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Continue the theme of comparing the US system to other countries. I also would like to have more of a discussion going than we have had in previous weeks. Country Comparison Pick any two countries and compare the key attributes of their social security programs. Which country do you think will have the…
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Collect and review five political, social, and/or economic news articles (WSJ only) for your assigned country( IRELAND), five for your chosen country( CHINA), and five for the United States; that is, fifteen total articles. The easiest way to locate articles is use Google search by typing “the particular country + WSJ” then selecting the news…
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ECO4451 TU Use the following information to create a set of recommendations. Use the following information to create a set of recommendations. You or your group are members of the upper management team at ExxonMobil a large multinational corporation currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).(Hint: publically traded company) You report directly to…
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Problem 1 Consider an office firm in a monocentric city. The labor-cost function is ????=60−6????, where x is the distance to the city center (from 0 km to 5 km). The interaction cost (for travel between the office firms is ????=12+????????, where ???? is a parameter (a variable beyond the control of the firm). a.…
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DOC 721 UOPX Healthcare Economic Presentation Assignment Content Economic terms and concepts are defined in a specific way, which may be different from the way the terms are used in everyday writing and speaking. Select 4 terms from the list below: o Supply o Demand o Opportunity cost o Economy of scale o Productivity o…
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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…