discussion 1: Economic growth may be attained when either aggregate demand or aggregate supply shifts to the right. Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapter 15 from the course text, especially examining Section 15.2, and respond to the following components: What are the different effects between aggregate demand-based growth and aggregate supply-based growth? What may shift aggregate supply to the right? Thoroughly explain its process. As a policy maker, would you prefer the strategies of aggregate supply-based economic growth or aggregate demand-based growth? Why or why not? As a proponent of either aggregate supply-based growth strategies or aggregate demand-based growth strategies, what would you recommend for the current U.S. economy to achieve stable economic growth? Your initial post should be a minimum of 300 words. Discussion 2: Imagine you oversee a developing country’s growth and have been approached by a multinational corporation interested in locating in your country. Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapter 16, especially examining Section 16.5, and respond to the following components: Describe a multinational corporation and foreign direct investment (FDI). Identify some benefits and costs for the host country from allowing a multinational corporation to locate there, despite its developing economy. Evaluate whether developmental assistance from world developmental agencies, such as the World Bank or the United Nations, would be preferable to private investment. What would you decide between developmental agency assistance or private investment, such as FDI from multinational corporations? Why? Explain. Your initial post should be a minimum of 300 words. Reply 1: Demand-based growth strategies try to create a long-term increase in output and employment (Amacher, 2019).  This type of growth focuses on the behaviors of all consumers who purchase goods & services in the domestic economy (Strickland, 2012).  The effects are argued among classical economists who claim they are only effective in the short-run, while Keynesians argue the short-run is actually very long; therefore, making demand-based growth the most effective tool (Amacher, 2019) Supply based growth focuses on the behavior of all firms who provide goods & services in the domestic economy (Strickland, 2012).  Changes in capital stock, improvement in the size or quality of the labor force, additional natural resources, improvements in productivity, or technological advances can all affect the AS curve (Amacher, 2019).  Unfortunately, no matter how much you try to influence business by adjusting the factors that might change the AS curve, there’s no guarantee business will respond accordingly (Strickland, 2012).  This makes supply-based growth efforts unpredictable (Strickland, 2012). The long-run AS curve will shift right in response to an increase in resources or productivity, improvement in the size or quality of t.

1. discussion 1:
Economic growth may be attained when either aggregate
demand or aggregate supply shifts to the right. Prior to
beginning work on this discussion, read Chapter 15 from the
course text, especially examining Section 15.2, and respond to
the following components:
What are the different effects between aggregate demand-based
growth and aggregate supply-based growth?
What may shift aggregate supply to the right? Thoroughly
explain its process.
As a policy maker, would you prefer the strategies of aggregate
supply-based economic growth or aggregate demand-based
growth? Why or why not?
As a proponent of either aggregate supply-based growth
strategies or aggregate demand-based growth strategies, what
would you recommend for the current U.S. economy to achieve
stable economic growth?
Your initial post should be a minimum of 300 words.
Discussion 2:
Imagine you oversee a developing country’s growth and have
been approached by a multinational corporation interested in
locating in your country. Prior to beginning work on this
discussion, read Chapter 16, especially examining Section 16.5,
and respond to the following components:

2. Describe a multinational corporation and foreign direct
investment (FDI).
Identify some benefits and costs for the host country from
allowing a multinational corporation to locate there, despite its
developing economy.
Evaluate whether developmental assistance from world
developmental agencies, such as the World Bank or the United
Nations, would be preferable to private investment.
What would you decide between developmental agency
assistance or private investment, such as FDI from multinational
corporations? Why? Explain.
Your initial post should be a minimum of 300 words.
Reply 1:
Demand-based growth strategies try to create a long-term
increase in output and employment (Amacher, 2019). This type
of growth focuses on the behaviors of all consumers who
purchase goods & services in the domestic economy (Strickland,
2012). The effects are argued among classical economists who
claim they are only effective in the short-run, while Keynesians
argue the short-run is actually very long; therefore, making
demand-based growth the most effective tool (Amacher, 2019)
Supply based growth focuses on the behavior of all firms who
provide goods & services in the domestic economy (Strickland,
2012). Changes in capital stock, improvement in the size or
quality of the labor force, additional natural resources,

3. improvements in productivity, or technological advances can all
affect the AS curve (Amacher, 2019). Unfortunately, no matter
how much you try to influence business by adjusting the factors
that might change the AS curve, there’s no guarantee business
will respond accordingly (Strickland, 2012). This makes
supply-based growth efforts unpredictable (Strickland, 2012).
The long-run AS curve will shift right in response to an increase
in resources or productivity, improvement in the size or quality
of the labor force, additional natural resources, improvements in
productivity, or technological advances (Amacher, 2019). The
effects of reduction in taxes or regulations/laws can also shift
the AS curve right (Amacher, 2019).
If there must be a choice between the two, I would go with
demand-based growth efforts as they are much more predictable
(Strickland, 2012). When the government changes expenditures
or changes the personal tax policies there is an instant effect to
the AD curve (Strickland, 2012).
Also supply based growth has a proven track record of failure.
Throughout the 80’s and early 90’s, the U.S. applied a type of
supply-based growth efforts. These efforts seemed to do well to
reduce inflation in the early 80’s (Love Econ, 2017). However,
the bigger picture speaks for itself, supply-side economics
didn’t work. That era of U.S. economic history was absolutely
plagued with consistent massive deficits.
As a policy maker, I would attempt to focus on using both
efforts. I feel both AS and AD based growth efforts can be
utilized at different points in the business cycle of the economy.
I would argue the demand-based growth efforts are best
utilized during periods on economic contraction while the
supply-based efforts can be utilizing during periods of
expansion.

