Category: Economics

The topic has to be related to this weeks lecture material. Choose a topic based

The topic has to be related to this weeks lecture material. Choose a topic based on the articles and use 2 of those articles. Make sure whatever points are made there needs to be be evidence behind it. There are 2 versions to this a regular and a plus. Need to do the PLUS VERSION I have attached the instructions for those. The sources for the articles have also been attached. The lecture material is based on the required readings.
Required Reading
Chapter 3 (“Solow’s Surprise”) of:
Easterly, W. (2002), The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists’ Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics, MIT Press.
e-book available via SFU Library
Chapters 5 and 6 of:
Booth, W. C., Colomb, G. G., Williams, J. M., Bizup, J., & FitzGerald, W. T. (2024). The craft of research (5th ed.). University of Chicago Press. [library link Links to an external site.]
Mini Op-Ed Articles
Spirits of resistance. (2025, Jan 18). The Economist, 454, 49. Retrieved from http://proxy.lib.sfu.ca/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/magazines/spirits-resistance/docview/3156134000/se-2
The consequences of success. (2025, Jan 18). The Economist, 454, 55-55, 56. Retrieved from http://proxy.lib.sfu.ca/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/magazines/consequences-success/docview/3156134038/se-2
Peak MBA? (2025, Jan 18). The Economist, 454, 61-61, 62. Retrieved from http://proxy.lib.sfu.ca/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/magazines/peak-mba/docview/3156134115/se-2
From oil to AI. (2025, Jan 18). The Economist, 454, 62-62, 63. Retrieved from http://proxy.lib.sfu.ca/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/magazines/oil-ai/docview/3156134062/se-2
Hot stuff. (2025, Jan 18). The Economist, 454, 63. Retrieved from http://proxy.lib.sfu.ca/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/magazines/hot-stuff/docview/3156134618/se-2

Please review and answer the following questions in a word document:
1. Describe

Please review and answer the following questions in a word document:
1. Describe the pricing decision of a company? Was it optimal? If not, why not? How would you adjust price?
2. As economic consultant to the dominant firm in a particular market, you have discovered that, at the current price and output, demand for your client’s product is price inelastic. What advice regarding pricing would you give?
3. Describe an activity, process or product of a company that exhibits economies or diseconomies of scale. Describe the source of the scale economy. How could the organization exploit the scale economy or diseconomy?
4. Describe the difference between n economic profit between a competitive firm and a monopolist in both the short and long run. Which should take longer to reach the long-run equilibrium?
5. Explain how a change in exchange rate affects a firm? Discuss what happens to price and quantity. How can a company achieve profit from future shifts in the exchange rate? How can we predict future changes in the exchange rate? Please discuss with an example.
Please provide your responses in a word document. Your response to each question should be 300-350 words in length. Make sure to follow APA style 7th edition format and include two external resources in addition to the course text.

“If the public believes that the monetary authorities will pursue a discretionar

“If the public believes that the monetary authorities will pursue a discretionary policy, a cost-push inflation is more likely to develop.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Do you think workers expectations about inflation is important within markets?

I have written a draft of an economics IA and got feedback and i need to follow

I have written a draft of an economics IA and got feedback and i need to follow it and the criteria perfectly to get the highest grade. Please look at my teachers comments and criteria that i will attach. Please make sure it’s perfect.

Submit your Health Policy Review. Include: A problem statement, background info

Submit your Health Policy Review. Include: A problem statement, background information, landscape (stakeholders), options to address the problem, and recommendations. Include supporting references in APA style. Double Spacing.

1 Reply only. You sent me the discussion thread.
The student must also reply to

1 Reply only. You sent me the discussion thread.
The student must also reply to one classmate’s thread and the reply must be at least 150 words.
All instructions are attached.
Please read and follow the instructions carefully.

My Netflix bill just went up recently–Did yours? Not only did my Netflix bill g

My Netflix bill just went up recently–Did yours? Not only did my Netflix bill go up, but now they are cracking down on sharing passwords. As a result—Netflix had the highest increase in new subscriptions in 5 years—but, they also had an uptick in cancellations. If Netflix increases its prices, will it increase its total revenue? If Amazon Prime also decides to raise its prices, how will the total revenue from video streaming subscription services change? The video streaming services of Netflix, Amazon Prime, and others are different, but close substitutes. Or, are they? So, is the demand from any one company alone elastic or inelastic? If Netflix alone raises its prices, will the quantity of Netflix subscriptions decrease? Did you drop your subscription after the recent price increase? Do video streaming services have close substitutes like Starbucks? So, is this demand elastic or inelastic? If all video streaming services raise their prices, will the total revenue of the video streaming market increase or decrease? Will you keep your subscriptions? Why or Why not? Is the overall demand for video streaming services elastic/inelastic?

Instructions:
Write a short 350-word op-ed/paper for your local newspaper argu

Instructions:
Write a short 350-word op-ed/paper for your local newspaper arguing for a specific government policy that you think will decrease the economic costs of the Covid-19 pandemic and make society as a whole better off (domestic or international)The paper should include citations from at least 3 peer-reviewed journals in addition to other sources.
Assignment
1. This assignment focuses on the ECONOMIC COST of COVID-19 and on the specific market failures that justify government intervention to mitigate inefficiencies. These government interventions/mechanisms include economic shutdowns, mandates on individual behavior (mask wearing), testing, travel restrictions, and subsidies for vaccine development and treatment. The market failures that are emphasized are externalities, asymmetric information, public goods, market frictions, and uncertainty.
2. Describe both the benefits (cost reductions) and costs (cost increases) associated with your policy proposal.
3. Be specific about the market failures.
4. Describe why you think a government intervention would do better.
TIP: The goal of this assignment is to apply the concepts of economic efficiency and market failure while at the same time being persuasive. Your op-ed will be evaluated based on the application of economic concepts, how persuasive it is, and whether or not the arguments provided were effective.

Module 2 Discussion Forum
This week, you are going to discuss supply and demand

Module 2 Discussion Forum
This week, you are going to discuss supply and demand and minimum wage. By now, you should have read your textbook chapters, reviewed the PowerPoint slides, and watched the videos. During this week, we read about a number of topics that we may not have ever related to the study of economics—until this week! We read about smartphones, oil and gas production, Nike shoes, and free Internet service. There are four more articles I would like for everyone to read prior to beginning this week’s discussion. I realize that two of these articles are rather “old” in the world of mobile phones, however, it shows the continuing problem of supply and demand with certain products:
Demand for iPhone 11 Outpacing Supply Chain Expectations
Apple Struggles with Demand
Data From Analyst Shows Demand Outstripping Supply
iPhone 14 Pro Finally Reaches Supply-Demand Parity
Please post regarding the following topic:
Based on your understanding of supply and demand, make a posting regarding Apple iPhones answering some of these questions: Should Apple produce more or less iPhones for consumers? Should Apple raise or lower the price of iPhones? What strategy should Apple follow to maintain the highest return on investment for its stockholders and to maximize its profitability?