Darden University of Virginia (USA)
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The Economics of Competitive Markets
Murphy, DanielTechnical Note DARDEN-GEM-0180-EEconomicsThis note describes how the behaviors of competitive buyers and sellers interact to determine market outcomes—the price at which a product is sold, and the quantity of a product that is exchanged. It begins by defining supply, demand, and market equilibrium. It then derives firms’ supply curves from its marginal cost curve, and demonstrates how the firm’s optimal production decision depends on the market equilibrium price. Finally, it shows how d...Starting at €8.20
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The Fight Against Skyrocketing Textbook Prices (A)
Guthrie, Lance; Moore, SherriCase DARDEN-G-0638-EKnowledge and CommunicationA young graduate student finds himself in hot water when he is sued by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., for reselling textbooks overseas for a profit. This case explores the first-sale doctrine-a section of the Copyright Act of 1976-as well as citation of three additional decisions. The B case reveals the Supreme Court verdict. This case is used in a business law course elective at the McIntire School of Commerce.Starting at €8.20
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The Fight Against Skyrocketing Textbook Prices (B)
Guthrie, Lance; Moore, SherriCase DARDEN-G-0639-EKnowledge and CommunicationA young graduate student finds himself in hot water when he is sued by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., for reselling textbooks overseas for a profit. This case explores the first-sale doctrine-a section of the Copyright Act of 1976-as well as citation of three additional decisions. The B case reveals the Supreme Court verdict. This case is used in a business law course elective at the McIntire School of Commerce.Starting at €5.74
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A Brief Introduction to Macroeconomics
Murphy, DanielTechnical Note DARDEN-GEM-0125-EEconomicsThis technical note sets the groundwork for a module on macroeconomics by introducing concepts and definitions that will be revisited in subsequent technical notes. The note begins by introducing national income accounting and the components of gross domestic product (GDP), and by discussing why economists care about GDP. It then discusses how the determinants of the components of GDP interact on the market, and how we can predict GDP and interes...Starting at €8.20
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The IS/LM Model
Murphy, DanielTechnical Note DARDEN-GEM-0126-EEconomicsThis technical note introduces the basic structure of the workhorse IS/LM model for a closed economy (i.e., one that does not engage in international trade). The note derives the core components of the model and derives predictions of effects of fiscal and monetary policy. The price level is assumed to be fixed, and aggregate demand determines output. This note precedes a more comprehensive treatment of aggregate demand and aggregate supply found...Starting at €8.20
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Ten Years After the Global Financial Crisis: A Pension Fund's Retrospective
Murphy, DanielCase DARDEN-GEM-0163-EEconomicsEbony Jones manages asset allocation for Colorado’s Public Employee Retirement Association (PERA). She is worried that some asset price measures are approaching levels observed prior to the Great Recession, and she is pondering whether she should shift PERA’s asset allocation toward cash and fixed-income investments as a precaution. To put the current market situation in perspective, she looks back at the causes and consequences of the Great Rece...Starting at €8.20
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The IS/LM Model - Teaching Note
Murphy, DanielTeaching Note DARDEN-GEM-0126TN-EEconomicsTeaching note for product GEM-0126Starting at €0.00
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Japan's Economics: Abenomics from the Front and Rearview Mirrors - Teaching Note
Murphy, Daniel; Yemen, GerryTeaching Note DARDEN-GEM-0150TN-EEconomicsTeaching note for product GEM-0150Starting at €0.00
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Governments and Markets in the 21st Century
Murphy, DanielCase DARDEN-GEM-0187-EEconomicsAs Joseph Biden began his presidency in early 2021, he was faced with the enormous task of balancing his more centrist tendencies with the increasingly activist part of his coalition. More generally, he would need to understand the forces that contributed to subpar economic performance and to redirect government efforts to supporting a market economy that benefitted all Americans. To do so, he would need to understand the arguments for and agains...Starting at €8.20
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Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve
Hachem, Kinda; Murphy, DanielTechnical Note DARDEN-GEM-0193-EEconomicsWhat is monetary policy and what is the Federal Reserve’s (Fed’s) role in determining monetary policy in the United States? How are changes in monetary policy implemented and how do these changes affect firms, households, and other stakeholders? This technical note addresses these questions by outlining the Fed’s legal mandate, the tools at its disposal to achieve that mandate, and the mechanisms through which the Fed’s policy choices affect macr...Starting at €8.20