A) Your final paper is worth 160 pointsB) Length: 10-15 pages – including references, tables, graphs, etc. C) You must use academic journals (see slides #8 to #28). Your final paper must include at least 3 scholarly articles. And you can add any other source as books, articles from The Economist, etc. D) Suggested structure:1) […]
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August 5th, 2021 
For the project, you should read Chapter 19 and then write a short Chapter Summary, I ll post a chapter survey in 2 days or so just so you can check if nothing is missing. Cover page and references should not be counted as words or pages
Policy Analysis
August 5th, 2021 Provide a brief overview of the Site C hydroelectric project currently under construction inBritish Columbia. Discuss how the project ts into the electricity requirements of BritishColumbia (demand side), with consideration given to alternative ways of meeting this demand. In addition, provide some analysis of how the costs of this project (much higher thanoriginally forecast) compare […]
Policy Analysis
August 4th, 2021 Provide a brief overview of the Site C hydroelectric project currently under construction inBritish Columbia. Discuss how the project ts into the electricity requirements of BritishColumbia (demand side), with consideration given to alternative ways of meeting this demand. In addition, provide some analysis of how the costs of this project (much higher thanoriginally forecast) compare […]
How the wage gap affects the economy in the US
August 4th, 2021 The deadline is actually 11:59 but I couldn’t chose that. Its simply supposed to be a research paper about something that affects the economy. I thought the wage gap would be a good idea bc it seems like there were many sources for that topic. If you have a topic that interests you and still […]
Asses the “American Job Plan” with the themes and concept of the book, “why nations fail”
August 2nd, 2021 Please make sure its two full pages with no header. Just go straight into answering the prompt. Prompt: Assess ” The American Jobs Plan” – link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/03/31/fact-sheet-the-american-jobs-plan/– employing themes and concepts from the Why Nations Fail text. In what manner does the plan, and overall stimulus spending, relate to the case studies in the book? […]
microeconomics
July 31st, 2021 In your responses, comment on at least two posts from your peers by providing examples from the news of monopolies and firms in monopolistic competition markets. Compare and contrast the two types of markets. The first discussion to reply to one page response The fundamental market inefficiency derived from monopolies is that monopolies produce less […]
Mirco econ topic
July 29th, 2021 In chapter 12 we talk about taxation. What do you think is the best / ideal form of taxation? How does the current system in the US measure up to what you think the ideal system should be. Use the concepts from chapter 12 to support your response.
Social Economics
July 29th, 2021 21pts.Thiccasthieves.Ab outtenyearsago,therewasalotofmentioninthepressthatyourfriendsmakeyoufat,whichyounowknowisap eereect.ButwasthereanythingtoitReadtheblogp ostathttps://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/how-your-friends-make-you-fat%E2%80%94the-so cial-network-of-weight-201105242666andanswerthefollowingquestions:(a)3pts.Thesurveyfoundthatheavierp eoplehaveheavierfriends.Isthis,byitself,evidenceofendogenousso cialeects?Explainwhyorwhynotin2-3sentences.(b)9pts.Classifyeachofthethreepathwaysconjecturedasanendogenousso cialeect,exogenous(correlated)eectorcontextualeect.Explaineachanswerin2-3sentences.(c)3pts.Supp oseIwavedamagicwandandmadeyourfriends10lbs.heavier.Basedonthisdescriptionofthestudy,wouldyougainweight?Explainin1-2sentences.(d)6pts.Inlightofyouranswertothepreviousquestion(notyourpersonalpriorbeliefs)doyoundtheinterpretationofthisstudytob ecredible?Commendorcriticizeitin5-6sentences.3.47pts.Growingtogether.Ifyoulo okedatmarriedcouples,youmightthinkthattheirweightsarep ositivelycorrelated,i.e.,overweightp eopletendtocouplewithoverweightp eople,andunderweightp eopletendtocouplewithunderweightp eople.1Let’sexplorethisasso ciationabitfurther.Forparts(a)-(c),youcannotuseanexplanation/pathwaythatwaspresentedinthearticlecitedinproblem2.(a)2pts.Giveoneexplanationforwhycouples’weightsarep ositivelycorrelatedthatisanendogenousso cialeect.(b)2pts.Giveoneexplanationforwhycouples’weightsarep ositivelycorrelatedthatisacorrelatedeect.(c)2pts.Giveoneexplanationforwhycouples’weightsarep ositivelycorrelatedthatisacontextualeect.1Yourobservationisb orneoutinsurveydata.Chen,et.al.(2014)ndacorrelationco ecientof0.24forsp ouses’BMI.1Nowsupp osethatyouaremarried.Youandyoursp ouseeachweigh100lbs.ondayt1.Yourweightondayt,t+ 1,t+ 2,…evolvesaccordingtothefollowingequationofmotion:YourWeightt=you1YourWeightt1+you1CaloriesYouEatt+you2Sp ouse’sWeightt1+you2CaloriesSp ouseEatst+(1)youTemp eraturetYoursp ouse’sweightevolvessimilarly,butwithdierentco ecients.(Theirco ecientshavesup erscriptssp ouseinsteadofyou,e.g.,sp ouse1.)(a),3pts.Whichparameter(s)corresp ond(s)toendogenousso cialeects?correlatedeects?contextualeects?(Hint:ParametersaretheGreekco ecients.Notallparameterscor-resp ondtooneofthesetyp esofeects!Someeectsmayormaynotb erepresentedbyaparameter!)(b)Supp oseyou1andsp ouse1areb othequaltozero.Assumeyourdietsandthetemp eratureneverchanges.Youranswersshouldb eintermsofoneormoreoftheparameters.i.4pts.Ifyouweighed101lbs.int1insteadof100lbs.,howmuchmorewouldyouandyoursp ouseweighint,t+ 1andt+ 2?(Hint:Writeouttheexpressionsfortheweightsifyouweighed100lbs.andifyouweighed101lbs.andthentakethedierence.You’llseeapatternthatwillsimplifythisandallfuturecalculations.)ii.3pts.Forwhatparametervalueswouldalittlebumpinyourweightmakeitgotoinnityastgetslarge?iii.3pts.Forwhatparametervalueswouldalittlebumpinyourweightmakeyoursp ouse’sweightgotoinnityastgetslarge?(c)Nowsupp oseyou1andsp ouse1arenotequaltozero.Assumeyourdietsandthetemp eratureneverchanges.Youranswersshouldb […]
microeconomics
July 28th, 2021 Explain which types of market inefficiencies derive from monopolies. Use examples from the textbook to support your claims. Describe the types of inefficiencies that derive from monopolistic competition. Use examples from the textbook to support your claims. How are monopolies and monopolistic competitive firms profitable? Use examples from the textbook to support your analysis.
