Show how the beverage industry has been affected by the COVID pandemic.

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This report is only one piece of a project which is called the structure report. Our overall objective of the whole project is to show how the beverage industry has been affected by the COVID pandemic. But only for this assignment, the structure data report must include a brief summary on the state of the industry. Please submit a brief summary of the below points:

1. properly defining the industry (or sub-industry/sector) that you are focusing on

2. providing a brief description of the nature of the industry (e.g. perfect competition vs. monopolistic competition)

3. identifying the main players in the industry / average market shares / geographic span etc.

In general, you are describing the structure, or how things are, in the industry you are researching. Try to tilt towards analytical vs. simply descriptive narrative (it may be a bit of challenge here, but that’s the intention). Essentially, being “analytical” means you process and intellectually filter the vast information on the industry and summarize all that in this first write-up without risking to lose any generality or omitting any key aspects characterizing the industry.

Please include references page, it can only be from diverse set of academic, business, and economic policy focused sources. Please note: Investopedia, Quora, Wikipedia, About.com, How.com, and similar generic
reference websites ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE SOURCES. So WSJ, CNBC, Financial News are some good sources

What are 2 concepts, ideas or issues in the article that you had difficulty understanding, or that are missing but should have been included?

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Question 1: In your own words, what are the 3 most important concepts, ideas or issues in the reading? Briefly explain why you chose them. Note: the concept the reading’s author(s) thought was the most important should be included.

Concept 1 (In your own words)
Concept 2 (In your own words)
Concept 3 (In your own words)Question 2: What are 2 concepts, ideas or issues in the article that you had difficulty understanding, or that are missing but should have been included? In your own words, briefly explain what you did to correct the situation (e.g. looked up an unfamiliar word or a missing fact), and the result. Cite any sites or sources used in APA format.

Issue 1 (In your own words) and what you found out
Citation 1 (in APA format)
Issue 2 (In your own words) and what you found out
Citation 2 (in APA format)Question 3: What is the main competition policy story or idea of the reading? (Competition policy studies the efficiency of the allocation of society’s scarce resources by firms.)

Compare the US policing system to any of our model countries

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Compare the US policing system to any of our model countries – be specific.

don’t have to be an essay just answer the question

Describe how you measured living standards for your assigned country.

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  1. Describe how you measured living standards for your assigned country. This means reporting data on your country’s living standards based on how the textbook measures.  List your sources here.  (Worth 7 points)
  2. Compare the living standards of your country to all of the countries in your group. Is it high, low or average?  (Worth 6 points)
  3. 3 When comparing your country’s performance relative to your group, what factors would support your conclusions? (Note:  Look at Chapter 6 and ways they measure living standards and think about how you would research those areas for your country.)  (Worth 7 points)
  4. Describe how you measured economic growth for your assigned country. This means reporting data on your country’s economic growth and list sources used.  (Worth 7 points)
  5. Compare the economic growth of your country to all of the countries in your group. Is your country a high growth, low growth or moderate growth country?  (Worth 6 points)
  6. When comparing your country’s performance relative to your group, what factors would support your conclusions? (Note:  Look at Chapter 7 and ways they measure economic growth and think about how you would research those areas for your country.)  (Worth 7 points)

Explain how the economy had been doing in 2010 and 2019 and how it had changed from 2010 to 2019.

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Your answers must be saved in Word and then uploaded to Canvas to go through turnitin for originality report. The writing must be original and your writing.
Find the values of 2010 and 2019 annual U.S:
1. GDP
2. GDP per capita
3. Unemployment rate
4. Inflation rate
Report the statistics for the two years in a table, make sure that your statistics are yearly statistics. Then, you also need to have a written part comparing the performance of the economy in 2010 and 2019.
You can use the web sites below to find the above statistics. You need to type the results of your research in a table, and then write a paragraph under the table comparing and analyzing the statistics. Explain how the economy had been doing in 2010 and 2019 and how it had changed from 2010 to 2019. Do not submit just the print out papers or charts from different web-sites.
For the above information you might look at the following web sites, but you could research on your own if the following web sites do not provide you with the requested information:
https://www.google.com/publicdata/directory (Links to an external site.)

Contrast and compare Adam Smith’s and the mercantilists’ views on the nature and causes of the wealth of nations.

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  1. Write a brief  4-page long, 12-sized Arial font and  doubled- spaced essay in  MLA style for Works Cited containing at least 3-4 sources of information where you react to the following two  scenarios- Both scenarios together should have a length of  4 typewritten  pages in length plus bibliography-You may use in-text citations or/and footnotes in your narrative. Be reminded that both scenarios are part of the same assignment and worth 100 points together. Only submit a single document where you react to these scenarios separately. Do not use Wikipedia as a potential source in your separate Works-Cited page.

 Scenario 1-

Contrast and compare Adam Smith’s and the mercantilists’ views on the nature and causes of the wealth of nations. In addition, reflect and explicate Adam Smith’s analysis of the consequences of self-interest coupled with competitive markets. -50 points

Both Adam Smith and David Ricardo recognized the benefits from international trade and specialization when countries have absolute advantages, but what happens when one country is more efficient?- meaning that it utilizes fewer productive resources to make goods than the other, thus making it possess a comparative advantage in producing the good or service. Explain your understanding of both absolute and comparative advantages and trace the motivation by Ricardo to propose this argument to the British Parliament. What laws was he-[Ricardo] criticizing in relation to trade and why? Finally, support your narrative by reacting to the following table showing the production of wine and cloth by England and France:-50 points

After you explain comparative and absolute advantages above, use the above table to determine/calculate:

  1. What nation has an absolute advantage in producing either or both goods? Explain briefly
  2. Which nation possesses a comparative advantage? Hint: Make sure to substantiate your answer by calculating opportunity costs on the table shown.
  3. As a result of your answer in part (b), what good should be produced and exported or not produced and imported by either country and why? Explain briefly

Is China an ascending world power? What options does the rest of the world have in trying to confront China’s growing influence in the international system?

