Economics

You will have to choose a developing country and research the general growth and development of this country. You should Include the data on growth and other key development indicators like literacy rate, GDP, infant mortality rate, HDI, etc. You may also briefly cover some of the various development topics for that country (education, health, infrastructure, and/or other topics covered during the semester and/or any other special issues for the specific country that you choose). The idea is to provide a brief development overview of the country–use the data to portray the stage of growth/development of your country. Ideally you would mention some of the main issues country is struggling with and what future looks like for your country. It is always best to cite credible sources to support your ideas instead of just writing propaganda (your own opinions). Use at least 2-3 credible sources to write your paper. This short paper should be between 4-5 pages in length, 12-pt Times New Roman and double spaced. You can choose whatever referencing style you prefer but stay consistent throughout the paper. You can include graphs and tables but those are excluded from the 4-5 page length.

You are required to give advice based on your role as a strategic international marketing manager to Amazon.com on its strategy to enter the Dutch market in 2020-2022. Assume you are the international marketing manager of Amazon, write a report to the management team, addressing the following areas: • Description of Amazon and its growth strategies in an international perspective • A plan on ‘How’ to enter the Dutch market from Amazon’s perspective. Which model (Global or Organic path from theory and literature) would you use? • Who are the main competitors for Amazon in The Netherlands? • What competitive reactions are to be expected and what is your competitive strategy? • What is the entry strategy for the Netherlands (use literature)? • What cultural and management differences can you identify (use literature)? • What will be your operational (marketing) plan to be successful (use literature)? Where you refer to specific supporting facts about the organisation please detail and reference these in your Reference section. You are required to do desk research about Amazon, the Dutch market and their competitors. You are to apply knowledge gain from the module. Especially from the powerpoint presentations and other resources in the module area and on the Internet.

The question you will be addressing in this essay is one that touches on every issue we have discussed in this course: In our communities and around the world, many people struggle to achieve material standards of living that meet their needs, expectations, and desires. Some look to capitalism as a source of hope. Meanwhile, others see capitalism as a morally objectionable system that exploits workers and ignores the neediest citizens. Which of these views is correct? Is capitalism the solution to the needs of the many? Is it an immoral system that calls for replacement? How to Structure Your Paper Please respond to this question in a 5-part essay following the structure outlined below: In the first part of your essay, introduce your topic and the main thesis that you will be defending. In this part of your essay it would also be a good idea to explain what “capitalism” means in the context of your essay. You may even want to include a full paragraph explaining what capitalism is. Jerry Gaus’s explanation of capitalism, from module 8, may prove useful for this purpose. In the second part of your essay, articulate the strongest case you can for the claim that capitalism is the best system yet discovered for creating prosperity for the general public. Your argument should make explicit reference to authors and ideas we have discussed in this course, and you should enable your readers to see what features of capitalism are considered most valuable by its defenders. In the third part of your essay, articulate the strongest criticism you can against the attractiveness of capitalism. Again, your argument should make explicit reference to authors and ideas we have discussed in this course, and you should enable your readers to see what features of capitalism are considered most objectionable by its critics. In the fourth part of your essay, give the answer to the prompt that you personally find compelling. In laying out your answer, make sure to explain how your view relates to those you discussed in the earlier parts of your essay. Since your view will necessarily conflict with one of the perspectives you have presented, you should take special care to explain what you think is wrong with the positions that are incompatible with your view. In the fifth part of your essay, conclude the essay. ***References: You should also properly cite and reference the sources for your paper.*** Inline citations: Include an inline citation (Author, p. #) for any ideas from course materials or outside sources that you use or mention in your essay. Works Cited page: Include a works cited page (as a separate page) at the end of your essay. This should include references for any of the course materials you have cited and for any outside materials you have used and cited. (For the Works Cited page you may use any standard bibliographic format, e.g. MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.) You should compose your paper in Microsoft Word. Please make sure that the file is in .docx format, since D2L does not always play nicely with other file types. Also, note that, although your essay will have 5 sections, it won’t necessarily have only 5paragraphs. For each of the sections of the essay, you may have more than 1 paragraph in which you develop the relevant arguments and ideas.

BCO115 Microeconomics Final assignment Summer I 2019-20 Professors: Judit Kozenkow, Vasileios Mythianos, John Wetherell Final assignment: final report Your final assignment takes the form of an individual report and it is divided into two parts: A. Please briefly answer the theoretical questions below based on the content from Week 5 to Week 8: a. Explain the different types of market structures using both graphs and verbal explanation. Provide a specific example of each market. b. Why monopolies arise and what governments can do in face of monopolies? c. Explain briefly how the price floor works in a market if the government applies it. Use a specific real life example to argue for the application of it. B. With reference to the theories and practice covered in class during Week 5 to Week 8 and with the use of wider research, you must complete a company report, which analyses and evaluates ONE of the 3 following companies: 1) Airbus 2) Samsung 3) Tesla You must choose ONE of the companies and follow the below structure for your report: a. Introduction: write a brief company profile and introduce the company’s mission and vision, strategic goals, basic financial performance in the past 3 years. b. Pick one of the company’s key products and write about the type of market structure it competes in. List the closest substitutes of this product and also find out their market share. Find out why this product is successful or unsuccessful. c. Draw a conclusion about the success of the company and how you see it competing in the future. You should use relevant theories in your answer, but you should also refer to data and other studies where relevant. This report should be completed by you individually, it is not a group assignment. Formalities: • Wordcount: 1500 words (approximately for ‘Part A’ 750 words and ‘Part B’ 750 words) • Cover, Table of Contents, References and Appendix are excluded of the total wordcount. • Font: Arial 12,5 pts. • Text alignment: Justified. • The in-text References and the Bibliography have to be in Harvard’s citation style. • Word or Pdf formats are accepted. Submission deadline: 19 July 2020, 23:59 CET. Weight: This task is a 60% of your total grade for this subject. It assesses the following learning outcomes: • Outcome 1: Demonstrate an understanding of economic decision-making of different actors. • Outcome 2: Understand the relationship between economic theory and practice. • Outcome 3: Evaluate real life situations with practical application of the acquired tools and knowledge

