Economics (Period 1) Assignments
- Instructor
- David Irie
- Term
- Fall 2019
- Department
- Social Science
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Assignment Title: "Credit Cards"
Download the instructions. You may attach the file when you email it to me.
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http://articles.latimes.com/2000/jan/28/business/fi-58467
And a video on how easy it is...
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/dont-buy-stuff/n12020?snl=1
And the addiction:
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Assignment Title: "Budget"
You may put the information in the body of the email or as an attachment. In addition, you will need to provide me with a graph. Download the instructions and the graph for guidance.
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You may wish to complete the handouts on balancing your checkbook.
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http://career-advice.monster.com/job-interview/careers.aspx
http://career-advice.monster.com/job-interview/following-up/sample-interview...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/11-common-interview-questions-that-are-actually-illegal-164547841.html
A couple of job interview videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1ucmfPOBV8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmzYrjAsDng
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http://jobsearch.about.com/od/sampleresumes/a/sampleresume2.htm
http://career-services.monster.com/yahooarticle/resume-mistakes-pet-peeves#W...
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/coverlettersamples/a/coverlettsample.htm
Funny video on making mistakes on resume:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5PhUErm8I4
Funny video on lying on resume...
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On the subject line, please write, "Period, Last Name, First Name, Assignment Title"
The assignment title: Protectionism.
Research a current protectionism situation. Write an editorial on whether or not you feel there should be government intervention in that situation. Be sure you clearly integrate and cite one literary source. Also, a strong editorial should emphasize your own perspective on the issue. The citation should support your perspective, but it shouldn’t dominate your piece.
Critical Thinking Rubric will be used in the grading.
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Email the answers to the following questions to [email protected] by 8 am.
On the subject line, please write Monetary v Fiscal Policy
Using the following site to answer the following questions, (http://economagic.com/popular.htm). Make sure you site specifics to back up your position.
- Using the data on economagic.com (most frequently requested data series), describe and analyze the current state of our economy? Some areas you might discuss would be economic growth, unemployment, and inflation. (5 points)
- Using the data on economagic.com (most frequently requested data series, federal funds rate / discount rate), describe and analyze the federal reserve (with Jerome Powell) decisions. (5 points)
- Using your information from 1 and 2, do you think the federal reserve should raise the rate, lower the rates, or keep the rates the same. Explain your answer. (5 points)
- Using the information from 1 and 2, do you think the President and Congress should implement expansionary or contractionary policy? Which particular fiscal policy (government spending or taxes) do you think they should implement? Explain your answers. (5 points)
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http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2001013-1,00.html)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-ways-fix-social-security-201933557.html)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lafDykKJ_9I).
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Assignment Title: "Inflation"
Answer the following questions:
1. Pick an item that you recently bought.
2. What was the price?
3. Think back to a previous time period (year) and the price that it cost.
4. Figure out the rate of inflation.
5. Hypothesize the reason for the rate of inflation of your item.
6. Visit the government link. ( If a shirt cost $100 in 2000, and if the price of the shirt increased at the same rate as the CPI, how much would the shirt cost in September 2019.
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Assignment Title: "Unemployment"
Answer the following four questions:
1. Is the unemployment rate an accurate depiction of the number of people who are not working in our society? Explain your answer.
2. Which two types of unemployment are least damaging to an economy? Explain your answer.
3. What can be done to solve the problem of cyclical unemployment? Explain your answer.
4. What can be done to solve the problem of structural unemployment? Explain your answer.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZckAN1KYB5I&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CdTu1pk06w
Another interesting video on unemployment:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUiU_xRPwMc)
and business cycle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGP-vPEHRRE). Also, a couple of links on the limitations of the GDP (http://hanseconomics.com/2012/01/29/the-shortcomings-of-gdp-as-a-measure-of-economic-growth/) and (http://econperspectives.blogspot.com/2008/08/limitations-of-using-gdp-as-measure-of.html).Due:
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On the subject line, please write, "Period, Last Name, First Name, Assignment Title"
Assignment Title: "Anti Trust Editorial"
Write an editorial about a current anti trust situation. You must clearly integrate and cite one literary source. A strong editorial will emphasize your own perspective on the issue. The citation should support your perspective, but it shouldn’t dominate your piece.
The critical Thinking Rubric will be used in the grading.
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Download Microeconomics Sample Test Side 1 and Microeconomics Sample Test Side 2.
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(http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101021021-364375,00.html)
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/25/business/la-fi-apple-samsung-verdict-20120825)
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Assignment Title: "Business Organizations"
Answer the following two questions:
1. Name a proprietorship or partnership. Would you advice them to become a corporation? Explain your answer.
2. Levi Strauss was at one time a corporation, but the Levi Strauss family decided to buy back all their shares of stocks and become a proprietorship. Explain the possible rationale of their decision.
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Submit assignment to [email protected] by 8 am.
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Assignment Title: "Minimum Wage and Rent Control"
For each article, answer the following two questions:
1. Is this an example of a price floor or an an example of price ceiling?
2. Would you vote in favor or against this particular type of price control? Give two reasons.
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http://www.ocregister.com/articles/torres-496945-company-snyder.html).
This chart might help you organize your notes.
http://www.studyfinance.com/lessons/busorg/
Also, a video on limited liability:
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/unlimited-liability.asp
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You might want to watch video to help on price floors and price ceilings (
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgBPAucs-W4)
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You might want to watch video to help on externalities (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC5R9WPId0s).
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http://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/10/business/la-fi-iphone-blues-20120211)
(http://business.time.com/2013/05/01/the-splurge-surge-luxury-spending-on-the-rise/)
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The assignment title: Price Elasticity.
1. What was your entrepreneur project? Is your product elastic or inelastic demand? Explain your answer.
2. Was your product elastic or inelastic supply? Explain your answer.
3. Pick a stock in your stock simulation. Is your stock elastic or inelastic demand? Explain your answer.
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The assignment title: Price Elasticity.
1. What was your entrepreneur project? Is your product elastic or inelastic demand? Explain your answer.
2. Was your product elastic or inelastic supply? Explain your answer.
3. Pick a stock in your stock simulation. Is your stock elastic or inelastic demand? Explain your answer.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5nHpAn6FvQ). Also, a video on diminishing marginal utility (
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1. Who is the producer?
2. What is the finished product?
3. What are the resources needed to produce the finished product?
4. Who provides these resources to the producer?
5. Explain how this story is an example of consumer freedom and consumer sovereignty (power)?
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http://business.time.com/2012/12/10/can-the-federal-government-really-deter-insider-trading/?iid=biz-main-lead), and (http://www.investopedia.com/articles/03/100803.asp). Also, here is a video on insider trading (https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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Assignment Title: "Stock Exchanges and Day Trading"
Answer the following two questions:
1. If you were a new company that wanted to IPO, would you list your company on the NYSE or NASDAQ? Explain your answer.
2. What are the potential risks and rewards of day trading?
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Download slides on Stock Exchanges for classroom presentation.
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On the subject line, please write, "Period, Last Name, First Name, Assignment Title"
This assignment title is "Put Your Money to Work for You."
Assuming you had $10,000 to invest, write a paragraph defending your choice that you would make from the four selections on the attached handout. You must give at least three different reasons defending your choice. Be sure that your reasons are explained and the ideas are developed. The critical thinking rubric (decision making) will be used to grade your assignment. You can find the information on the attachment, but are not required to bring it to class.