Guidance on your brief paper/statistical exerciseOne of the goals of this course is for you to become familiar with how to use publicly available data to check facts and satisfy your curiosity about the Middle East. The most general database in which you can look for data is World Development Indicators(http://databank.worldbank.org/data/Databases.aspx), but there are lots of other more specific ones such as those in sections IV and VIII of the course outline. Another goal of this course is to learn how to use data as evidence for a point of view. I assigned the brief paper/statistical exercise with these two goals in mind.Because your outline is due at the end of the sixth week of class, you might miss out on some good ideas for topics that are covered later in the course. We suggest that you read the introductions to the later chapters in the textbook, so you can see if there is something covered there that would make an interesting brief paper/statistical exercise.Besides the course material, there are a number of websites that might help you come up with ideas for your assignment:https://erf.org.eg/ The Economic Research Forum, abbreviation ERF, is dedicated to promoting high quality economic research that contributes to inclusive and sustainable development in the ERF region, defined to include the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey. ERF has an affiliated publication, the Middle East Development Journal. https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/mena The Middle East and North Africa at the World Bank. Scroll down to see Research.https://meeaweb.org/journal The Middle East Economic Association has two journals, the Review of Middle East Economics and Finance and Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies. https://www.unescwa.org/ The UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) has many publications. https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/ Sada is an online journal rooted in Carnegies Middle East Program that seeks to foster and enrich debate about key political, economic, and social issues in the Arab world
Category: Economics
November 7th, 2020 
Economics, MLA 
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Discussion
Is Poverty an Economic Problem?
Watch the video Acton Institute- How not to help the poor- Welfare (new window) (5:49).
This is the link: https://criticalcommons.org/view?m=ID4oMkPxt
(1) How do transfer payments to low income households affect the incentive (a) to have a child at an early age, (b) to drop out of high schools, and (c) the abandonment of children by fathers? (2) How do transfer payments impact the incentives of individuals and organizations to engage in effective charitable activities? (3) Evaluate this statement. Income transfers that reduce the current poverty rate will generally increase the future poverty rate.
Please note, you can agree or disagree with the video. It is controversial by construction to promote a lively — but respectful — discussion. As always, please make a reference to the video, so I know that you watched it.
Discussion
Is the earnings difference between men and women the result of employment discrimination?
Watch the video AEI Gender Wage Gap (new window) (3:15)
This is the link: https://criticalcommons.org/view?m=du72ZDEAL
Do the employment choices differ between men and women? If so, why? How do the following productivity-related factors differ between men and women: (i) continuous employment experience, (ii) education, (iii) physical strength? As always, please make reference to the video, so I know that you watched it.
Here is another video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13XU4fMlN3w
From Vox which provides an additional layer of analysis on this topic with regards to women in business vs. STEM careers.
Discussion
Do sweatshops exploit their employees?
Watch the video Stossel Macro 07- Boycotts of sweatshops helpful?(new window) (6:16).
This is the link: https://criticalcommons.org/view?m=R6BJsjqiz
How do the employment opportunities at the sweatshop compare with the alternatives available to the employees? If the sweatshop was closed, would the employees be helped or hurt? Explain. As always, please make reference to the video so that I know that you watched it.
Discussion Board serves as proxy for attendance. If you do not complete the discussion board, then you will be marked absent. In order to earn full credit for discussion board, you need to make four posts per week. To view the grading rubric for discussion board, go to My Grades, locate this assignment, and click on the rubric.
November 7th, 2020 APA (edition "APA 7"), Economics Comments Off on The Great Recession of 2008 – Causes and Consequences The Great Recession of 2008 – Causes and Consequences
Introduction and objective. Make sure the objective is specific.
Literature Review. Conduct a search on the topic of your paper and summarize works of others similar to what you are writing on. Be sure to follow APA guidelines.
Analysis: Analyze your topic with reference to the objective.
Summary and conclusion.
References. Provide at least five references, at least two of which must be scholarly books and /or journals.
expatriate workers
The Saudi Arabian economy has developed with the use of large numbers of expatriate workers. In a critical essay, indicate the benefits and risks associated with the dependence on large numbers of expatriate workers. Should Saudi Arabia seek to include or exclude labor mobility in future regional free trade agreements? Why or why not? What implications does the Saudi Vision 2030 have on labor mobility?
Your essay is required to be five pages in length, which does not include the title page and reference pages,
Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.
follow APA style guidelines.
