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Imagine that you are hired by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as an international economist to analyze data on the international economy and to provide policy recommendations to the U.S. government. Your essay should include the sections described below. Introduction: Provide a brief summary of international trade, and include one sentence on whether you…
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This is an extra credit assignment. Extra credit will be applied after the final grades/curve have been determined, so will not negatively affect anyone’s grade either directly or indirectly. This assignment is worth a maximum of the equivalent of 8 points on a midterm (up to 2% of your final grade). You will write a…
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Read the article titled “The Hidden Monopolies That Raise Drug Prices (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.” in The American Prospect about a current monopoly (or near-monopoly, which effectively is very similar) in the US drug market.Explain what parts of the article were illuminating, disturbing, disagreeable, etc.What did you learn from the…
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GOVT 200 LU Doctors Without Borders Discussion For this Discussion, you will research an international group, NGO, or other similarly situated group and explain how this group iFor each thread, you must support your assertions with at least 1 scholarly citation in APA format. Any sources cited must have been published within the last five…
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MGMT 107 Individual Assignment Question 1: (40 pts.) Suppose you have a consulting practice implementing local area networks for fraternities and sororities on your campus. 1. Consider a fraternity house. Explain how a LAN could be used to connect all of the computers in the house. Would you recommend an Ethernet LAN, an 802.11…
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10.11. Describe the terminal value of the following portfolio: a newly entered-into long forward contract on an asset and a long position in a European put option on the asset with the same maturity as the forward contract and a strike price that is equal to the forward price of the asset at the time…
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1. It is widely believed that standard neoclassical (supply and demand) economics supports free-market conclusions, while behavioral economics (game theory experiments, bounded rationality, Winner’s Curse, imperfect information models, etc.) supports government intervention. Give two counter-examples. Explain your reasoning. 2. Name one concept from this class that you believe will have the largest private benefit to…
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1. According to the Nash Bargaining model of employment, what is the effect of minimum wage laws on unemployment? [As always, you need to carefully explain your response. You will likely want to use graphs to aid in your explanation. You will want to use graphs in many other questions as well.] 2. Inflation in…
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Question 1: (40 pts) Suppose you decide to start a business that recruits students for summer jobs. You will match available students with available jobs. You need to learn what positions are available and what students are available for filling those positions. In starting your business, you know you will be competing with local newspapers,…
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In granting (or prohibiting) proposed acquisitions or mergers in an industry, government regulators consider a number of factors, including the acquisition’s effect on concentration, ease of entry into the market, extent of ongoing price competition, and potential efficiency gains. In 2011, T-Mobile agreed to merge with AT&T at an acquisition price or $39 billion. However,…