Category: Economics

What is Marxism? How is it similar as well as different from Socialism? Illustrate and explain the effects of Marxism worldwide in both the past and present.

This assignment is part of a larger project on the effects of American Institutions. The assignment’s goal is for students to summarize a peer-reviewed article from economic history on an institution and explain why they think the institution is significant to our society.
Part 1:
Broadly, what institution are you planning on covering?
The Federal Reserve System 
Part 2: 
Provide the article you intend to use for the assignment (i.e., upload a pdf copy of your article)
Provided in the file attached as “The Evolution of the Federal Reserve Swap…” 
Part 3: 
Upload your five-minute presentation to the prompt. The presentation must include five PowerPoint slides summarizing your article from part 2. The final minute or two should express why you believe the institution in the article is essential to know about.
THIS IS THE PART YOU HAVE TO WORK ON. PLEASE WORK ON POWERPOINT PRESENTATION. SAME FILE FROM PART 2. 

answer length 1.5 paragraphs  for each question. 
1) Discuss three (3) different ways the government can interact indirectly in the housing market.
What effect would these actions have on the housing market?
2) A geography professor makes the following claim about urban sprawl: “Urban sprawl is caused
solely by governments that fail to prevent distant and wasteful development.” Based on what you
have learned in class, do you agree or disagree with this statement? Explain your answer. 
3) How can rent control lead to a misallocation of housing? 
4) What does it mean to call housing a composite good? How does this relate back to housing
demand? 
5) Explain the concept of equilibrium in the context of urban/regional economics. What do we mean
when we say a city or region is an equilibrium?    

Written Individual
Assignment – Latin America-China Relations book report
Assignment:    You are to prepare a report on a Latin American
country and its engagement with China discussed in Wise’s book. As China has
emerged as a world power, it is extending its influence in all corners of the
world including Latin America. The visible signs of this influence are China’s
level of trade and investment in the region as well as its most recent project
called the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and even more recently the so-called
Digital Silk Road and the Health Silk Road. Using the framework used by Carol
Wise in Chapter 1 and in other chapters of “Dragonomics”, prepare a report on
one of these countries (Wise discussed 6 countries) to inform the reader about
its current economic relationship with China and the implications for the
United States. You can also make a recommendation as to what the United States,
which has been the predominant influence for the past 100 years, should do
about this new presence in Latin America.
Deadline:         Due May 7th. If you would like some feedback
prior to your final submission, you can send me a draft by April 23rd
at the latest.
Length:           About 10-12 pages maximum should be sufficient to complete your report.  If you feel you need more space or are having
difficulty finding enough information, get in touch with me. The format should
be Times New Roman or Arial font, 12-font size, doubled spaced with 1-inch
margins. The main source should be “Dragonomics” by Carol Wise but you are free
to add another main source. 
Structure of the Latin
America-China Economic Relations Report:
I.              
Background Information: (1-2
pg.) Your
country report should include a brief and basic background information of its
economic relationship with China so far. You should try to obtain current data in
particular from the last 5 years whenever possible. If you are using some
indicators of development such as economic growth, trade and investment, pick
and choose what indicators best describe the relationship. Tables and figures
must have a purpose in your narrative; otherwise, they should not be
there.
II.            
The economic engagement of
your country with China (9-10 pg.) Describe your country’s trade, investment,
loans, BRI participation, Digital Silk Road participation, or any other type of
significant economic and political engagement. 
What is (are) the major form(s) the economic relationship takes? What
are the benefits for both parties? Any pitfalls/challenges? Why did they engage
in this relationship? How is it working for the receiving country? You can take
a micro approach and select an important industry or service sector (coffee,
oil, banking, etc.) mostly impacted to show how a relation with China is
affecting this country. Is it increasing the country’s exports? Is it improving
its infrastructure to increase commerce and competitiveness? In general, who
will benefit and who will lose by this type of economic engagement?
In
general, I will look for the following:
The
first paragraph should include a summary of what the paper is going to be
about. Use subheadings throughout the paper to guide the reader about the basic
structure of your paper.
Support
or provide documentation for your claims. Provide the sources of figures/tables/facts
and support your assertions. If someone else said it originally, then credit
that individual. Failure to credit others for their ideas, information, or data
constitutes plagiarism and is subject to disciplinary action.  If you are making your own personal claims,
use data or other references to support your claims.
A
conclusion or summary. Don’t simply stop writing after you have reached your x page
goal.  A research paper should not have a
cliffhanger ending. Give your reader a sense of closure and conclude your
thoughts/ideas. Put your argument in perspective by giving some sort of summary
which recaps the major issues and key points that led to you to come to your conclusion.
Final
Paper:  Your final paper should include: one, a
cover page with a title, the author of the report; two, the main text,
and three a page at the end with the Reference List (minimum of 10
sources besides Wise’s book). Only the main text count for the page count. 

Assessment Question
In the light of past experiences and prospective
judgement, should developing countries adopt an import substitution
industrialisation growth and development policy,  an export-led growth policy,
or should they pursue some combination of both? What are the arguments for and
against these alternative trade strategies for economic development?
You should be critical in your synthesis of the
literature and support your arguments with examples wherever necessary.
The 2000-word (+/-10%) essay should be structured in the form of a report to
include a cover page, introduction, critical analysis, conclusions, recommendations,
references, and appendices if appropriate. The cover sheet, references, and appendices
do not count towards the word-limit.

On the company “Popeyes” answer the following following questions around the blue circle line. please write in full complete sentence s with specific detail and a subheading for each question

Write an 8 page paper about the topic listed above and based on the slides presentation attached. Include the research question and hypothesis in the paper. Please use the structure and the information on the bullets points provided in the presentation as reference and the basis of the paper. Cite any sources used. Thanks!

The topic must be analyzed in principles of macroeconomics. The principles include the factors inflation, GDP, CPI, NCO, Net Exports, Economic Growth, Unemployment, Open and Closed Economy, Aggregate Demand and Supply, Keynesian Cross and IS-LM Model. It is not necessary to use all the factors but majority of them must be used. The analysis should include graphs diagrams with economic explanations.

The Essay papers are short papers (2-4 pages) that are answers to questions about
the application of analytics in specific sub-fields to specific layers of management. Students will be required to select questions for the essay papers that are not their chosen sub-fields for presentation. Typical questions will present analytical results in a brief form (usually portions of a published paper) and then ask the student to develop an actionable plan for a particular managerial layer (such as a general manager, director of operations, marketing manager, etc). The essay papers are not intended to be research papers but rather are intended to have the student evaluate the results for strengths and weaknesses and lay out a basic actionable plan based on the results and their credibility. 
The topic is Finance and its based upon the book Sports Analytics by Gil Fried and Ceyda Mumcu. Specifically chapter 7: Sport Finance By the Numbers by Peggy Keiper and Dylan Williams.

The Comprehensive Final is a 100-point exam that covers Modules 1-15 (not 14) focusing on the textbook with questions based on the study questions found in each of the modules. You may take the test twice with the higher score counting as your grade on the test. You must use Respondus Lockdown Browser, which works better with a wired computer. If you need a computer, you may check one out at the library. You may use your notes and your study questions, but beware of misusing your time. You will not have enough time to look up all of the answers. If you don’t study, you will not do well. Be sure to take this test using Firefox, Chrome, or Safari. Eagle Online does not always work well with Internet Explorer. Good luck!