During the Great Recession, like any other economic downturn, as unemployment rises, aggregate income declines causing a major decline in tax collections. On the other hand, with the rise in unemployment, spending on safety net programs rise. So, there are not too many good options available to resort the health of the national economy. It will be very difficult to defend cuts in the federal government programs and especially the programs geared to sustain the minimum of the standard of living for the recent “poor.” So, government needs to increase its borrowing. Deficit spending refers to government spending exceeding what it brings in federal income and corporate taxes during a certain period. Deficit spending hence increases government debt. Many economists accept that deficit spending is desirable and necessary as part of countercyclical fiscal policy. In such a case, government increases its borrowing and hence its deficit to compensate for the shortfall in aggregate demand. This is derived from Keynesian economics, and has been the mainstream economics view. Following John Maynard Keynes, many economists recommend deficit spending to moderate or end a recession, especially a severe one. When the economy has high unemployment, an increase in government purchases creates a market for business output, creating income and encouraging increases in consumer spending, which creates further increases in the demand for business output (this is the multiplier effect). This raises the real gross domestic product (GDP) and the level of employment and lowers the unemployment rate. Government borrowing under such circumstances increases the demand for borrowing and thus pushes interest rates up. Rising interest rates can “crowd out” (discourage) fixed private investment spending, canceling out some of the demand stimulus arising from the deficit Write an essay analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of deficit spending and the effects of federal government borrowing on the economy i.e., the “crowding out” effect. Complete this essay in a Microsoft Word document, and in APA format. Note your submission will automatically be submitted through “TurnItIn” for plagiarism review. Please note that a minimum of 700 words for your essay is required. Your paper must be structured as follows 1. Cover page with a running head 2. Introduction: What is deficit spending and how does it work? 2.1. What are the advantages of deficit spending? 2.2. What are the disadvantages of deficit spending? 3. What is the crowding-out effect and how does it work? 4. Conclusions: Do you believe that deficit spending helps or hinders short-term and long-term economic growth? How? Why? 5. References

Write a 800 -1000 word essay about for an aggregate product of your choice. Identify three fiscal policies (law, regulation, and/or standard). Explain how the three fiscal policies impact supply and demand for the chosen product or industry. Did the fiscal policies causes movement or shifts in supply and demand for your chosen product or service? Forecast what the price of the product will be in a year and explain why? Are there any controversial issues surrounding the product or service? Include at least 3 internal (Parenthetical) citations within your essay (one from each of three sources: your text and two outside sources), in support of your explanations. Quotations should be 10 words or less. The essay should include: A general introduction to the paper including the name of the product or service, and industry. Explain why you chose the product or service and industry. A detailed discussion of the specific topic you have chosen. Select three fiscal policies and explain the impact on the product or industry. This is the body of your essay assignment. Support and document your findings with citations from your sources. A concluding paragraph reflecting on the process of research and the future of the product or service and

ECO201 – Student Assessment Project Guidelin Revised 7/02/20 1) Summarize the trend of each of the chapter “main homework topics” in relation to if each is trending towards a “recessionary” or “inflationary” period. GDP CPI GDP per Capita Debt to GDP ratio Gross National Savings National Debt Unemployment Rate Central Bank monetary policies Balance of Payments Exchange rate to US Dollar Trade Restrictions 2) Based upon your analysis of #1 decide if your country is either in a: a)recessionary gap….economy is operating below its full capability/capacity b)inflationary gap…economy is growing too fast & prices are increasing 3)Discuss where on the “business cycle” your country is at the present. 4)Use AS-AD graph to show where your country’s economy is at the present. 5)Identify how you intend to improve the economy of your country by prescribing fiscal and monetary policy changes you would make. 1.Will you use discretionary policy or rules based policies? — Why? 2.

Except question a,f,g,j can be write in word form, ithers have to make in the spreadsheet.

In this final essay of 5-6 pages, the author will give an educated analysis of Trade, Immigration and Foreign Direct Investment according to the models and theories in Chapters 1-9, and discuss how good or bad are these three issues for the welfare of a country. All paragraphs must be well supported on the theories and facts that were examined in the book, and the book ONLY. Topics To Be Analyzed In The Paper — 1. Patterns of Trade 1a. Apply the basic theory of trade and the model from David Ricardo, the key foundation of trade between countries. 1b. Apply and discuss the gravity model, the Heckscher-Ohlin model, and the specific factors model. Determine changes in wages, return on capital and welfare in each one of the models. 1.c Examine in a global way the role of migration between countries, foreign investment and its importance for world trade 2. Explanations for International Trade 2a. Analyze the effects of migration on output, wages and rental and determine the advantages and disadvantages of immigration between countries. 2b. Analyze and discuss the effects of foreign direct investment in the short and long run. 2c. Analyze and discuss trade in the context of a monopolistic competitive model. 3. International Trade Policies 3a. Analyze trade policy instruments: the role of Import tariffs and quotas, subsidies under perfect competition and imperfect competition. 3b. Analyze international trade agreements, and the role of the WTO.

View video: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ascentofmoney/featured/the-ascent-of-money-episode-1-from-bullion-to-bubbles/44/ Analyze and comment on your impressions regarding the global economy. How does an issue with finance in one country impact others? How have we evolved over time to rely upon “non-paper” money to drive economies around the world?