Category: Economics

October 2nd, 2020 APA (edition "APA 6"), Economics Comments Off on Macro Economics

Macro Economics

he questions below and previous and succeeding ones will function as learning objectives for multiple-choice exams and will also constitute a lecture outline for the course.
Depending on how quickly we move this semester, the class will cover between 45 to 54 of these questions.

For the essay exam, students will be allowed to use one sheet of paper (8.5 X 11) with handwritten notes on both sides. You may also use the notes you turned in for the first exam. These notes must be turned in with the exam, and you can earn up to 10 extra credit points for them depending on how complete they are.

Answers to the essay questions must be written in a Blue Book

Two of the following questions will be randomly drawn on the day of the exam; you will have to answer those two questions PLUS one from the first fourteen topics/question PLUS an additional problem or question more or less based on the Aplia assignments or created by the instructor and very closely related to the topics covered in lecture for this second exam. There will be four questions on this exam. The notes mentioned above must be on your cleared desk with your Blue Book before the questions are drawn.

August 22nd, 2017 Economics, Finance Comments Off on Financial Literacy

Financial Literacy

Complete the table for Homework for Unit 10 Homework Practice Problems. After you determine your annual salary, divide by 12 to get monthly salary and base budget for monthly expenses. Be sure to list the fraction, decimal, and percentage representations correctly. This assignment is to help you organize for the Financial Literacy Project. It is worth 20 points: 5 points for expense list and amount, 5 points for correct fraction, 5 points for correct decimal, and 5 points for correct percent. Important Note: The final version of this table should also be included in your Financial Literacy Assignment.

August 22nd, 2017 Economics Comments Off on life expectancy and life patterns

life expectancy and life patterns

This project relies on multiple regression analysis to analyze a data set that is of interest to you. The final report for the project should be a 5-10 page single-spaced paper that describes the questions of interest, how you used your data set to analyze these questions with details on the steps you used in your analysis, your findings about your question of interest and the limitations of your study. Specifically, your report should contain the following:

 

Introduction. The introduction succinctly states the problem you are interested in, briefly describes your data and the method of analysis, and summarizes your main conclusions. A summary of what you set out to learn, and what you ended up finding. It should summarize the entire report.

Data Description. This section provides the details of the data sources, any transformations you have done to the data (for example, changing the units of some variables), gives a table of summary statistics (means and standard deviations) of the variables, and provides scatterplots and/or other relevant plots of the data. If there are outliers other than those arising from corrected typographical or computer errors, this is the place to point them out.

Regression Analysis. Describe how you used multiple regression to analyze the data set. Specifically, you should discuss how you carried out the steps in analysis discussed in class, i.e., exploration of data to find an initial reasonable model, checking the model and changes to the model based on your checking of the model.

Empirical Results. This section provides the main empirical results in the paper. Conventionally, regression results are presented in tabular form, with footnotes clearly explaining the entries. The initial table of results should present the main results; sensitivity analysis using alternative specifications can be presented in additional columns in that table or in subsequent tables. For organizational purposes and clarity, you may chose to have some tables at the end of the paper, with appropriate references in the body of the paper as needed. The text should provide a careful discussion of the results, including assessments both of statistical significance and of economic significance, that is, the magnitude of the estimated relations in a real-world sense.

Summary and Discussion. This section summarizes your main empirical findings and discusses their implications for the original question of interest. Describe any limitations of your study and how they might be overcome in future research and provide brief conclusions about the results of your study.

August 22nd, 2017 Economics Comments Off on Unemployment and Inflation

Unemployment and Inflation

  • Imagine that you have a fixed 30-year interest rate for your mortgage, and the economy has experienced unanticipated inflation. Examine who the winner and loser would be. Is it the borrower or the lender in the given scenario? Provide support for your response.
August 22nd, 2017 Economics Comments Off on Propagating National Security Interests

