School Choice Consider a school choice program in which each student (or the parents of each student) can choose the school that he or she will attend. Assuming that there is no limit on student body size, how would a school that was originally thought to be better compare with the other school(s) in equilibrium?
Budget Control In the spring semester, this university moved to distance teaching as students were told to leave the campus. The summer semester was all online. This fall semester this course and many others are online only while other courses are planned in some type of hybrid format (as of mid-August when this was written). […]
Commitment, Promise and Threat Conventional auto makers start with producing low-end cars to be sold at fairly low prices and then gradually move up to produce high-end cars. Tesla, on the other hand, started by producing only high-end cars. Can you use the concept of strategic move to explain and examine Tesla’s decision?” [If you […]
Conduct a literature review about behavioral finance: new aspects after the financial crisis in 2007-2008 up to the present day
What caused the economic recession of 2008? Guidelines: Introduction: In one (or at the most two) paragraph(s) introduce your topic. Give a brief summary of your essay in a few sentences. Remember to include a thesis statement which specifically sets out what you are proving to be true regarding the causes of the situation. It […]
Economics of transportation In many congested areas, regional transportation authorities have introduced toll express lanes along commuting routes. These express lanes have less congestion and allow for faster commutes times during rush hours. However, in order to access these express lanes drivers must purchase and install an EZ-Pass transponder in their vehicle that automatically […]
Budget Request Prepare and defend a supplemental budget for an assigned (mostly local) government department. Purpose: To demonstrate simple budget calculations in preparing a basic budget request and to advocate for that request in a professional manner. Receive your individual departmental assignment (such as for fire, police, recreation, etc.) from me at the appropriate time. […]
State Tax Report Task: Compare the taxes used by the State of Georgia to your assigned state and assess the results against a set of tax criteria you establish. Purpose: To reinforce concepts on tax principles and individual tax sources. Tax principles/criteria represent the normative standards that should guide policy (see Lewis & Hildreth, pages […]
Price Ceiling Price Ceiling on Gasoline California If gasoline was going to be $7 a gallon within the next few years, would you support a price ceiling on gasoline? Why or why not? If so, what do you think the maximum price of a gallon of gas should be?
List the four types of unemployment. Under each one give a brief example, from your work-life, or the work life of someone you know, of experiencing that particular type of unemployment. Make sure that your explanation is detailed enough so it is clear to the reader which type of unemployment you were experiencing.