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Instructor: Dr. Michael Zekulin
Students will choose one of the following questions and answer it in proper essay format
following the specifications outlined below. Each question is designed to test the student’s
capability to tie a real-world event to the theories and concepts introduced in class.
1. Is China an ascending world power? What options does the rest of the world have in
trying to confront China’s growing influence in the international system? Examine the
options through the lens of IR theories AND argue which one you believe is more likely
to create a greater degree of stability in global politics.
SPECIFICATIONS
▪ Your assignment should be 1250 words not including the title page, or references (with
10%, 1125-1375 words).
▪ A separate title page should be attached which includes: your name, your student number,
the course name and number, word count, and the instructor’s name.
▪ Each page (not the title page) should include page numbers.
▪ You are required to use a minimum of ten (10) sources in your analysis. Please ensure
they are acceptable academic sources; Wikipedia is not an academic source! If you are
unsure check with the instructor
▪ Citations must be acknowledged, as must ideas which are “paraphrased.” The student
may use the citation style of their preference (Chicago footnotes) but it must be used
properly and consistently.
▪ The body of the text should be double spaced and written in 12 point Times New Roman
font; standard page margins apply. Further ensure that you indent paragraphs.
▪ The late penalty is 5% per day.

How might command economies provide more freedom than free-markets?

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Part 1 – Article Analysis – Read the article excerpt and answer the questions.
“Have you ever wondered where your food comes from? YouTube star Andy George did, and he took it into his own hands to find out. George’s latest endeavor was to document the entire process of making a “simple” chicken sandwich from scratch.
The entire ingredients list for the sandwich included lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, dill, peppers, garlic, sunflowers, eggs, salt, honey, wheat, milk, and of course, one live chicken. George posted his entire sandwich-making process in a YouTube video … (How to Make a $1500 Sandwich in Only 6 Months)
George produced all of the ingredients himself. This included planting seeds in a community garden to grow vegetables, extracting honey from a local bee farm, milking a cow to make butter and cheese, and processing wheat to create bread…[T]he hardest ingredient to retrieve for the sandwich was the salt. George had to travel from his hometown of Minneapolis to the
Pacific Ocean to collect salt water, which he then processed into salt….The entire project took six months and cost $1,500…. [Source: www.abcnews.go.com ]
1. Assume George’s sandwich included the same ingredients as a sandwich that you can buy at your local deli. Explain why George’s sandwich cost so much more.
2. The excerpt mentions that George travelled from Minneapolis to the Pacific Ocean to collect salt water. With this in mind, explain why it is unlikely that George truly produced everything he needed to make the sandwich himself. Give an example that supports your reasoning.
Part 2 – Stretch Your Thinking – Connect the excerpts you read to the following key economic assumptions. Identify how sandwiches exemplify each of the following statements.
3. Most resources are scarce. Society has unlimited wants and limited resources.
4. Due to scarcity, choices must be made. Every choice has a cost.
5. People make choices that maximize their satisfaction. Everyone acts in their own “self-interest.”
6. We make decisions by comparing the marginal costs and marginal benefits of every choice.
Resource Allocation
Part 1 – Check Your Understanding – Reflect upon the following quotes and answer the questions.
Quote #1- “When government – in pursuit of good intentions – tries to rearrange the economy…the cost come in inefficiency, lack of motivation, and loss of freedom. Government should be a referee, not an active player.” – Milton Friedman
Quote #2- “Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.” – Vladimir Lenin
7. Each quote argues that one economic system provides more freedom than the other. How might free-markets provide more freedom than command economies?
8. How might command economies provide more freedom than free-markets?
Part 2 – Economic Ideologies – The famous economist John Maynard Keynes said that “ideas shape the course of history.” Read the following quotes and answer the questions below.
Quote A- “If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there’d be a shortage of sand.”– Milton Friedman
Quote B- “I believe in a relatively equal society, supported by institutions that limit extremes of wealth and poverty…That makes me a liberal, and I’m proud of it.” – Paul Krugman
Quote C- “The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites.” – Thomas Sowell
Quote D- “ Healthcare as a human right, it means that every child, no matter where you are born, should have access to a college or trade-school education…, and I think no person should be homeless if we can have public structures and public policy to allow for people to have homes and
food and lead a dignified life in the United States.” – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Quote E- “Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else.” – Frederic Bastiat
Quote F- “ No universal selfishness can bring social good to all. Communism – the effort to give all men what they need and to ask of each the best they can contribute – this is the only way of human life.” – W. E. B. Du Bois
9. Which two of these quotes do you agree with most? Explain.
10. Which two of these quotes do you agree with least? Explain.

Describe the structure of the central bank system and the main roles it plays in this country.

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Central Bank (Federal Reserve Bank of the United States)

Select a central bank of a country, and conduct a research and prepare a report to address the following questions:

(a)Describe the structure of the central bank system and the main roles it plays in this country.

(400 words)

(b)How independent is the central bank in this country?

(800 words)

(c)In relation to (b), critically evaluate the argument for and against the independence of the central bank.

How has the food industry been affected by COVID-19

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How has the food industry been affected by COVID-19