BUS702 Economics Essay

Essay Topic and Requirements

Task 2: Essay

The article that forms the basis for this assignment is:

Fensom, A. 2017, “Is the deflation bugbear heading down under?”, Morning Star, 10 October.

The above article is available at the following link:

https://www.morningstar.com.au/stocks/article/Is-the-deflation-bugbear-heading- Down-Under/8994

Your task is to use the knowledge that you have gained in this course (including the additional recommended readings at the end of this file) to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the issues raised in this article.

You will demonstrate your understanding by writing an essay of 2000 words (plus/minus 10%, graphs, table of contents, executive summary, and references are not counted towards the word-limit) on the following topic: “RBA and the threat of deflation”. Please make sure that you write everything in your own words. Your essay will be checked automatically via SafeAssign. Aim for a similarity score of less than 25% to avoid a potential plagiarism investigation. Needless to say, there are serious penalties for both the person who copies and the person who allows his/her assignment to be copied (both would most likely fail this course)

Your essay should address the following four aspects/questions:

What role does RBA play in Australia? Discuss the tools available at the disposal of RBA to carry out its
Discuss the current economic environment (inflation and interest rates) in Australia, monetary policy employed by the central bank, and effects of those policies on financial markets including asset values and
In the article, “Is the deflation bugbear heading down under?” (Fensom 2017), economist Paul Dales is quoted as saying, “an average inflation rate of around 2 per

cent or below could mean that many economies, including Australia, are just one recession away from deflation. In other words, the next economic shock might not need to be very large to push inflation below zero”.

Explain the connection between recession and inflation. Why is deflation so dreaded? Comment by drawing on the experiences of other countries that have experienced deflation.

In the article, “Is the deflation bugbear heading down under?” (Fensom 2017) leverage dynamics are discussed. Use this as a starting point to explain how leverage matters for the

Essay Structure

Please organize your essay as follows:

Executive Summary (not counted towards the word limit)
Table of Contents (not counted towards the word limit)
Introduction
Main Body (address the four questions explained above)
Conclusion
References (not counted towards the word limit). Please use Harvard style, which is explained here: http://www.citethisforme.com/harvard-referencing