American Middle Class

Please read the following articles, which are attached: Upper Middle Class Sees Big Gains, Research Finds by John Zumbrun, The Wall Street Journal, June 21, 2016Struggling Americans Once Sought Greener Pastures Now Theyre Stuck by Janet Adamy and Paul Overberg, The Wall Street Journal, August 2, 2017American Life is Improving for the Lowest Paid by … Read more

Tax and big companies

the instruction is attached in the file. In fact, it is quite an open topic research, I hope we can talk a little before starting the writing. instruction:My expectation for the Mid-Term Paper is that it is a small research thesis. Theses have the following characteristics: first, there is a summary of a literature search. … Read more

Managerial Economics

For your final assignment, lets consider the key topics learned in our class, including: Optimal Decisions Using Marginal AnalysisEstimating and Forecasting DemandMonopolistic Competition and Oligopoly.Game Theory and Competitive StrategyDecision Making under UncertaintyBargaining and NegotiationLinear ProgrammingPlease select one of the key topics listed, and address the following items: (a) Provide a detailed description of the topic. … Read more

film assignment (named by yourself)

1. Watch the film Whos Counting, while watching, answer the following questions:2. Note the problems Marilyn Waring discusses with respect to the use of GDP as our measure of economic progress.3. List the problems that she discusses.4. At one point in the film, Waring makes a number of comparisons, each time ending with the statement … Read more

Any topic (writer’s choice)

Book Review: Students are expected to research and select a book that deals with one of the Development issues covered in class. This assignment is an individual submission. The selected book must NOT be a textbook. Please see the last page for guidelines. The due date is indicated in the course outline below Guidelines for … Read more

Summary #9

Prior to the beginning of one class each week (e.g. prior to the Tuesday class or prior to the Thursday class), students are required to write a short summary of one of the required readings for that class and upload the summary to the course website. This summary should be between 300 and 500 words … Read more

Summary #8

Prior to the beginning of one class each week (e.g. prior to the Tuesday class or prior to the Thursday class), students are required to write a short summary of one of the required readings for that class and upload the summary to the course website. This summary should be between 300 and 500 words … Read more

Summary #7

Prior to the beginning of one class each week (e.g. prior to the Tuesday class or prior to the Thursday class), students are required to write a short summary of one of the required readings for that class and upload the summary to the course website. This summary should be between 300 and 500 words … Read more

1) What led you to wanting to study within the College of AGNR and the major you chose? Tell us why you are passionate about this field and how our College/UMD can help you achieve your career goals.

1) What led you to wanting to study within the College of AGNR and the major you chose? Tell us why you are passionate about this field and how our College/UMD can help you achieve your career goals.  ****  back story —it started in 5th grade when our class had to grow plants and who … Read more

Assignment 1

It is traditional to divide industries into categories according to the degree of competition thatexists between the firms within the industry. There are four such categories. At one extreme isperfect competition, where there are very many firms competing. Each firm is so small relativeto the whole industry that it has no power to influence price. … Read more