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Principles of macroeconomics
(2nd ed.). Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/
Strickland, R. K. [TheWyvern66]. (2012, July 27).
Supply-side economics.
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You Will Love Economics. (2017, September 22).
Macro minute -- demand-side vs. supply-side economics.
Links to an external site. [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://youtu.be/5sX3KC0LRH0
reply 2:
What are the different effects between aggregate demand-based
growth and aggregate supply-based growth?
Aggregate demand-based growth is a strategy to form a long-
term increase in output and employment by shifting the
aggregate demand to the right
(Amacher, 2019). With the shift to the right it causes a loss in
research and development physical capital and human capital
(Amacher, 2019). This output is the economic measurement of
all goods and services produced by the economy. Aggregate
demand is determined by market value and only symbolizes
total output at a given price level and does not represent quality
or standard of living.
The Aggregate Supply supply-based growth is the total of all
final goods and services which firms plan to produce, during a
specific time period. (Amacher, 2019). It is the total amount of
goods and services that firms are willing to sell at a given price
level in an economy. There are two views on Long Run

5. Aggregate Supply, the Monetarist view and the Keynesian view.
The curve is upward sloping in the short run and vertical, or
close to vertical, in the long run.
What may shift aggregate supply to the right? Thoroughly
explain its process
.
In the short-run, examples of events that shift the aggregate
supply curve to the righ
t
include a decrease in wages, an increase in physical capital
stock, or advancement of technology. The short-run curve shifts
to the right the price level decreases and the GDP increases.
(Amacher, 2019).
As a policy maker, would you prefer the strategies of aggregate
supply-based economic growth or aggregate demand-based
growth? Why or why not?
I think I would lean more towards the aggregated demand-based
way because it’s in place to create long-term output and
employment. It also helps to raise the minimum wage. I believe
any time you have a formula that works in the best interest of
the consumer, you have a win win outcome.
As a proponent of either aggregate supply-based growth
strategies or aggregate demand-based growth strategies, what
would you recommend for the current U.S. economy to achieve
stable economic growth?
I think both strategies have their own way of creating some type
of outcome that can benefit the economy. You just have to be
able to change directions before it’s too late. Supply and
demand have an important relationship that determines the

6. prices of most goods and services and they are both important
when it comes to economic activity.
Reply 3:
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a key component in global
economic integration (Wei Jie, 2016). It is investment made by
an enterprise, or direct investor, from one nation to another
enterprise in another nation (Wei Jie, 2016). The two main
types of FDIs are greenfield and brownfield investments. A
greenfield investment is when a parent company starts a new
venture in a foreign nation by constructing new facilities from
the ground up (Wei Jie, 2016). A brownfield investment is the
purchase of an existing enterprise, or facility, in a foreign
nation for the purpose of starting a new business (Wei Jie,
2016). Multinational Corporations (MNCs) can fall in to either
category and are firms with headquarters in one country and one
or more branches in other countries (Amacher, 2019).
Some of the benefits to the host country of an MNC are
injections into the circular flow of income, positive effects on
the balance account, improvements to infrastructure, increased
domestic productivity, and increased tax revenue (EconplusDal,
2014). Some of the costs to the host country for allowing
MNCs are short-term employment opportunities, potential
forfeit of political power, loss of resources, and environmental
damage (EconplusDal, 2014).
Developmental assistance from world developmental
agencies, such as the World Bank or the United Nations is
considered to be multilateral aid. Multilateral aid consists of
multiple donors giving to multiple recipients (Amacher, 2019).
The alternative type of foreign aid would be bilateral. Bilateral
aid consists of a single donor giving to a single recipient
(Amacher, 2019). In general, recipients of foreign aid prefer to

