Using the content of these above articles which in part discuss the differences between institutions and policies in in the U.S. and different countries and their effects on the balance of power between workers and employers, as compared to and within the U.S.

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Theory of Input Markets and Labor Market Issues

Short essay question:

According to the short assigned reading of articles and videos from Module 11, particularly “What’s Behind Union Decline?”, and both “How Unions Help Cocktail Servers”, and “Reagan vs. Patco – The Strike that Busted Unions”, you learned labor unions in the U.S. have declined more than in other countries (including the United States” more globalized” neighbor to the north).

Using the content of these above articles which in part discuss the differences between institutions and policies in in the U.S. and different countries and their effects on the balance of power between workers and employers, as compared to and within the U.S. explain:

a. Why have the number of workers represented by unions fallen in the United States over the last few decades?

b. And, Is globalization by itself, a plausible explanation for the drop in the number of workers represented by unions in the United States over the last few decades; and, if not briefly discuss another explanation discussed in the material from module 11 (opens next week)?

You may want to cite an article of your own choosing in your essay (maybe something about the recent Amazon labor union organizing effort and victory against all odds).

Note: you must write a concise answer and use concepts of balance of power, collective bargaining, bargaining power of American workers, income stagnation, long term consequences, unionized sectors, employer offensive, negotiations, strikes and costs for both the employer and union, seniority, wages and health care benefits, equal gender pay and the pay gap, traditional strongholds, etc. as explained in the articles, videos, other reading, and the textbook. Use your readings, videos and textbooks and reference your sources in your written assignment. If you use terms different from those listed from the reading or video(s) you must note the location they can be found in the reading or video by citing the specific name of source and page of the text or video time. Citations can be simply put in parenthesis with source and location for example: (Stone, p. 65) or (Khan Academy, Perfect Competition video, 2:05). Be sure to bold or underline, or both, a minimum four or more of the above-listed terms or concepts in the text of your short written assignment as you use them.

Can changes in sentence severity affect crime rates? Discuss the econometric problems that prevent the identification of the causal effect of interest in a simple OLS framework. Outline the empirical strategies used to tackle these econometric problems.

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Economics of Crime

Can changes in sentence severity affect crime rates? Justify your answer. Discuss the econometric problems that prevent the identification of the causal effect of interest in a simple OLS framework. Outline the empirical strategies used to tackle these econometric problems. Critically discuss the identification strategies and the findings of the related studies presented during the module. Draw conclusions in your answer on whether, how, and to what extent, changes in sentence severity can affect criminal activity.

Is the owner of Pat’s Pizza Restaurant minimizing costs? Explain by computing marginal productivity per dollar using the data in the table. Should he rent more ovens and hire fewer workers or rent fewer ovens and hire more workers to increase productivity and lower costs of production? Explain.

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Production and Cost Minimizing Output

In this assignment, you will analyze fixed and variable costs of a small business. You will also evaluate optimal quantity of output that minimizes costs and maximizes profits.
In this assignment, you will be assessed on the following Outcome:

GEL-1.02: Demonstrate college–level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard English.

Assignment:
Before answering the following questions, review the Checklist. Then, in a separate Word document, compose a 1–2-page paper consisting of a 450-500-word expository research essay answering the following questions, including computations, based on the rule for minimizing costs of production in regard to a small business plan to minimize costs in order to increase productivity and maximize profits.

1. Pat’s Pizza Restaurant owner incurs various economic costs of production. Explain whether each of the following is an explicit cost or an implicit cost. Which of the two costs should Pat minimize to maximize his account profit?

a. Payments for rented manufacturing equipment.
b. A firm’s use of a warehouse that it owns and could rent to another firm.
c. Wages paid to the firm’s workers.
d. The wages the firm’s owner could earn if he/she worked for another company.

2. Consider the following information in the table for Pat’s Pizza Restaurant and answer the questions below by using the cost minimization rule that takes into account the marginal product per dollar of inputs of production.

