Economics

Assignment Content Scenario: You are an HR manager of a company that since its inception has only operated locally. In a recent meeting your boss informed you that the company is planning to go global in the next 1 to 2 years. She would like an introduction from you on HR related issues for a global operation.   Create a 8- to 10-slide presentation, with speaker notes, including the following: List and briefly describe methods for staffing global organizations. Include pros and cons for each method. Identify five competencies important to selection of candidates for global assignments that are essential to success. Describe pre-departure onboarding opportunities you would recommend to enhance the global experience. Onboarding examples may include the expatriate as well as family members. Describe ongoing training and development opportunities that are essential while on global assignments. Describe repatriation policies that will attract and retain global talent. Identify U.S. employment laws and ethical responsibilities to consider in staffing for global assignments.

Answer any 1 of the following 3 questions below in essay form. Your essays will be graded on the clarity of thought as expressed in your writing, degree to which you address yourself to the question, use of examples, as well as economic content. You may not copy directly from the textbook or any other written resource. This constitutes plagiarism which is a serious academic offense. (Refer to College Catalog for penalties regarding plagiarized work.) The College employs the software “Turnitin” so detecting plagiarism is quick and easy. The City of Philadelphia has imposed a tax on sugar sweetened soda. Who would pay all or most of that tax, producers or consumers? Explain in detail. Explain why it is that as the consumer purchases more of a good, her marginal utility falls while her total utility rises. What is price discrimination? Under what conditions are firms able to exercise price discrimination? Are consumers better off or worse off when they face a price discriminating monopolist rather than a simple monopolist? Why?

State capitalism—–Definition, Characteristics, Advantages and disadvantages, Future trend, Link it to China: Is China state capitalism?

Did the British Empire help or hinder economic growth in Britain? In the colonies?

The case study should include 2 companies. The company’s background and the challenges faced by the company and why the app was introduced.  Key features of the app and objectives.

This week’s online discussion topic is on “moral hazard” and “asymmetric information”? After reviewing the course materials for this week, and conducting some research on the web (reliable sources),  please try to remember if you have ever experienced something/event with moral hazard or asymmetric information theme which directly or indirectly impacted you: please describe the details in your initial response and explain why and how  that experience had moral hazard or asymmetric information component. (No copying/pasting from various web-sites; provide research references.)

Select one question and write a 200-word response.  What is the main reason for changes in GDP in the short run? When Congress established the Federal Reserve in 1913, what was its main responsibility? When did Congress broaden the Fed’s responsibilities? What are the Fed’s four monetary policy goals? Who does the Federal Reserve measure inflation? Can the Fed eliminate recessions? What is “quantitative Easing? Why is the Fed targeting both the money supply and interest rate? What is financial leverage? What is a monetary policy target? Why does the Fed use policy targets? What is the federal funds rate? What role doe it play in monetary policy?

Write an essay on a current social or Economic topic with a reference page in APA format

Read these (Topic: Information Economics & Healthcare/Health Insurance): http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/05/the_inconvenient_economics_of_obamacare.html b) Write a report (clearly typed in a MS-Word file using MS-Word). Your report should be broken into two sections: Section 1: Summary (first paragraph): Tell me what this article is talking about (4-8 sentences long). Do not copy/paste excerpts from the article. Summary should be in your own words and should be based on your understanding of the issues covered in the article. Section 2: Your thoughts on the article and its conclusion (at the most two to three paragraphs long): Critically evaluate author’s findings. For example, tell me why you agree or disagree with the author or his points, by supporting your own points by giving examples, or by providing convincing evidence for your points

Remember to properly label and cite your data and graphs. Even more data gathering from FRED… Find monthly, not-seasonally adjusted rates. Find data on the effective Federal Funds Rate. Gather data from July 1954 to the present. What is the current FFR? What year was the highest Federal Funds rate in your data series. Download into Excel and construct a graph of the Effective Federal Funds Rate. Find data for the following: Prime Bank Loan Rate 30 year Conventional Mortgage Rate Automobile Lending Rates. Also find data for: 3 month treasuries constant maturity 3 year tresuries constant maturity 30 year treasuries constant maturity Construct two graphs: Graph One – should include the effective Federal Funds rate, Prime Bank Loan Rate; Mortgage Rate; and Automobile Lending Rates. Graph Two – effective Federal Funds Rate, 3 month treasuries constant maturity; 3 year treasuries constant maturity; and 30 year treasuries constant maturity. These graphs are to be imported into a Word Document. Write a short paragraph discussing some observations you have about the data for each graph. You are expected to present the assignment formally with proper citations. The goals of this assignment are the following: Illustrate your ability to utilize primary sources. Give you experience creating tables using Excel. Give you experience creating graphs using excel. Give you experience presenting the graphs and table in a Word document.