7. receive multilateral assistance (Amacher, 2019). Donating
nations would prefer to use bilateral means, as there is more
control over who gets what (Amacher, 2019).
The choice between which type of foreign aid to accept,
or contribute, would depend on a several factors to include, the
level of poverty the nation might currently be experiencing, the
amount of growth potential the nation might possess, and the
political stability of the host nation. Many developing countries
are very impoverished and destitute of growth potential due to
their poor resources and political stability. To some countries,
MNCs simply aren’t an option as they could not operate
successfully within their borders. These types of nations would
only be able to accept aid from governmental operations such as
the U.N. and USAID. However, if the developing nation has
somewhat of a stable political system and an MNC would be
successful, then I would choose the FDI route. MNCs offer
specific advantages for the host nation that would remain in the
long-run versus aid simply handed over to the host nation.
Amacher, R., & Pate, J. (2019).
Principles of macroeconomics
(2nd ed.). Retrieved from
https://content.ashford.edu/ (Links to an external site.)Links to
an external site.
EconplusDal. (2014, December 14). Y2/IB 18) FDI (Foreign
Direct Investment) and Development. Links to an external site.
[Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3xFhPphQVA
Wei Jie, K. [Koh WEI JIE]. (2016, May 25).
Foreign direct investment and its roles in economic
development. Links to an external site. [Video file]. Retrieved
from https://youtu.be/HSDj-apqFgQ

8. Reply 4:
Describe a multinational corporation and foreign direct
investment (FDI).
Foreign direct investment (FDI) and multinational corporation
play an essential and developing job informing our world, both
monetarily and politically. A multinational corporation is a firm
with headquarters in one nation and at least one branch plant in
different countries (Amacher and Pate, 2019). A case of a
multinational corporation would be McDonalds Corporation. It
has global operations in the USA, Europe, the Asia/Pacific, the
Middle East, Africa, Canada and in Latin America. Foreign
direct investment (FDI) is an interest in a business by an
investor from another nation for which the foreign investor has
command over the organization acquired.
Identify some benefits and costs for the host country from
allowing a multinational corporation to locate there, despite its
developing economy
.
Enabling multinational corporation to situate in a nation with a
developing economy has numerous advantages to both the
country and the organization. As per our eBook, multinational
corporation advantage has nations by acquiring capital, giving
openings for work, and expanding foreign exchange (Amacher
and Pate, 2012). There are likewise inconveniences to enabling
a multinational corporation to situate in a host nation with a
creating economy, for example, political dangers because of the
multinational corporation tasks being broad crosswise over
national limits of a few countries that may result in risk to the
monetary and political power of the host nation; misfortune to
neighborhood business because of the multicultural corporation
setting up a restraining infrastructure on comparable items

9. sold; exhaustion of the nation's common assets by the
multinational corporation; exchange of capital and benefit to the
multinational corporation home nation which is ominous to the
host nation's economy (Satnalika, 2013). As I would see it, the
points of interest must exceed the inconveniences, or there
would be no multinational corporations a situating in host
nations with creating economic systems. (Amacher and Pate
2012) strengthen my opinion while expressing “The fact that
developing countries actively encourage multinationals to locate
there suggests that there are substantial benefits” (sec. 16.5).
Evaluate whether developmental assistance from world
developmental agencies, such as the World Bank or the United
Nations, would be preferable to private investment.
I feel that seeking developmental assistance from world
developmental agencies, for example, the World Bank or the
United Nations would be more ideal than looking for it from
private investment. Since its beginning in 1944, the World Bank
is an essential wellspring of money related and specialized help
to creating nations around the globe that gives low-interest
credit, zero-to-low-interest credits, and allows in support of
interests in regions, for example, health, education, public
administration, infrastructure, financial and private sector
development, agriculture, and environmental and natural
resource management (Bousquet, 2018). As per (Bousquet,
2018)“The World Bank agreed with the United Nations in 1947.
Throughout their joint history, the World Bank Group and the
United Nations have worked together in virtually every region
and sector, from health to education, agriculture, climate
change, and so on, and from the heads of the institutions to staff
on the ground, forming a unique partnership around a shared
goal: working together to promote a world free of poverty and a
better future for all”. Through a gathering called The
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), which was
formed by the World Bank and the United Nations, there is the

10. advancement of foreign direct investment in creating nations to
help financial development, decrease poverty, and improve
individuals' lives (Bousquet, 2018). In spite of the fact that
having a MNC move to a creating host nation has numerous
advantages that promote economic growth, I feel that the best
alternative for the host nation maintains a strategic distance
from the inconveniences that would occur inside their general
public by looking for help from developmental agencies, for
example, the World Bank and the United Nations.
What would you decide between developmental agency
assistance or private investment, such as FDI from multinational
corporations? Why? Explain.
Developmental agencies would be increasingly liberal such that
they wouldn't assume control over the host nation aggressively.
I would use the assets and expand. I figure the relations
between the two would be an all the more confiding in cemented
one to choose developmental assistance. Expanding and
developing together in a nation that I can increase profits with a
tad of leniency contrasted with the private sector.
References :
Amacher, R., & Pate, J. (2019).
Principles of macroeconomics (2nd ed.)
. Retrieved from
https://content.ashford.edu/ (Links to an external site.)Links to
an external site.
Bousquet, F. (2018, September 28). The UN and the World
Bank working together in crisis-affected situations. Retrieved
from https://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/un-world-bank-
working-together-crisis-affected-situations

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