Economics

In the numerical example given in the text, the inverse demand function for the depletable resource is P = 8 – 0.4q and the marginal cost of supplying it is $4.  – If 12 units were to be allocated between two periods, in a dynamic efficient allocation, how much would be allocated to the first period and how much to the second when the discount rate is 10 percent (i.e., r = 0.10)? – What would be the efficient price in the two periods? – What would be the marginal user cost in each period?

Each student will be responsible for tracking the weekly movement of the following financial variables from (SEPTEMBER 23rd – NOVEMBER 9th):  Dow Jones Industrial Average Shanghai Composite Tokyo Nikkei NASDAQ S&P 500 Russell 2000 price of gold the price of silver price of oil, the federal funds rate 3-month T-Bill rate 10-year T-Note rate dollar exchange rates for the Japanese Yen Chinese yuan and the euro.   (DATA NEEDS TO BE TRACKED IN EXCEL FOR EACH WEEK) At the end of the semester, each student must submit her/his data, time-series graphs of the data, and a written summary analyzing the fluctuations of the data observed.  The analysis should focus on the reasons for any  movements in the data and on the interrelationships among the different variables. interrelationships among the different variables.

The U.S federal government and 48 sate attorneys general have sued Facebook to force its break up and require any future acquisitions in the social media space to be reviewed by anti trust officials. what approach do you support with respect to Facebook. the activists or laissez faire approach and why? discuss the benefits to the consumer by your decision and us all of the following terms in your discussion. regulatory capture, Sherman anti trust act , horizontal or vertical merger

SUPPLY AND DEMAND Assignment Overview In this assignment, you will be applying the reading and research you have done to answer questions dealing with various aspects of supply, demand, and equilibrium. This is a multi-part assignment, so make sure that you have addressed each question or topic. The best way to approach this assignment is to prepare your responses in outline form following the order of each question/topic. This will help you keep track of your responses. Case Assignment After reading the materials from the Background page and other sources you found on your own, address the following questions in an essay or short-answer form: In some cases, the government can intervene in the market when the equilibrium price is too high or low. For example, a price ceiling is a legal maximum price that can be charged in a particular market. Do some research on your own. Here are some sites to help you get started: What Happens to the Equilibrium Price When Quantity of Supply & demand Shifts Upward? Chirantan Basu, 2018. Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/y8qz8v8o (https://smallbusiness.chron.com/happens-equilibrium-price-quantity-supply-demand-shifts-upward-36644.html) Price ceilings and price floors: how does quantity demanded react to artificial constraints on process? Khan Academy. https://tinyurl.com/yaxj34ym  (https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/ap-microeconomics/ap-supply-demand-equilibrium/ap-deadweight-loss-tutorial/a/price-ceilings-and-price-floors-cnx) Is a price ceiling set above or below the market price? Give an example of a price ceiling and discuss some disadvantages and advantages of this type of government intervention. An art museum raises its admission price, and ends up with a decrease in its total revenue. How could you explain this situation to the museum director? Suppose Billy drinks two cups of coffee a day no matter what the price. What does this mean in terms of supply and demand equilibrium? What are the main determinants of equilibrium of demand and supply? Which is likely to have more of an impact on supply and therefore market equilibrium: the demand for orange juice or the demand for a particular brand of orange juice? Assignment Expectations Use concepts from the modular background readings as well as any good quality resources you can find. Cite all sources within the text and provide a cover sheet, and a reference page at the end of the paper. Length: 4–5 typed pages; double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font The following items will be assessed in particular: Your ability to understand an application of supply and demand. The use of some in-text references to the modular background material. The essay should address each element of the assignment. Remember to support your answers with solid references, including the case readings.

Principal Agent Problems: What are principal agent problems and what does theory tell us will happen when they appear? Empirically, what happens? What are ways to solve issues of moral hazard and how have they been used in empirical studies? What future research areas do you think should be expanded on in the study of principal agent problems? Provide one research question that you would be interested in studying.

Consider an increasing marginal cost depletable resource with no effective substitute. Describe how the user cost for this resource in the earlier time periods would depend on whether the demand curve for that resource was stable or shifting outward over time. Evaluate how the allocation of that resource over time would be affected. You must develop a two- to three-page paper (not including title and reference pages) and be formatted according to APA style. You need to use two scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook, to support your assertions. You will want to make reference to the Hotelling Rule or Hotelling Theory, which describes the optimal price path for a non-renewable resource. Don’t confuse the Hotelling Rule or Theory with the Hotelling Law. Textbook Tietenberg, T., & Lewis, L. (2012). Environmental and natural resource economics (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Addison-Wesley

Please follow the term paper rule and write a 8 page term paper about “The economic development of prostitution in Thailand in the 1950-1980s: The Influence of Internal and External Factors”.  This paper is a discussion of the many factors influencing sex industry in Thailand. Emphasizes that Two of the most influential of these were influence from the military-related investments of United States and the domestic economic policies. discusses the economic aspects of prostitution in Thailand and examines the significant impact it has had on the national economy. Internationally, Thailand has been commonly described as a nation in which commercial sex has been raised to the level of a national industry. As an important spur to its rapid economic growth in the 1980s, Thailand as a tourist destination was, in part, marketed to the foreign market via the explicit and implied suggestion of readily available cheap sex. Indicate how deeply the commercial sex industry is integrated into Thai economic life.

Review the behavioral trends of the U.S stock market over the past five years. Then, provide your reasons as to what caused the stock market to perform in that manner. Support with examples.

Introduction with clearly defined thesis “Banks should not be held responsible for the 2008 Global Financial Crisis”.  Three Supporting Evidences, preferably one paragraph for each supporting evidence. Two Rebuttals of common counter-arguments, preferable two paragraphs for each rebuttal. Conclusion must reiterate and marry the thesis, supporting evidences and rebuttals succinctly. 

1.     There is much debate about whether free trade promotes development. Present the two sides of this debate. What do you think you need to know more about – in terms of theories or real-world facts – to be able to decide with confidence whether increased world trade, in a specific situation, is a good idea? 2.     We have discussed two specific source of foreign capital – aid and remittances – that might affect economic outcomes for developing countries. Discuss the mechanisms through which each of these two sources support or limit a country’s ability to develop. Which of these two sources do you think might be more favorable to development? For this source (i.e. the one you think is more favorable), suggest at least two specific policy measures to increase its effectiveness in promoting development outcomes.  NOTE- Write 1.5 pages for one question with single space (provide 3 sources for one question)