Category: Economics

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Carneiro, P., Løken, K. V., & Salvanes, K. G. (2015). A flying start? Maternity leave benefits and long-run outcomes of children. Journal of Political Economy, 123(2), 365-412.
Danzer, N., & Lavy, V. (2018). Paid parental leave and children’s schooling outcomes. The Economic Journal, 128(608), 81-117.
Cortés, P., & Pan, J. (2023). Children and the remaining gender gaps in the labor market. Journal of Economic Literature, 61(4), 1359-1409.
Bettinger, E., Hægeland, T., & Rege, M. (2014). Home with mom: the effects of stay-at-home parents on children’s long-run educational outcomes. Journal of Labor Economics, 32(3), 443-467.

Instructions
Final Project Assignment Instructions
Scenario Background:
A marketing company based out of New York City is doing well and is looking to expand internationally. The CEO and VP of Operations decide to enlist the help of a consulting firm that you work for, to help collect data and analyze market trends.
You work for Mercer Human Resources. The Mercer Human Resource Consulting website lists prices of certain items in selected cities around the world. They also report an overall cost-of-living index for each city compared to the costs of hundreds of items in New York City (NYC). For example, London at 88.33 is 11.67% less expensive than NYC.
More specifically, if you choose to explore the website further you will find a lot of fun and interesting data. You can explore the website more on your own after the course concludes.
https://mobilityexchange.mercer.com/Insights/ cost-of-living-rankings#rankings
Assignment Guidance:
In the Excel document, you will find the 2018 data for 17 cities in the data set Cost of Living. Included are the 2018 cost of living index, cost of a 3-bedroom apartment (per month), price of monthly transportation pass, price of a mid-range bottle of wine, price of a loaf of bread (1 lb.), the price of a gallon of milk and price for a 12 oz. cup of black coffee. All prices are in U.S. dollars.
You use this information to run a Multiple Linear Regression to predict Cost of living, along with calculating various descriptive statistics. This is given in the Excel output (that is, the MLR has already been calculated. Your task is to interpret the data).
Based on this information, in which city should you open a second office in? You must justify your answer. If you want to recommend 2 or 3 different cities and rank them based on the data and your findings, this is fine as well.
Deliverable Requirements:
This should be ¾ to 1 page, no more than 1 single-spaced page in length, using 12-point Times New Roman font. You do not need to do any calculations, but you do need to pick a city to open a second location at and justify your answer based upon the provided results of the Multiple Linear Regression.
The format of this assignment will be an Executive Summary. Think of this assignment as the first page of a much longer report, known as an Executive Summary, that essentially summarizes your findings briefly and at a high level. This needs to be written up neatly and professionally. This would be something you would present at a board meeting in a corporate environment. If you are unsure of an Executive Summary, this resource can help with an overview. How to Write an Executive Summary That Gets the Job Done 2023.pdf
Things to Consider:
To help you make this decision here are some things to consider:
Based on the MLR output, what variable(s) is/are significant?
From the significant predictors, review the mean, median, min, max, Q1 and Q3 values?
It might be a good idea to compare these values to what the New York value is for that variable. Remember New York is the baseline as that is where headquarters are located.
Based on the descriptive statistics, for the significant predictors, what city has the best potential?
What city or cities fall are below the median?
What city or cities are in the upper 3rd quartile?

