Category: Economics

In this Box you have to synthesize the theoretical and empirical aspects that explain the gap between rich and poor nations. Theory suggests that a “tax” on capital reduces investment, wages, and output; on the flip side, in practice, weak institutions in the form of bribes or heavy regulatory burden among other variables, lead to the same result.
The challenge in this Box is to lay out both lines of reasoning (growth theory and institutions) and illustrate the point using the resources below.
– Go to worldbank.org and look for the World Development Indicators (the direct link is: https://databank.worldbank.org/source/world-development-indicators). Once you are there pick a developing country (or countries —could be more than one) and also look for the USA. Retrieve the data for GDP per capita starting in the year 2000, up to the latest available year. There are many variables with that name so pick: GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$); the series are constantly updated, the latest base-year available is 2015. Create your own graph.
– Look online for the Worldwide Governance Indicators (the direct link is: https://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi/). In the Interactive Data Access tab find the countries that you have picked from the World Bank. There are six categories for institutional scores; you will find a percentile ranking and an absolute score. In the Table View tab you can find the absolute score, which ranges between -2.5 to 2.5, this is better suited for this analysis so use that one. Pick the latest year, 2022, to create your own plot of the score of your countries for each indicator side-by-side. You can also find them in the WDI database by searching under the exact name of the indicator.
In this box talk about the income gap between the countries in general [25 points]. 
Explain through the lens of the theory and institutions why this is the case [25 points]. 
Discuss whether there is evidence of convergence/divergence in income [25 points] 
and the differences in institutional quality [25 points] among your selection of countries. 
The charts (one for GDP per capita and another for Governance Indicators) should have a title and have both axis labeled (variables and units).
When talking about the theory from the book’s chapter be sure touch on the set up of the model, interpretation, and its predictions. The only outside reference for this assignment to get a sense of the role of institutions in economic performance is Hali Edison, “How strong are the links between institutional quality and economic performance?”, Finance and Development, June 2003, Vol. 40, Num. 2, International Monetary Fund. There is a large literature on the topic, but this a good introduction, so don’t look further for this assignment. In the Box focus on the complementarity between the theory and the concept of institutions to explain the issue to a reader that does not much about either, but who is just puzzled about standards of life around the world. This type of exercise is also useful for, say, a firm looking to expand into foreign markets.
Boxes are not research papers. Except for the data, please do not rely on outside sources for this.

Instructions
For this week’s discussion, read Lead Like Jesus chapter 21 “The Leader as a Performance Coach”.
Answer the following questions in an initial post. Address each question with several paragraphs. Answers should reflect both your professional experience and the course materials covered this week. Cite the Blanchard, Hodges, & Hendry text and your textbook as appropriate. Other sources are not required, but welcome; if used, cite them as well. Cite all sources using APA in-text citations and a reference list at the end of your post. Initial posts must be at least 300 words in length. Remember to be respectful and professional in all posts; keep company and individual identities anonymous. You may write in the first person. You may wish to compose your post in a temporary document and paste it into the Moodle text box.
What is one thing you learned from this chapter that you did not know before?
How will you apply this new knowledge to become a better leader/coach now or in the future?

For this term paper, you are required to pick a current economic topic that relates to the material we have covered or will cover in this course. You will research and find an article that covers the topic you have chosen. You can use an article online or offline from any reputable source. You will write up a review of the article and integrate course concepts into your review. Please make sure you both summarize the article and discuss how it relates to the course.
Complete this essay in a Microsoft Word document in APA format. Your work will automatically be submitted to Turnitin for plagiarism and machine writing review. Please make corrections as required.  Please note that a minimum of 700 words for your essay is required.
NOTE: Again, please be sure to read and adhere to the guidelines for the paper that are included as a part of the Syllabus Addendum that has been posted as an Announcement.

