Economics

Using the link provided below and the information in the video answer the following questions regarding a menu item.  https://youtu.be/ZUdqlbQfWyg ·       What would cause a change in the quantity demanded? What would cause a change in the demand for the product? ·       Discuss the product in the context of “inferior” good and “normal” good. ·       Discuss the product in the context of “complementary” good and “substitute” good. ·       Discuss the product in the context of the price elasticity of demand. ·       Discuss the product in the context of market equilibrium. ·       Discuss the product of all competitors in the context of a change in supply. ·       Reflection – As a businessperson in the not too distant future, which concepts are particularly important to you? Explain.

Why Has College Tuition Exploded? What is the Best Way to Pay for It as a Student? o Social, Political, Economic, and Cultural elements o Macroeconomic policies o Do today’s college costs differ from those in the past? If so, why do you feel is the cause?

Your paper should address the Microeconomics related topic. Please conduct research using a minimum of seven sources. Sources cannot be blogs, Wikipedia, Investopedia, or other similar sources. You should use reputable books, papers and magazines. Your paper should be 5-7 pages long and use APA format size font 12 times new roman.

Your boss has decided to give you a raise, but this raise will send you into a higher income tax bracket. You can choose to accept or decline the raise. Explain why accepting the raise is your best course of action. Discuss what this means with a marginal tax rate system. Now take that slightly further into a discussion of marginal rates of substitution and transformation. What is it about marginal analysis that is so important to economics? Please discuss marginal wage setting, tax brackets, and opportunity cost. Minimum word count: 400 words

Analyze the market for cell phones.  This industry is an “oligopoly”.  What are the current market factors, in your opinion, that drive what types of cell phones will sell best at this point in time?  What are the factors that would go into the “ideal” phone for 2020?  make sure to use economic reasoning, and a demonstration  applying microeconomic principles in a way that demonstrates understanding.

Economic development projects often hinge on the availability of financing and funding. Myriad resources, programs and tools exist to address this access to capital challenge. The goal of financing is to remove barriers to project completion. This individual assignment will help students develop the skills to effectively assess potential financing sources for economic development goals and projects. Assignment Produce a three-page comprehensive approach recommending three potential financing tools and comprehensive solution that Lexington could use to achieve their goals.  The report should cover a wide range of topics and include the following: 1.     Program Overview – How do the three recommended financing tools work. Mechanics, financing source, partners, timing, etc.? Provide examples of how the tools works in other communities and it can be applied to the current opportunity in Lexington, KY. 2.     Pros & Cons – Discuss the effectiveness of these programs including the pros and cons of using each tool. Be detailed. Discuss the structures and how they impact the community. What roadblocks and/or obstacles stand in the way of the programming working? 3.     Pro Forma – Prepare a basic project pro forma which includes both the sources and uses of funds. What does the project cost and what sources of financings will address these needs? What is the gap that the programs are trying to address?

Alienation is a topic that was prevalent in Marx’s early works during what is sometimes called the “Young Marx” period of the thinker. For this discussion board, I want you to read a work from Marx during this period. Answer the following questions in paragraph form. Why does Marx describe the product created by a worker to be the objectification of labor? In the article, how does Karl Marx describe the process of alienation?  How does the themes and topics that Marx talks about in this article different from that found in Capital? https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1844/manuscripts/labour.htm   use this reading.

Please use the sources given and add the last one. This is an outline to the paper. PLEASE USE THE ATTACHED AS AN OUTLINE FOR THE FINAL PAPER!!   The U.S. economy is over a decade removed from the Great Recession. For several years after the Great Recession officially ended, the U.S. grew at an historically slow rate. Analyze the causes of the slow increases in U.S. GDP. Include in your paper: ·       An analysis of the monetary policy approach the Federal Reserve took to the recovery ·       An analysis of the fiscal policy approach the Federal Government took to the recovery ·       An analysis of how the attempts to influence GDP in the short-run negatively affect GDP in the long-run ·       An explanation of why the unemployment rate dropped rapidly in the United States despite low rates of increases in GDP ·       An identification, as appropriate, of the economic principles (from Module 1) that factor into your analysis     Adhere to the following standards: ·       Your paper should be 8-10 pages in length, not including the title or references pages. ·       Your paper should include at least 5 scholarly references in addition to the course textbook. (use the Economics Library Guide (Links to an external site.) to start your research). ·       Sources such as The Balance, EconomicsHelp.org, Investopedia, and other help websites are not acceptable. ·       Review the grading rubric to see how you will be graded for this assignment.

Ability to communicate the economics of asymmetric information creating hard choices. Ability to understand policy dilemma. Ability to understand controls for moral hazard and the role of cost-effectiveness analysis. Ability to understand how regulation of various health markets is approached and why. Ability to address the difference in the Bismarck, Beveridge, and US models and the problems differently. Briefly describe how three example countries approach the issues of importance which are 1) Insurance provision (and addressing adverse selection) 2) Health care provision (and addressing arms races, monopoly, innovation, access, costs, and supply) 3) Rationing (and addressing access, moral hazard, costs, and winners and losers in each instance). For instance, if you are looking at England, Germany, and the U.S., section one would contrast how insurance provision differs among them and the tradeoffs; section two on provision; section three on rationing.

International trade is projected to outpace growth in global GDP. While economies will increasingly rely on trade, climate change will affect trade patterns and specialization. On the other hand, the free trade and investment regime do have the environmental consequences. So, there is a two-way interaction between the trade and the environment. In the first part of this assignment, review the channels through which the environmental degradation impacts the trade and how free trade impacts the environment (2 pages) highlighting the connections between Trade, Environment, and the Economy (1 page) and the Conflicts between Trade Policy and Environmental Policy (2 pages). In the second part, write two pages especially focusing upon any two of the following macroeconomic consequences resulting from the mutual interaction of free trade and environmental degradation. 1.      Impacts on Comparative Advantage 2.      Free trade and the structural change and likely impact on GDP of a country 3.      Likely impacts on Employment 4.      Likely Impacts on Balance of Trade and Payments 5.      Terms of Trade Impacts