Item Cost
-Marginal Product of Capital 4,000
-Marginal Product of Labor 100
-Wage Rate $10
-Rental Price of Pizza Ovens $500

a. Is the owner of Pat’s Pizza Restaurant minimizing costs? Explain by computing marginal productivity per dollar using the data in the table.
b. Should he rent more ovens and hire fewer workers or rent fewer ovens and hire more workers to increase productivity and lower costs of production? Explain.

3. Your answer must consist of a 450–500-word expository research essay.

Consider Pat’s Pizza Restaurant’s production decision in both the short-run and long-run. Pat wants to improve the productivity of the firm in the long-run. Explain the types of input costs that might be fixed in the short-run and types of costs that may be variable in the long-run. Provide examples for fixed inputs and variable inputs, as well as fixed costs and variable costs for the restaurant in the short-run. What long-run economic decisions should Pat make to increase productivity, minimize costs, and maximize profit?

Checklist:
• This assignment should be a separate Word document, and a 1–2-page paper consisting of a 450-500-word expository research essay, in addition to the title and reference pages.
• It must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, and grammar and mechanics.
• Respond to the questions in a thorough manner, providing specific examples where asked.
• Your paper should provide a highly developed viewpoint and purpose.
• Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful.
• A separate page at the end of your research paper should contain a list of references, in APA format. Use your textbook, the Library, and the internet for research.
• Be sure to cite were appropriate and reference all sources. Your sources and content should follow proper APA format. Review the APA formats found in the Writing Resources accessed through the Academic Success Center within the Academic Tools area of the course.
• Review the grading rubric to ensure all points have been captured in the paper.

Evaluate the impact of at least two United States Supreme Court decisions on the United States economy.

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The impact of United States Supreme Court decisions on the United States economy

Evaluate the impact of at least two United States Supreme Court decisions on the United States economy.

Use these links to find cases relevant to the assignment topic:

https://charleskochinstitute.org/stories/the-supreme-court-and-economic-freedom-cases

https://www.freedomworks.org/content/top-ten-scotus-cases-econ

“The legacy of the Covid-19 pandemic is a re-awakening to the critical role that global good health plays in achieving sustainable economic prosperity for all.” With reference to economic ideas of health and economic development, and at least two country experiences of the pandemic, critically assess this statement.

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Health and economic development

“The legacy of the Covid-19 pandemic is a re-awakening to the critical role that global good health plays in achieving sustainable economic prosperity for all.” With reference to economic ideas of health and economic development, and at least two country experiences of the pandemic, critically assess this statement.

Understand the business context of firms, research well-known organisations and the business environment in which they operate, and apply business principles and analysis within chosen sector/s.

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BMW UK

Understand the business context of firms, research well-known organisations and the business environment in which they operate, and apply business principles and analysis within chosen sector/s.

Write an analysis of COVID-19 pandemic and retail sales of consumer goods. Explain rationally what happens in reality. Present the empirical evidence with the help of some microeconomic tools.

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An Analysis of COVID-19 Pandemic and Retail Sales of Consumer Goods

Your paper should emphasize quality rather than quantity, and its structure should contain four sections: Introduction and objective, Review of Literature, Economic Analysis and Summary and Conclusion. The paper should be at least 10 pages in length without the Title Page.

a). The introduction should be 1-2 paragraphs long. Specify the objective as clearly as possible. It should set the relevance of the topic and finish with the main question or questions you want to answer in this paper. The introduction must also state your main argument, idea or hypothesis of your paper.

b). Review of Literature. In this section, review several studies similar to what you are writing on. Make sure to give proper credit to each author(s) whose work you are quoting. Use the APA guidelines in referencing each article, book, journal or the Internet source. In the final paragraph or paragraphs of this section, explain how your paper will contribute to the body of knowledge. This section should be 3-4 pages long.

c). The Economic Analysis section should be 2-4 pages long. In this section you should present the empirical evidence and with the help of some microeconomic tools, you should explain rationally what happens in reality. Include terms like demand, supply, variable and fixed costs, marginal or incremental changes, marginal and average costs, price elasticity, income elasticity, maximization, minimization, normal profit, competitive markets, product differentiation, market structure, oligopoly, and other relevant terms.

d) The summary and conclusion should be directly related to the objective of your paper. This section should be about one page long and it should answer the questions introduced in the objective of the paper. Be sure there is a strong connection between the introduction and the conclusion. You can also expand on the implications of your answer and predict something about the future.