REQUIRED LENGTH 2 PAGES:  CALIBRI FONT 11, 1 INCH MARGINS, DOUBLE SPACED!  
A THIRD PAGE IS FOR THE REFERENCE PAGE!
Any deviations from this will result in an automatic 5 point deduction.
Upload your file in the following format:  LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, E001 (2 point deduction if this is not done)
Do not include your name in the paper.  Begin writing the paper at the top of the paper.
Use ALL articles, Greenlaw’s text and class notes.  (5 point deduction if this is not done)
Use whatever citation method you prefer.
Provide a references page (a third page). 
Use whatever citation method you prefer.  (3 point deduction if this is not done)
NO EXTENSIONS!
QUESTION AND BACKGROUND:
Per the introductory video, I spent approximately 13 years in investment banking where I, specifically, headed up analytical research on market data.  My consulting firm provides services that combines economics with market data analysis for investment banks, institutional traders and community outreach groups.  Recently (4 months ago actually), a client, my co-worker and I got into a debate about market data vendors:  What type of market structure is the market data vending sector?  The debate/argument is still ongoing.  So, I will pass this philosophical argument onto you now to ponder.
Read each of the four articles in the module
Answer the following questions in essay form.  I do not want bulleted answers.
After reading the articles, do you think that the financial market data vending sector is perfectly competitive, monopolistically competitive or oligopolistic?
To help you, check out the pricing of market data from NASDAQ:  http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/Trader.aspx?id=DPUSdataLinks to an external site.
Think about the number of competitors, GICs, and the number of stocks and trades that occur on a daily basis.
Is market data an elastic or inelastic good?
Why?
Consider the importance of asymmetric information and buyer’s remorse.
What types of regulations do you think the government would have on market data vendors?
Here you should research the internet for this.
Would these regulations help or hurt everyday consumers (not traders, but us, the 401K and mutual holders)?  This requires a bit of outside of the box thinking but think of market data as an input for mutual funds.
Check out this article:  https://www.thebalance.com/mutual-fund-fees-1289688

explain four frameworks of the small open economy and add citation with page numbers in each paragraph and references at the end

The Instructions are in the document attached. The rubric
must be typed, double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman or Arial font, with one-inch margins,
must have the title page in APA style (seventh edition),
must have in-text citations in APA style (seventh edition),
must include a reference list in APA style (seventh edition) (Note that you must reference the data you are using for the project.), and
must be prepared using word processing software (Microsoft Word preferred).
The short paper should be about three or more double-spaced typewritten pages (plus graphs).
The paper should be written in accordance with the APA style (seventh edition) research paper format.

write brief introduction about an article for a blog about 
AI as a Risk Identification and Crisis Prevention Powerhouse: Lessons from the Frontlines of Geopolitical Turmoil, 
Explore how AI-powered analytics and predictive modeling can enhance an organization’s ability to identify emerging risks, from supply chain disruptions to geopolitical conflicts.Analyze how AI-driven early warning systems can help organizations anticipate and mitigate the impact of global crises, such as the recent war, on their operations and strategic objectives.
Discuss the integration of AI-based risk monitoring with human expertise and decision-making to create a comprehensive, proactive risk management approach.
try describing it from a practical point of view. For example, AI blah blah is either prompting public AI models, or using public AI models to perform calculations or creating and training own chatbot to interrogate company data using API, etc. Which one do you want to write about? It has to be something you already did in the past, no hypotheticals
it should handle reel case scinerio and bulid on the like middle east confilct and how this impact internaitonal economgy like insurance prices and how risk prediction through AI can contributed to that 

Write a analysis for Crypto assets with citations, economic analysis and insights,usingmacroe- conomic and financial data.  (Graphs required)
Talk about the benefits of includign crypto assets in a alternative investment portfolio using a encouraging to invest on crypto assets tone.
Structure example:
3.0  Real Estate
3.1  Residential Real Estate as an Inflation Hedge 
3.2  Real Estate for Diversification
3.3  Real Estate Investment Trust REITs (J-REITs)
3.4  Potential Risks with Real Estates

1. Compare and differentiate the 4 basic characteristics of monopolistic competitive markets and oligopoly markets (Refer to Table 9.1)
2. Provide your own real examples of monopolistic competitive and oligopoly markets, and explain how these firms are price makers.
3. Illustrate the 3 degrees of price discrimination with your own real examples.
4. Do you think the Prisoner’s Dilemma game is relevant for managerial decisions?

it will be a exam. Now im uploading all the lecture powerpoint and i will upload the question tomorrow, it should be finished before 5/21 23:59 PST time.