Tag: Economics

please read the chapter first and then answer the following questions in the paper.

1. Give a brief summary of the chapter.

2. What statistical evidence is used to estimate discrimination before and after the Rooney rule?

3. Suppose major league baseball set up a similar rule to encourage hiring of Hispanic managers. How could you set up a similar project? Where would you get the data?

I’m working on a economics question and need support to help me learn.

pleas answer all questions carefully.

1) Is the following statement true or false? Explain.

Own price elasticity of demand must be negative for a normal good.

2) Is the following statement true or false? Explain.

Own price elasticity of demand for the same good may vary across countries.

Learning Goal: I’m working on a developmental economics project and need a sample draft to help me learn.

Read the attached on the association between Income and life expectancy in the United States and Vietnam (two different PDFs). Submit a summary and a critique of the attached material. Provide more insights and more references. Write about 1200 words in any format. Within the summary/critique, also answer the following:

Although the two countries are very different, what are the similarities and the differences between these two countries as far as income life-expectancy relationship is concerned?

Here are links to two other articles that you must use :).

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC28034…

https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/vietnam/overv…

Write a 1000 word essay on the topic below. The wordcount is similar to 3-4 pages double spaced in Microsoft Word.

Identify which school of thought makes the most sense to define today’s economy: Classical, Neoclassical (first generation), or Neoclassical (second generation). In order to make your case you will need to clearly describe the characteristics of each of these three schools of thought and compare and contrast each of them with the characteristics of today’s economy. The strength of the arguments for each case should guide you in making your decision and drawing a conclusion about the appropriate characteristics of this economy.

Analysis will be given preference over pontification.

(1) You are the Chief Risk Officer for a company and you’ve been tasked with identifying the areas where your company is exposed to systematic and unsystematic risks.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words and 2 references. Please place the references immediately following this question. There is no need for a cover page. The other problems are attached and just require a correct answer.

• Based on the information you learned this week, what approach would you take in explaining how systematic and unsystematic risks affect risk planning?
• Describe your approach.
• Name 3 or more systematic or unsystematic risks your company might face.
• Think of some implications if your company decides not to be proactive and plan for these risks.

While Saudi Arabia seeks to diversify its economy, the Saudi economy is dominated by the petroleum sector. In addition, the Saudi Arabian Riyal (SAR) is pegged to the U.S. Dollar.

In a critical essay, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the pegged exchange rate. Indicate the main considerations Saudi Arabia faces from a currency perspective (e.g., currency values, interest rates, inflation, and trade issues) that ensue given two scenarios:

The first scenario is a dramatically declining world oil price.

The second scenario is a dramatically increasing world oil price.

We’ve observed that there are few examples of perfectly competitive markets in the real world, yet we use the model of perfect competition as a comparison with other market structures. Can you think of any examples of monopoly in the real world?Describe something you believe could possibly called a monopoly and explain why it fits the characteristics of a monopoly.

Is your example a true, unregulated monopoly? (For example, Microsoft has been called a monopoly, but it is not the sole producer of computer operating systems, so strictly speaking it’s not a monopoly.)

If there are few true monopolies, what can we learn from studying that market structure?

200 words total no citations please thanks!

Topic:

The Clean Air Act Of 1970

Type of paper:

Essay (any type)

Discipline:

Economics

Format or citation style:

MLA

Paper instructions:

1. Analyze a real government policy in the context of the microeconomic concepts
we learned in class.
2. Describe the economic problem this policy attempted to tackle and the intended
microeconomic goals.
3. Explain who were the agents pushing this policy forward. Who opposed the policy.
What was the incentive framework of the main agents involved before the policy was
implemented? And what was the incentive framework implied by the policy?
4. You must be able to identify groups of people with similar background or interests
and compare the economic policy from the viewpoint of these groups

Social Security is the largest source of retirement income for most Americans.. Four claiming scenarios are considered:

• receiving benefit early at age 62;
• receiving full benefit at age 67;
• delaying benefits until age 70;
• one person takes full benefits at age 67, and the other person receive spouse benefits and switches to delayed benefit at age 70.

After analyzing the scenarios, find the optimal social security claiming decision for the couple.

1. Complete the Case Study Exercises (#1~#4) at the end
2. complete this on excel