Evaluate Uber’s surge pricing in the context of price discrimination. Apply the concepts of economies of scale and economies of scope to Uber’s business model.

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Construct an eight-page analysis of Uber using the following criteria.
Analyze the market before Uber’s entry. Describe the inefficiency Uber exploited.
Explain Uber’s surge pricing in the context of shifts in supply and demand.
Evaluate Uber’s surge pricing in the context of price discrimination.
Apply the concepts of economies of scale and economies of scope to Uber’s business model.
Apply the concepts of game theory to Uber’s market.
Assess Uber’s potential for international expansion and potential trade policy issues.
Explain the incentive pay model Uber uses and how it affects the principal-agent problem.
Discuss any asymmetric information issues with Uber’s business model.

Explain the difference between positive and normative economics.

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1. Explain the difference between positive and normative economics. Give a real-time example of each that you found in doing some outside research.
2. After doing some additional research on your own along with the assigned reading on public goods, answer the following questions:
a. What are the two main characteristics of this type of good?
b. What is the biggest “problem” with allocating public goods?
c. Do you think the government should have a role in allocating public goods, or should goods be privatized?

 Should Peyton Manning mow his own lawn? Suppose Peyton can do the job in 2 hours, or he can hire a gardener, Kris, to do it in 3 hours. Kris charges $30 an hour. Who should do the job, Peyton or Kris? Explain.

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Should Peyton Manning mow his own lawn? Suppose Peyton can do the job in 2 hours, or he can hire a gardener, Kris, to do it in 3 hours. Kris charges $30 an hour. Who should do the job, Peyton or Kris? Explain. Be sure to use some economic concepts in your post, such as supply and demand. And do not forget to cite any sources you used.

In each discussion forum, students are expected to respond to the prompt by providing an informed, rigorous, and professional post. The initial post should be at least 150 words.

Thinking about your future after graduating  how would you like to apply your knowledge in the wider world?

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Thinking about your future after graduating  how would you like to apply your knowledge in the wider world?

Explain the difference between cost-utility analysis and cost-benefit analysis

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Explain the difference between cost-utility analysis and cost-benefit analysis and which you think would be more appropriate for an evaluation of a public health intervention targeted at year 10 pupils (age 15-16) at risk of alcohol misuse and to be delivered in schools. Your answer should identify one relevant public health intervention for the specified population and health need, in one country of your choosing.

Analyze the decision of eating a healthy breakfast using "stomach space" as the scarce resource.

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Using marginal analysis Analyze the decision of eating a healthy breakfast using "stomach space" as the scarce resource.

Read TWO academic or policy articles on the determinants of tax evasion, describe their findings in comparison with what you have studied on the topic

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Read TWO academic or policy articles on the determinants of tax evasion, describe their findings in

comparison with what you have studied on the topic through the lectures and seminar readings.

 

Critically evaluate theoretical explanations of behaviour at one level of aggregation!

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Write an essay with a poster (word limited include the poster)
All the requirements are in the IIEB_Assignment Cover Sheet_UG_Report.pdf
The poster requiement is in the seminar123.pdf

This summative assessment represents 100% of the grade and is an extended essay including a
poster.
Task: Critically evaluate theoretical explanations of behaviour at one level of aggregation!
Aspects which need to be included are:
• Define a level of aggregation (individual, firm, state or supranational or international
institutions)
• Choose one theory and explain with the help of this theoretical viewpoint the behaviour
at the selected aggregate level, for instance, bounded rationality in the case of individual
behaviour
• Explore the role of risk and uncertainty at this level of aggregation.
• Identify advantages and disadvantages of this theory evidenced with academic literature.
• Show evidence for these advantages and disadvantages with the help of empirical data.
This can include government reports, statistics, interviews conducted by reputable
organizations and practitioner literature.
• Depending on your provided discussion conclude if the evidence supports the theoretical
assumptions or if not in which case you would need to suggest another theoretical
viewpoint.

What is the differences between CCP’s ideology and that of western powers.

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Essay on a chosen topic to discuss a particular event in contemporary Chinese history between 1919 and today. The essay should be divided into three parts:
Part one
The Chinese Communist Party
What’s the thinking it’s based on.

What is the differences between CCP’s ideology and that of western powers.

The history of CCP. How it was established/ its aim /social background.
Part two
The internal and external factors which caused the growth of the CCP
external factors:
The Comintern’s instruction on its infancy stage.
Japan’s invasion which saved the CCP from Chiang kai-shek and the KMT in 1934.
Chiang Kai-shek’s widely-opposed strategies in Chinese revolution
Part Three
Conclusion –synthesize your thoughts.

The growth of the CCP between 1927-1945 is attributed to X reasons.

Find the resources and references that will help understand the macroeconomic environment of the selected country.

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Part 1: research and references
After selecting the country, students will start collecting the data and finding the resources and references that will help understand the macroeconomic environment of the selected country. The purpose of this project is for you to try out macroeconomic analysis in the “real world.” The outline below is the guidelines for that should be taken in consideration when writing the project.

Part 2: The country’s profile:
1. The country’s profile: Geography, economic system, political system, population and Business environment (etc.)
2. The infrastructure,
 Education and Human capital
 Road, airports, ports, telecommunication, access to the internet, ect..
3. Overview of the main industries
4. Summary part 2: strength and weakness (Country’s comparative advantage)

Part 3: Economic Outlook
1. Labor market (overall and by Gender and Age)
a. Labor Market
b. Unemployment and employment
c. Problems facing the labor market
2. The total Output (GDP)
 By industry and change other time
 Consumption Approach: detailed Analysis
 Consumer consumption(C)
 Government Spending
 Investment
 Trade Balance (export and Import)
 The Income Approach
 Wages, Rent, Interest, Profit
 Income inequality and wealth distribution
3. Major event in the Business Cycle (reasons)
The effects on labor market and inflation
Part 4: Conclusions:
The conclusion should summarize the central the overall weakness and strength of the selected country’s economy. Therefore, any conclusions should be based on observations and data already discussed. No new data should be introduced in the conclusion section.