Discussion: From Where do we get the savings to fund investment?

This chart from the Federal Reserve in St. Louis
(Links to an external site.)
shows the US Personal Saving rate since 1960. It has been pretty volatile, between about 2.5 and 15%.
Here is the National Saving rate trend
(Links to an external site.)
, which is personal plus the federal budget balance (which in the US has been mostly negative since the mid-70s). Since 1960 it has mostly ranged between 2 and 12%, but was negative during the Great Depression & the Great Recession.
Here is a trend chart of US Gross and Net Private Domestic Investment
(Links to an external site.)
(Gross Domestic Investment equals “I” in GDP), which has been between 10 & 16% since 1960.
The difference between “I” and the sum of the previous two numbers (by definition) comes from an influx of foreign saving into the United States. This inflow is and must be exactly equal to the US trade deficit — that is where our foreign investment comes from. Here is that trend for the US in a document from the International Monetary Fund
(Links to an external site.)
.
So… Is it OK that a lot of US private investment is funded by foreign governments? How would we change it so that US citizens fund more US investment? (hints: a strong US economy and/or a strong US dollar makes the deficit BIGGER, not smaller, and larger government deficits make the trade deficit LARGER) Use external sources.

USE THESE SOUCRES!!!
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PSAVERT

https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0078_Savings-Rate

http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2017/02/declining-us-investment-gross-and-net.html

https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/basics/current.htm

Discussion: Unemployment by Industry

Some industries have higher unemployment or higher unemployment rates than others. Here is a table from the Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS) giving unemployment numbers and rates
(Links to an external site.)
by various industries.
In which industry are you interested in finding employment? (If you don’t know, pick one anyway) Is the rate of unemployment in that industry in the most recent period higher or lower than the national average? Does seeing this information make you more or less interested in employment in that industry?
Here is another table from the BLS showing increases in the industries with the most projected job growth
(Links to an external site.)
over the next ten years. Does that influence your career choice? What or why not? in three paragraphs. Please cite at least one academic-level outside source..

USE THESE SOURCES!!!!!

https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cpseea31.htm

https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupations-most-job-growth.htm

This assignment is for week5, please use week5’s reading as the main source. However, it’s better to link other weeks’ reading.

Objective:
Reading responses track how students understand course content on an ongoing basis. This is space for students to demonstrate what they are learning during the semester. Students are welcome to ask questions that they would like to see answered in lecture. Responses are intended to demonstrate an understanding of the reading.

Evaluation:
Responses are worth 5%.
Evaluation will consider engagement with the reading
– This includes summarizing the article,
– Finding key concepts, and
– Adequately citing the article in the text of the response. 
Strong responses will demonstrate an understanding of the text and its relationship to the course goals.
Responses should be well presented following style guidelines described in the syllabus.

Requirements:
Students will submit short responses of 450 – 550 words that engage with the readings for that week.
Students must respond to one of the required readings, but may draw from other readings and weeks to support their response.
Responses should summarize the main points of the article and the central argument
Responses could address one or more of the questions below

Writing Prompts:
What is the author’s main argument?
What is the goal of paper?
What other articles are being cited?
How does this article attend to race, gender, class, or ability?
What questions guide the author?
What answers does the author provide?
What makes this research unique?
What theory or theories does the author use and why?
What methods does the author use, why did they choose these methods?

This assignment is for week5, please use week5’s reading as the main source. However, it’s better to link other weeks’ reading.

Objective:
Reading responses track how students understand course content on an ongoing basis. This is space for students to demonstrate what they are learning during the semester. Students are welcome to ask questions that they would like to see answered in lecture. Responses are intended to demonstrate an understanding of the reading.

Evaluation:
Responses are worth 5%.
Evaluation will consider engagement with the reading
– This includes summarizing the article,
– Finding key concepts, and
– Adequately citing the article in the text of the response. 
Strong responses will demonstrate an understanding of the text and its relationship to the course goals.
Responses should be well presented following style guidelines described in the syllabus.

Requirements:
Students will submit short responses of 450 – 550 words that engage with the readings for that week.
Students must respond to one of the required readings, but may draw from other readings and weeks to support their response.
Responses should summarize the main points of the article and the central argument
Responses could address one or more of the questions below

Writing Prompts:
What is the author’s main argument?
What is the goal of paper?
What other articles are being cited?
How does this article attend to race, gender, class, or ability?
What questions guide the author?
What answers does the author provide?
What makes this research unique?
What theory or theories does the author use and why?
What methods does the author use, why did they choose these methods?

This assignment is for week5, please use week5’s reading as the main source. However, it’s better to link other weeks’ reading.

