The federal government employs a budget plan over several fiscal years that results in significant increases in the national debt, with no relief or plans to deal with the problem. The federal government enacts new tariffs and quotas on all imports. The general public loses confidence in their leadership, in terms of their ability … Read more
Measuring the Economy’s Performance For this assignment, you should use the information in the textbook and the information found on the official government website: www.bea.gov/index.htm Based on the information contained in the textbook and on the Web site above, answer the following questions: What does gross domestic product (GDP) tell us? How did GDP … Read more
Thinking Like an Economist Short Paper In 2005, was Hurricane Katrina’s major impact on the supply side of the economy or the demand side? Please discuss and use a graph in your narrative. Be organized and do not exceed 2.5 pages (with the graph counting as one page). no longer than 500 words
In topic 1.6 we mentioned a number of “pitfalls in economic thinking” to which a researcher may succumb. Please review a newspaper article, magazine, website, television show, or blog, and let us know how the item was laden with a pitfall. Also cite the source or provide a link. 250 words
Choose one of the concepts identified as an economic fallacy. Before reading that it is a fallacy, did you consider it to be true? Please discuss in an organized paper that does not exceed 500 words. http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/sowell020700.asp https://mises.org/library/ten-recurring-economic-fallacies-1774-2004?control=1568 https://iea.org.uk/publications/research/fifty-economic-fallacies-exposed-second-edition
Directions: Watch the video below and then discuss the needs of the individual featured in it. To watch the video, click on the video link below and select Segments 2, 3, and 4 from the options on the right. Video: Mezzo, Macro, and Micro Influences on Well-Being in Later Life In your initial post after … Read more
Read the article below and then follow the instructions underneath it to complete the assignment. Link to Library Article: Pritzker, S., & Applewhite, S. R. (2015). Going “Macro”: Exploring the Careers of Macro Practitioners. Social Work, 60(3), 191–199. https://doi-org/10.1093/sw/swv019. In a 2-page paper, written in APA format using proper spelling and grammar, address the following: … Read more
200 words based on the text book reading Readings Use your Social Work Macro Practice text to read Chapter 9, “Building Support for the Proposed Change,” pages 267–298. Identify and explain the four systems that promote change and the four systems that are the focus of change. What is your preferred focus of change, and … Read more
You are interviewing for a Human Services Generalist Position with a human services organization that serves a community near you. They provide educational and employment resources to job-seeking, low-income families and individuals. As part of the interview process, the hiring manager has asked you to prepare a visually appealing PowerPoint slideshow introducing ways to … Read more
250 words Readings Use your Social Work Macro Practice text to read Chapter 7, “Understanding Organizations,” pages 188–225 Compare and contrast theory X and theory Y and management by objectives (MBO). Describe each theory before comparing their strengths and weaknesses. Which theory do you consider most applicable to a human organization with which you are … Read more