How Might We Use a Constructivists Perspective to Frame an Analysis

question 5

Essay

How might we use a constructivists perspective to frame an analysis of the global financial crisis? What actors and issues would we highlight? What policy recommendations would we likely make? What new elements would we introduce into the discussion?

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Definitions:

Rate Of Return

The gain or loss of an investment over a certain period, expressed as a percentage of the investment's initial cost.

Npvgo

Net Present Value of Growth Opportunities; a measure evaluating the profitability of future investments by comparing their present value to the initial outlay.

Required Return

The minimum annual return rate that incites people or companies to allocate resources to a particular investment or project.

Constant Growth

A model in finance that assumes a stock’s dividends will continue to grow at a uniform rate indefinitely, used to estimate the stock's current value.