The Final page or pages of your paper must contain the “Reference” section. The references must be drawn from the body of the paper. Use the APA style in listing the References. Your References should include at least one scholarly article relevant to your paper, a relevant book (not a textbook) and several Internet references.

Short papers are nice pieces of art. Your paper will be evaluated on the clarity of objective, rational coherence, quality of argument and format, more specifically on the contribution to the body of knowledge on the main subject. Below is the grading criteria of your paper.

Use Times New Roman font size 11 or 12 and double space your paper.

NOTE : Internet articles and newspaper articles are NOT usually academic articles that fill the bill as a valid reference.

Completed your seven-year term as the chief economic policy advisor responsible for managing the economy of our country. Create a report for the incoming administration. Select what you consider to be the most important macroeconomic issues facing our country and policies to address them.

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Chief economic policy advisor

You have just completed your seven-year term as the chief economic policy advisor responsible for managing the economy of our country You are expected to create a report for the incoming administration. In this outgoing report, you will select what you consider to be the most important macroeconomic issues facing our country and policies to address them.

1. Summarize the two economic issues and document why it is considered an issue.

2. Use up-to-date DATA to illustrate issue. Data should be displayed w/ single decimal place.

3. Use critical thinking to analyze the issue using economic concepts and theory learned in our class

4. Present two policy recommendations based on this issue

5. Use additional references to back up your arguments

6. Include at least one graph (supply and demand, AS/AD, Aggregate Expenditure) developed in the course to illustrate the impact on economy of your recommendation to address the issue. Supporting charts and tables are also encouraged.

7. Use clear and effective writing in your presentation.

 

Choose a development issue affecting your country and analyse, evaluate and recommend policies to address the development issue.

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Policy briefing report

• Choose a development issue affecting your country and analyse, evaluate and recommend policies to address the development issue.

• The policy briefing report will assess the student’s ability to make sound policy recommendations supported by evidence and economic analysis and to demonstrate an appreciation of the impact of government policy on the development process.

• A workshop will be dedicated to preparing a briefing policy paper.

State one economic concept found in the movie and explain how the concept is illustrated in the movie. Explain the economic concept illustrated in the movie AND submit your entry in the format listed.

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Extra Credit – Short Economic Essay

Instructions
1 Watch (or rewatch) one of the below movies.

  • The Big Short (2015)
  • Margin Call (2011)
  • Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis (2018)
  • The Founder (2016)
  • Becoming Warren Buffet (2017)
  • Boiler Room (2000)
  • Other People’s Money (1991)
  • It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
  • A Beautiful Mind (2001)
  • Trading Places (1983)
  • The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
  • Cast Away (2000)
  • The Force Awakens (2015)

2 Write a 100-word essay describing a microeconomic concept in the movie. State one economic concept found in the movie and explain how the concept is illustrated in the movie.
-Do not merely summarize the movie plot.
-Use proper spelling and grammar.
-Do not use first person.

Short Economic Essay  https://sjsu.instructure.com/courses/1478494/assignments/6002724 2/2

3 Submit the essay to this assignment.
Text Entry Submission Format:
Movie: [state movie name]
Economic concept: [state economic concept, e.g. supply and demand, elasticity, Nash equilibrium, etc.]

Cite sources
In order to receive full credit, you must follow all instructions and not merely summarize the movie plot. It is necessary to explain the economic concept illustrated in the movie AND submit your entry in the format listed