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U.S. Behavioral Insights Team
February 14th, 2021 
In 2010, the UK created its Behavioral Insights Team (Links to an external site.)and the Danes formed the Danish iNudgeyou (Links to an external site.) unit. The European Nudging Network (TEN) (Links to an external site.) was launched in June 2014. Not to be left too far behind, on September 15, 2015, President Obama, through […]
Economics
February 14th, 2021 write a few sentences, saying something about what you see in your account. I need a few meaningful sentences of analysis. Something about why you bought or sold certain stocks. Any surprises as the simulation progressed? Did something work out as you expected, or better or worse? Plans to sell or buy some stocks? Did […]
Microeconomics
February 14th, 2021 1. Superbowl Pricing and demand elasticity. Please see the article. https://www.forbes.com/sites/prishe/2013/09/19/super-bowl-xlviii-pricing-a-lesson-in-demand-elasticity/?sh=7b1d7d57796f 2. Please use 3 references including the one I posted. Take an issue from a recent news article related to material we cover in class. Provide a detailed economic analysis of the issues in order to describe and then evaluate the situation. I recommend […]
Social Media (Portfolio)
February 10th, 2021 The research problem is Social media abuse that football players are susceptible to. Assignment Task and word count: A Research Plan describing your problem/issue, with a plan for collecting and analysing social media data (no more than 1,500 words). An Appendix of supporting evidence (screen shots, data samples etc.) showing that your research plan is […]
Microeconomics Test
February 10th, 2021 I have a microeconomic test soon and I need help with it. The test is on Feb 12, its a 50 min test. Course Objectives: As the first class in the micro sequence, Econ 100A is designed to teach you how to set up, solve, and analyze optimization models and apply these mathematical models to […]
Prior to beginning work on the Final Paper, read Steven Strauss article, The Connection Between Education, Income Inequality, and Unemployment
February 7th, 2021 Prior to beginning work on the Final Paper, read Steven Strauss article, The Connection Between Education, Income Inequality, and Unemployment (Links to an external site.). In your Final Paper, you should address the following based on the information presented in the article and other research: Describe how a country can measure its income inequality.Evaluate the […]
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Comments Off on Prior to beginning work on the Final Paper, read Steven Strauss article, The Connection Between Education, Income Inequality, and UnemploymentPrinciples of Economics with Applications in the Air Transport Industry
February 5th, 2021 This week’s reading assignment is Chapter 2: Principles of Economics with Applications in the Air Transport Industry. This chapter introduces us to the economic way of thinking and fundamental concepts of economics including scarcity and opportunity cost. Pricing is used as an example of a microeconomic issue before moving on to macroeconomic issues including growth, […]
Posted in APA (edition "APA 6"), Economics Comments Off on Principles of Economics with Applications in the Air Transport IndustryMacroeconomy Analysis
February 3rd, 2021 Please choose one of topics on macroeconomy below for you to analyze (please write atleast 3 pages of macroeconomy analysis –No references or research needed for this paper, although you are encouraged to scan the news outlets; the outcomes should be based entirely on your own critical thinking perspectives. Please write your thesis at the […]
Any topic (writer’s choice)
January 29th, 2021 this essay has two parts. part one will be a summary of this article, you can write about 400 words. part two will be your own thoughts and commentary which is also 400 words. You can find the requirement in detail in the attached PDF file. Thank you.