Submit a one-page response to the following questions after the Coates and Humphreysarticle on stadium subsidies.
1.  Do Economists Reach a Conclusion on Subsidies for Sports Franchises, Stadiums, and Mega-Events?  What is the opinion of most economists?
2.  Give at least two examples of outputs that have been used to measure the effectiveness of stadium subsidies and their findings.
3.  There seems to be a discrepancy in ex-ante (before) and ex-post (after) work done to analyze the returns to stadium subsidies.  Why?
4.  How  could  a  winners  curse  explain  why  cities  may  not  get  the  expected  returns on their investment?  (Winners curse is defined in the textbook and most intermediate micro texts.)

Submit a one-page response to the following questions after the Coates and Humphreysarticle on stadium subsidies.
1.  Do Economists Reach a Conclusion on Subsidies for Sports Franchises, Stadiums, and Mega-Events?  What is the opinion of most economists?
2.  Give at least two examples of outputs that have been used to measure the effectiveness of stadium subsidies and their findings.
3.  There seems to be a discrepancy in ex-ante (before) and ex-post (after) work done to analyze the returns to stadium subsidies.  Why?
4.  How  could  a  winners  curse  explain  why  cities  may  not  get  the  expected  returns on their investment?  (Winners curse is defined in the textbook and most intermediate micro texts.)

A paper on a microeconomic topic is required for this course. As per your Course Outline, you are required to submit a written assignment (course paper) for this course. There are fifty (50) points available for the written assignment and it is worth 20% of your course grade. Your course paper must address the following microeconomic topics:

Interpret the market conditions or market structures of real businesses (CLO3 or CLO1)
Employ marginal analysis to consumer and production decisions (CLO2, CLO6, CLO7)
Illustrate the concept of elasticity (CLO4)
Practice writing and analytical skills.

Select ONE firm from these options: Amazon, Boeing, Costco, Facebook, Gillette, Hachette, J.C. Penney, McDonalds, Priceline, Schick, Virgin Atlantic, and Wal-Mart. These firms are mentioned in your textbook as business cases, so you can read those sections to get some motivation for your paper. I also recommend to read current news and use the NU Library site for ECO203 to find academic articles related to your topic.

Select ONE research question from these two options:

What are the main characteristics of the Demand and Supply of the firm or industry of your choice?
What are the main characteristics of the market structure of the firm or industry of your choice?

Once you have selected a topic, be sure to conduct a thorough Review of Literature on the subject. The minimum length of your course paper is 10 pages, double-spaced without the title page and the page on references. There is no upper page limit for your paper. Additional guidance will be provided during the first week of the course.

Organize your paper with five sections:

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. The following link contains basics of APA style guidelines:
http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx
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.
Notes

Refereed papers are academic papers that were criticized and reviewed by experts before being published. More information can be found in http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/academic/sources/journals/index.htmlhttp://www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/~agraham/guides/guidec.shtml.
To find the academic articles that you need for your paper (at least one), go to the following full text databases in our library: Business Source Premier (EBSCO), Emerald Management Xtra, LexisNexis Academic, ProQuest Databases and ProQuestDissertations and Thesis. These databases are in http://library.nu.edu/FindResources/ResourceFinder.cfm. Databases have different sources or information, and you always have to combine them. Economists would say that databases are complements rather than substitutes, in other words, try more than one database.
Short papers are nice pieces of art. Your paper will be evaluated not in terms of right/wrong but on rational coherence  and quality of the argument.

Written Assignment Grading Standards

Points

Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling

10

APA style for citations and no sign of plagiarism*

10

Clarity of introduction, conclusion and strong connection between introduction and conclusion

30

Economic analysis using economic principles

20

Empirical evidence that supports economic analysis

10

Overall quality of conclusion

20

Total

100

Before beginning work on this assignment, please review the expanded grading rubric for specific instructions relating to content and formatting.

A new type of third-party-reimbursement healthcare payment plan is emerging in the United States. CDHPs strive to control costs and improve quality of care by requiring consumers to take control of their own healthcare decisions. Consumers decide how they want to spend their healthcare dollars, depending on what is important to them. CDHPs are geared to encourage participants to enroll in some type of wellness program and improve their lifestyles. Specific types of CDHPs are health reimbursement accounts (HRA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), and health savings accounts (HSA).

However, there are concerns about CDHPs. The consumer may neither understand nor have the education and the tools to manage his or her own healthcare appropriately. This may have long-term ramifications on the whole healthcare system and whether CDHPs can be successful for the consumer, the employer, the physician, and the healthcare facilities, as well as the insurers. Answer the following questions in regard to this development:

Summarize the history of when, how, and why CDHPs were developed.
Explain HSA, HRA, and FSA with examples.
Examine different segments of the population. Describe which socioeconomic group is likely to benefit the most from CDHPs.
Explain the types of incentives to providers for efficiency in the delivery of healthcare services. Explain who bears the financial riskthe provider, the patient, or the CDHP.
Offer your recommendations for patients considering a CDHP, including which types are appropriate for which patients. Include your recommendations for each, to accept or decline, and also include your rationale behind such recommendations.
Resource:
Summer, J. & Miller, S. (2011, May 6). Consumer-driven decision: Weighing HSAs v. HRAs. Retrieved from https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/benefits/pages/hsasvshras.aspx

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Submission Details:
Your assignment should be addressed in an 8- to 10-page document.
Submit your documents to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.

Topic of the paper : Distinguish between linear and non-linear systems and describe the impact a contemporary scientific approach can have on our worldview or framework for thinking (George Lakoff) . In what ways might this changed worldview shape how we understand the economy and subsequently the role of business? How does this connect, if at all, with the existing notions of a circular economy?

https://medium.com/@ennuid/george-lakoffs-framing-101-7b88e9c91dac

Consider the effect of trade liberalization on agricultural markets. Using your weekly readings and additional research.
1. Discuss the challenges experienced by the Saudi Arabia agriculture industry.
2. What financial support does the KSA government provide for its agricultural sectors?
3. How could the KSA improve its agricultural sectors policies?
4. What types of results would you expect for these improvements?
5. Any foreseen consequences?

Embed course material concepts, principles, and theories, which require supporting citations along with at least one scholarly peer reviewed reference in supporting your answer

Ch. 6 : the textbook (9781337558938 ebook: 9781337671224 International economics 17 Cengage Learning. Carbaugh, R. J. 2019) and at least 4 scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.