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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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Motor Vehicle Industry Economic Brief SU Motor Vehicle Industry Economic Brief In the workplace, we are often asked to create “briefs.” A brief provides a snapshot, or short, written summary, of a situation or event that has occurred. It is generally just a few pages long and may include additional visuals like a graph,…
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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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Moralists and Money Discussion Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Alejandro Chafuen’s article, Moralists and Money: From Gold to Bitcoin (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., and respond to the following components: Define money and describe its functions. Is money a root of all evil? Why or why not?…
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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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Fiscal Policy Checkpoint Discussion Can Congress and the President Ever Balance the Federal Budget? Read: the description of public choice theory: “Public choice – Definition” at http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Public_choice. If you need more information, check out: “Public Choice” at http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/PublicChoice.ht… and/or “Public Choice Theory” at http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc1/PublicChoiceTh… Read: “Why Congress’s Bipartisan Budget Deal Should Make…
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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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Government offer to support a proposal to transfer education from both local state to state-only responsibility? Your analysis should include a discussion of the existing funding sources, current issues, as well as a supporting rationale for your recommendations. (3) Please provide an overview of the role of the Federal Government in Transportation Financing (as…
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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…