Description of the critical thinking:
The Saudi Arabian economy has developed with the use of large numbers of expatriate workers. In a critical essay:
a) Indicate the benefits and risks associated with the dependence on large numbers of expatriate workers.
b) Should Saudi Arabia seek to include or exclude labor mobility in future regional free trade agreements? Why or why not?
c) What implications does the Saudi Vision 2030 have on labor mobility?
Structure of the Critical Thinking Assignment
In this critical thinking assignment, you are required to address following three questions with sub questions:
1) The first part of the question asks you to discuss the following two issues:
a. Discuss the benefit of dependence on large number of expatriate workers.
Comment: Make sure you cite the textbook in this section by discussing how cheap imported labor can promote economic growth, according to the textbook. Also, make sure you cite statistics related to immigrants and their contribution to Saudi Economy.
b. Discuss the risk associated with dependence on large number of expatriate workers.
Comment: Make sure you cite the textbook in this section by discussing the how cheap imported labor can harm local population (by raising unemployment rate and creating social and economic unrest by increasing income inequality), according to the textbook.
You must answer both parts of question 1 to satisfy the requirement.
2. The second part of the question the following question:
Should Saudi Arabia seek to include or exclude labor mobility in future regional free trade agreements? Why or why not?
Comment: Finding textbook related material that discusses the integration of labor mobility and trade agreements can be difficult. However, I have uploaded several papers that discuss this very issue. Please read those or find more peer-reviewed journal articles related to this.
3. The third part of the question ask you to analyze the following critical issue:
What implications does the Saudi Vision 2030 have on labor mobility?
Comment: Saudization is an integral part of the Saudi Vision 2030, although the process started before Vision 2030. Vision 2030 has integrated the Saudization with the overall growth prospect for the Saudi Economy. Analyze these issues. You can also use the articles that I uploaded along with your chosen set of peer-reviewed journal articles to discuss this question.
the textbook (9781337558938 ebook: 9781337671224 International economics 17 Cengage Learning. Carbaugh, R. J. 2019)
and at least 4 scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.
make sure the refrncess is scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles or use the below
EBSCO
EMERALd
Proquest
Science direct
November 6th, 2020 Economics, MLA Comments Off on Japan suffered from the “Lost two decades” from the early 1990s until 2012 when Abe Shinzo was elected as a new prime minister and he began to implement his ambitious economis recovery plan commonly known as “abenomics”. Discuss the causes and consequen Japan suffered from the “Lost two decades” from the early 1990s until 2012 when Abe Shinzo was elected as a new prime minister and he began to implement his ambitious economis recovery plan commonly known as “abenomics”. Discuss the causes and consequen
INSTRUCTIONS:
You are required to write a term paper. The term paper should be 15 pages long in double space (including tables, graphs, and diagrams). If you do more research on your paper providing tables and graphs, you will get a better grade for your paper.
Deflation
There is a Pdf file where Formal requirements is written down. And my essay should be a literature review about deflation I can provide more information after I get an offer
Harvard reference system is necessary
Letter type: 12 Times New Roman
Section/chapter titles with bold letters
1.5 space
Alignment: justified
Maximum 3 figures/tables (Inserting tables/figures is not required!)
Harvard Reference System
Why International Economics major?
I want to add an inspirational personal story that pushed and inspired me to choose international economics as a major, In the story I want to be inspired by my father that keeps telling me and my siblings wonderful things about economics since we were young
November 5th, 2020 Economics, MLA Comments Off on How do casinos consistently game their own systems to always be the winner? How do casinos consistently game their own systems to always be the winner?
Here are some really quick choices from my own :
Aumann, Robert J. 2008. An Economic Index of Riskiness The Journal of political economy, Vol.116(5), pp.810-836.
Barberis, Nicholas 2012. A Model of Casino Gambling Management Science, Vol. 58(1), pp.35-51.
Shmanske, Stephen 2005, ODDS-SETTING EFFICIENCY IN GAMBLING MARKETS: EVIDENCE FROM THE PGA TOUR Journal of Economics and Finance Vol.29(3), pp.391-402
Sallaz, Jeffrey J, 2002, The House Rules: Autonomy and Interest among Service Workers in the Contemporary Casino Industry Work and occupations Vol.29(4), pp.394-427.
These are may be not very appropriate, you can definitely make your choice that contributes to the better annotated bibliography. But all the sources should under ECONOMICS field and related to my research question.