Objective:
Reading responses track how students understand course content on an ongoing basis. This is space for students to demonstrate what they are learning during the semester. Students are welcome to ask questions that they would like to see answered in lecture. Responses are intended to demonstrate an understanding of the reading.

Evaluation:
Responses are worth 5%.
Evaluation will consider engagement with the reading
– This includes summarizing the article,
– Finding key concepts, and
– Adequately citing the article in the text of the response. 
Strong responses will demonstrate an understanding of the text and its relationship to the course goals.
Responses should be well presented following style guidelines described in the syllabus.

Requirements:
Students will submit short responses of 450 – 550 words that engage with the readings for that week.
Students must respond to one of the required readings, but may draw from other readings and weeks to support their response.
Responses should summarize the main points of the article and the central argument
Responses could address one or more of the questions below

Writing Prompts:
What is the author’s main argument?
What is the goal of paper?
What other articles are being cited?
How does this article attend to race, gender, class, or ability?
What questions guide the author?
What answers does the author provide?
What makes this research unique?
What theory or theories does the author use and why?
What methods does the author use, why did they choose these methods?

This assignment is for week5, please use week5’s reading as the main source. However, it’s better to link other weeks’ reading.

Objective:
Reading responses track how students understand course content on an ongoing basis. This is space for students to demonstrate what they are learning during the semester. Students are welcome to ask questions that they would like to see answered in lecture. Responses are intended to demonstrate an understanding of the reading.

Evaluation:
Responses are worth 5%.
Evaluation will consider engagement with the reading
– This includes summarizing the article,
– Finding key concepts, and
– Adequately citing the article in the text of the response. 
Strong responses will demonstrate an understanding of the text and its relationship to the course goals.
Responses should be well presented following style guidelines described in the syllabus.

Requirements:
Students will submit short responses of 450 – 550 words that engage with the readings for that week.
Students must respond to one of the required readings, but may draw from other readings and weeks to support their response.
Responses should summarize the main points of the article and the central argument
Responses could address one or more of the questions below

Writing Prompts:
What is the author’s main argument?
What is the goal of paper?
What other articles are being cited?
How does this article attend to race, gender, class, or ability?
What questions guide the author?
What answers does the author provide?
What makes this research unique?
What theory or theories does the author use and why?
What methods does the author use, why did they choose these methods?

This assignment is for week5, please use week5’s reading as the main source. However, it’s better to link other weeks’ reading.

Objective:
Reading responses track how students understand course content on an ongoing basis. This is space for students to demonstrate what they are learning during the semester. Students are welcome to ask questions that they would like to see answered in lecture. Responses are intended to demonstrate an understanding of the reading.

Evaluation:
Responses are worth 5%.
Evaluation will consider engagement with the reading
– This includes summarizing the article,
– Finding key concepts, and
– Adequately citing the article in the text of the response. 
Strong responses will demonstrate an understanding of the text and its relationship to the course goals.
Responses should be well presented following style guidelines described in the syllabus.

Requirements:
Students will submit short responses of 450 – 550 words that engage with the readings for that week.
Students must respond to one of the required readings, but may draw from other readings and weeks to support their response.
Responses should summarize the main points of the article and the central argument
Responses could address one or more of the questions below

Writing Prompts:
What is the author’s main argument?
What is the goal of paper?
What other articles are being cited?
How does this article attend to race, gender, class, or ability?
What questions guide the author?
What answers does the author provide?
What makes this research unique?
What theory or theories does the author use and why?
What methods does the author use, why did they choose these methods?

This assignment is for week5, please use week5’s reading as the main source. However, it’s better to link other weeks’ reading.

Objective:
Reading responses track how students understand course content on an ongoing basis. This is space for students to demonstrate what they are learning during the semester. Students are welcome to ask questions that they would like to see answered in lecture. Responses are intended to demonstrate an understanding of the reading.

Evaluation:
Responses are worth 5%.
Evaluation will consider engagement with the reading
– This includes summarizing the article,
– Finding key concepts, and
– Adequately citing the article in the text of the response. 
Strong responses will demonstrate an understanding of the text and its relationship to the course goals.
Responses should be well presented following style guidelines described in the syllabus.

Requirements:
Students will submit short responses of 450 – 550 words that engage with the readings for that week.
Students must respond to one of the required readings, but may draw from other readings and weeks to support their response.
Responses should summarize the main points of the article and the central argument
Responses could address one or more of the questions below

Writing Prompts:
What is the author’s main argument?
What is the goal of paper?
What other articles are being cited?
How does this article attend to race, gender, class, or ability?
What questions guide the author?
What answers does the author provide?
What makes this research unique?
What theory or theories does the author use and why?
What methods does the author use, why did they choose these methods?