Propagating National Security Interests

Purpose: The primary goal of this Assignment is to evaluate how communication of foreign policy interests can be influenced by different theoretical perspectives. Your task is to discuss and assess how effective are realist, liberal, and identity theoretical perspectives at communicating U.S. national interests.
Prepare: Read the Conclusion in the course text and the 2015 U.S. National Security Strategy (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
Reflect: Effective communication is essential in conducting productive foreign affairs. One of the most important forms of communication is letting other states know national security interests. States work diligently to ensure that other states are aware of their national security interests. Conflict can sometimes erupt when national security interests are not received, are misunderstood, or are poorly communicated. As we discussed in Week Two, history is filled with examples of when states have not received, have misunderstood, or have poorly communicated vital national security interests with catastrophic results. Embedded in the challenges of effective communication is the ability to comprehend the various international relations theoretical perspectives that imbue communications of security goals, objectives, and interests. Again, incomplete awareness and understanding of this form of global political communication can lead to catastrophic results.
Write: In your assignment, complete the following:
Describe one statement in the National Security Strategy (NSS) that is based on the realist perspective.
Describe one statement in the National Security Strategy (NSS) that is based on the liberal perspective.
Describe one statement in the National Security Strategy (NSS) that is based on the identity perspective.
Explain why each statement is an example of the specified theoretical perspective.
Assess which theoretical perspective is the most effective at communicating U.S. national security interests.
The Week Five Assignment:
Must be at least two pages (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must use at least three appropriate sources:
These could include the article, the course text, and any of the required or recommended resources for this week.
You can also include additional resources found on the Ashford University Library website. The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types.
Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the In-Text Citation Guide (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
Must include a conclusion that summarizes the main points and restates the thesis.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the APA References List (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

August 22nd, 2017 Economics Comments Off on Ten Principles of Economics and the Data of Macroeconomics Paper

Ten Principles of Economics and the Data of Macroeconomics Paper

Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of this is assignment is for students to review the basic principles of economics and the concepts of the circular flow model, showing the connectivity of society’s economic players and the flow of goods and money within an economy. Students will learn how society allocates its scarce resources and how economists are both scientists and policymakers. Students will define GDP and CPI and how they are calculated.

Assignment Steps

Resources: National Bureau of Economic Research and Principles of Macroeconomics

Scenario: Your organization’s CEO is concerned that members of the strategic planning committee are not familiar with current economic thought and principles. The CEO has assigned you the task of developing a report to introduce some of these thoughts and principles.

Develop a 900-word report to the members of the strategic planning committee explaining the following information:

How economists are both scientists and policymakers and what principles society uses to allocate its scarce resources.
Using the circular flow model, explain the flow of money and goods in an economy.
How the economy coordinates society’s independent economic actors.
A country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and how it is defined and calculated.
How the consumer price index (CPI) is constructed and why it is an imperfect measurement of the cost of living.
Format the assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

August 22nd, 2017 Economics Comments Off on Economic Evaluation of Health and value Judgment and Evaluation

Economic Evaluation of Health and value Judgment and Evaluation

  • Evaluate the efficacy of major types of health clinical outcomes one can use in economic evaluation analysis. Provide at least one (1) example to support your response concerning clinical outcomes (e.g., infant mortality, average longevity, leading chronic disease, etc.) that one can use in order to conduct economic evaluation.
    From the e-Activity, compare and contrast alternative healthcare delivery arrangements in terms of their efficiency. Determine the primary ways in which an established market for health insurance can be efficient, especially when individuals carry less than adequate medical insurance coverage. Provide a rationale for your response.
    This is the e-activity for the second question
    Visit the United States Department of Labor website. Review issues and trends in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act impact on labor issues in the United States. Be prepared to discuss.
August 22nd, 2017 Economics Comments Off on Marketing Challenges in a New Economy

Marketing Challenges in a New Economy

Read the article: “Airbnb and the Unstoppable Rise of the Share Economy (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.”. A recent trend in the consumer marketplace is the ability for a consumer to share their personal belongings, such as their homes/apartments, autos, tools, bicycles, and so forth. The shared economy has now become a multibillion dollar business.
Explain how this concept is disrupting our traditional economy.
Describe whether the shared economy is creating new value for the consumer or if it is just replacing existing business.
The paper
Must be three to four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must use at least three scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library, one of which must be peer reviewed, in addition to the textbook.
Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

August 22nd, 2017 Economics Comments Off on The Key Concepts in Economics

The Key Concepts in Economics

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

  1. Identify at least four (4) key points of a relevant economic article from either the Strayer Library or a newspaper. The article must deal with any course concepts covered in Weeks 1-8.
  2. Apply one (1) of the following economic concepts (supply, demand, market structures, elasticity, costs of production, GDP, Unemployment, inflation, aggregate demand, and aggregate supply) to the key points that you highlighted in Question 1.
  3. Explain how the concept that you identified in Question 2 could affect the U.S. economy.
  4. In your concluding paragraph, state whether you agree or disagree with the economic article identified in Question 1. Provide a rationale for the response.
  5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment with one (1) being your article.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
August 22nd, 2017 Economics Comments Off on Health care Labor Market

Health care Labor Market

This assignment will assess the following competency 3. ANALYZE the influence of competitive markets in health care.

Directions:

In a 4-5 page paper, APA 6th edition, provide an explanation of the changing health care labor force and US population.

Provide a detailed analysis of the changing health care labor force, causes of these changes and the impact of these changes on the US healthcare system.

In addition, propose solutions to the impact of the health care labor force changes or how to leverage the position impact of these changes.