined.

A		labor force participation
B		the quantity of goods or services that can be produced by one hour of work
C		the working-age population
D		nominal GDP

Question 20

Policies to promote growth by increasing saving and investment work through

A		decreasing the supply of loanable funds, lowering the interest rate, raising the level of investment in physical capital.
B		increasing the supply of loanable funds, increasing the interest rate, raising the level of investment in physical capital.
C		increasing the supply of loanable funds, lowering the interest rate, lowering the level of investment in physical capital.
D		increasing the supply of loanable funds, lowering the interest rate, raising the level of investment in physical capital.

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