Go to the internet and find a news article published within the last month that discusses changes in demand and supply of particular goods/services, summarize key points and post in the Discussions area. Refer to week 2 content materials and use specific economic vocabulary within your summary, i.e. demand, quantity demanded, determinants of demand, shifts […]
What are Vandana Shiva’s positions on GMO’s? What are her views about the exploitation of women in “masculinized agriculture?
Theories of Human Development 301 Viewpoint Essay treat both the Korten reading and the other chapter in this Unit that you choose to write on. There must be an approximately equal treatment of both of these two articles (it is not enough to throw in a sentence about the second article). need both articles addressed […]
Explain why you believe that firm has a monopoly. What do you feel should happen in that industry? Should the government intervene or leave the market on its own?
Write about a firm that you believe has a monopoly over an industry. Explain why you believe that firm has a monopoly. What do you feel should happen in that industry? Should the government intervene or leave the market on its own?
Talk about how An increase in supply means sellers will sell more of the good at all prices and is shown as a right shift in the supply curve.
500 word summary on SUPPLY Talk about determinants of supply 1. Input costs, input prices, resource prices. (these all mean the same thing) 2. Taxes 3. Technology 4. # of sellers 5.Price of OTHER goods that the company makes 6. seller expectations Talk about law of supply The Law of Supply holds all else constant […]
Discuss the opportunity costs of natural disasters. Create your own example of the opportunity costs of natural disaster. Calculate (in $$$) opportunity costs of natural disaster.
Step 1: Read the articles. These articles contain examples of calculating opportunity costs. You will follow these examples to answer one of the questions listed at the bottom of the topic. 1) 1) The opportunity cost of buying iPhones and Cronuts By Ben Walsh, September 2013 http://blogs.reuters.com/ben-walsh/2013/09/20/the-opportunity-cost-of-buying-iphones-and-cronuts/ 2) The potential economic costs of Tropical Storm […]
Discuss the basis for Rothbard’s claims and whether, in your own view, there is any justification for them.
Rothbard 1996 claims that Adam Smith was not the founder of economics, was a shameless plagiarist and that he ‘originated nothing that was true and that whatever he originated was wrong’ Discuss the basis for Rothbard’s claims and whether, in your own view, there is any justification for them. Recommended sources and additional sources also […]
Describe your own organization’s (or one with which you are familiar, or an example from an online search) approach to budgeting. Writer, your choice on the organization
The budgeting process is not the same in every organization. Some organizations have a top-down approach. Others have a bottom-up process. Explain the differences between the two approaches. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each method compared to the other. Describe your own organization’s (or one with which you are familiar, or an example from […]
Explain how the author is/are trying to answer the question: what techniques, analytical tools, quantitative tools are used? What’s the theory underlying the article?
Bullionist controbersy Write an analysis paper on the Bullionist controversy between the currency and banking schools. Focus on David Ricardo, Henry Thornton and Robert Torrens. Make sure to include the following points: An introduction to the issue. This might include a brief summary of the context in which the author is writing, and-thus-what motivated his […]
Reply to two discussion post 2 below with a response of at least 250 words for each reply.
Reply to two discussion post 2 below with a response of at least 250 words for each reply. Example of Replies to Discussion Post: Hello, I really enjoyed reading your post, and it seems you had a very strong understanding of the article. Williamson’s message of organizations purpose being to economize the transaction cost while […]
Find at least 3 recent (no earlier than 2018) as well as credible news articles or editorials that refer to the topic. Make sure the article/editorial is from a reputable source, not e.g. a blog written by someone with a bias and a personal point to make
Crypto currency Articulate your response in the form of a position paper. Refrain from political rhetoric and, instead, focus on the economic impact. Here is a useful position paper template: http://www.xavier.edu/library/students/documents/position_paper.pdf (Links to an external site.) You may NOT answer “BOTH” in your response. If you do, the score will be a zero. Pick a […]