1.Evaluate the league rules regarding player movement for one professional sports league. Do the rules appear intended to maintain competitive balance, and would you argue that they work? 2. For one sport or league, evaluate the level of competitive balance. How would you define competitive balance in this context? Do you think that it would … Read more
The Qatari government is becoming concerned that Qatari national income has come to rely too heavily on the revenue received from the export of Qatari petroleum-based products. Consequently, the government has asked you, as its Chief Economic Advisor, to write an argument for and against Qatari reliance on petroleum-based exports and, importantly, to provide your … Read more
Submit a 2-page double spaced (approx. 500 words) summary of two seemingly unrelated articles in current events and relate them to the economic theory. Your assignment is to summarize the article, identify, define, and discuss the relevance/importance of the concept(s) and apply the relevant intermediate macroeconomic theory. Cite each article (title, date). The two articles … Read more
A. Provide a written assessment of the current state of the U.S. economy. Base your assessment on reputable media sources (e.g., The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Time, major network news, etc.) as well as data obtained from government websites (e.g., www.bls.gov, www.bea.gov, websites for the Federal Reserve Bank and each … Read more
Please read the series of articles, starting with Many S&P 500 CEOs Got a Raise in 2018 That Lifted Their Pay to $1 Million a Month by Theo Francis, The Wall Street Journal, March 17, 2018. This is an improvement for CEOs compared to 2016 when their pay actually decreased, as you read in the … Read more
Some politicians, labor unions, and special interest groups argue that US trade deficits are harmful to the economy and nations that run large trade surpluses with the US are benefiting from unfair trade practices and agreements. These parties support increasing tariffs on imports, elimination, or re-writing of trade agreements. Respond to the following in a … Read more
To read the Porter article and then to answer one question: Michael Porter has formulated a hypothesis addressing environmental compliance and how businesses may voluntarily respond to solve negative externality situations. Please read the article written by Porter outlining the hypothesis. Then, please view the TED talk The question to answer: What may be an … Read more
The US activities since the last REE (Rare-Earth Element) crisis (see attached file) needs to be re-done. I repeat: IT NEEDS TO BE RE-DONE! There are lots of current articles on this topic on the internet and the paper needs to be brought current and provide insight into what activities are being executed in the … Read more
The purpose of this exercise is to apply the relevant principles, ideas, and concepts covered in this course to the analysis of a real world event or issue. You are required to write a short paper that has 3-4 pages written text (excluding the cover page & the page with your sources) based on … Read more