To reduce the negative environmental impacts of an ever-growing human population, and increasing demands for energy as technological advances continue, individual countries, states, cities and even households could shift their energy sources to those that are renewable. However, not all locations are equally amenable to any form of renewable energy. For this Assignment you will assess your own location, existing energy use, and the advantages and disadvantages of different energy sources.
Your Assignment should be a compare-contrast essay written using APA formatting. Be sure to explore the following resources to begin your research in order to support your ideas with accurate facts.
You may start your review with these resources, but feel free to conduct additional research as needed:
Article: Society of Petroleum Engineers. (n.d.) Energy sources. https://www.energy4me.org/learn-about-energy/energy-sources
Article: S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (n.d.). Total energy production and consumption by state, 2021. https://www.eia.gov/beta/states/overview
Article: S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (n.d.). Use of energy in homes. https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/use-of-energy/homes.php
Article: S. Energy Information Administration. (n.d.). Renewable energy explained. https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/renewable-sources
For additional information on different energy sources review the Science Center Resource.
Your paper should address the following:
Assess your own energy use. Think about how you rely on different types of energy throughout your day. Identify the energy source you use to do the following tasks and indicate if the energy source is renewable or nonrenewable.
The main energy source you use for transportation
The main energy source you use to heat your home, if applicable
The main energy source used to cool your home, if applicable
The main energy source you use to run your household appliances
NOTE: If you use electricity for any of these tasks, you will need to do some research to determine what energy source is used to generate your electricity such as connecting with your local utility company
Discuss at least one economic advantage & one economic disadvantage for the current primary energy source used in your location to generate electricity.
Discuss at least one ecological advantage & one ecological disadvantage for the current primary energy source used in your location to generate electricity.
Identify the renewable source of energy that would be the most appropriate for use in your location to generate electricity. Note: If you found that your current primary energy source was a renewable energy source, select a second appropriate renewable source of energy for discussion.
Discuss at least one economic advantage & one economic disadvantage for the most appropriate renewable energy source you identified.
Discuss at least one ecological advantage & one ecological disadvantage for the most appropriate renewable energy source you identified.
In your opinion:
Should the U.S. pursue the use of more renewable energy sources going forward? Should any policies be put in place to encourage people to use more renewable energy sources? Support your position.
Would you be willing to switch to renewable energy? Why or why not?

To reduce the negative environmental impacts of an ever-growing human population, and increasing demands for energy as technological advances continue, individual countries, states, cities and even households could shift their energy sources to those that are renewable. However, not all locations are equally amenable to any form of renewable energy. For this Assignment you will assess your own location, existing energy use, and the advantages and disadvantages of different energy sources.
Your Assignment should be a compare-contrast essay written using APA formatting. Be sure to explore the following resources to begin your research in order to support your ideas with accurate facts.
You may start your review with these resources, but feel free to conduct additional research as needed:
Article: Society of Petroleum Engineers. (n.d.) Energy sources. https://www.energy4me.org/learn-about-energy/energy-sources
Article: S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (n.d.). Total energy production and consumption by state, 2021. https://www.eia.gov/beta/states/overview
Article: S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (n.d.). Use of energy in homes. https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/use-of-energy/homes.php
Article: S. Energy Information Administration. (n.d.). Renewable energy explained. https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/renewable-sources
For additional information on different energy sources review the Science Center Resource.
Your paper should address the following:
Assess your own energy use. Think about how you rely on different types of energy throughout your day. Identify the energy source you use to do the following tasks and indicate if the energy source is renewable or nonrenewable.
The main energy source you use for transportation
The main energy source you use to heat your home, if applicable
The main energy source used to cool your home, if applicable
The main energy source you use to run your household appliances
NOTE: If you use electricity for any of these tasks, you will need to do some research to determine what energy source is used to generate your electricity such as connecting with your local utility company
Discuss at least one economic advantage & one economic disadvantage for the current primary energy source used in your location to generate electricity.
Discuss at least one ecological advantage & one ecological disadvantage for the current primary energy source used in your location to generate electricity.
Identify the renewable source of energy that would be the most appropriate for use in your location to generate electricity. Note: If you found that your current primary energy source was a renewable energy source, select a second appropriate renewable source of energy for discussion.
Discuss at least one economic advantage & one economic disadvantage for the most appropriate renewable energy source you identified.
Discuss at least one ecological advantage & one ecological disadvantage for the most appropriate renewable energy source you identified.
In your opinion:
Should the U.S. pursue the use of more renewable energy sources going forward? Should any policies be put in place to encourage people to use more renewable energy sources? Support your position.
Would you be willing to switch to renewable energy? Why or why not?

You have been elected the new President of the Country of “Copangua”, and you want to communicate to the country and to the world your plan to help Copangua come out of poverty, and spark economic growth that will benefit citizens and improve the country standards of living. Write a paper defining your plan to improve the economy of Country “Copangua”. What would you do to promote economic development and how you would do it?
While writing the paper please keep in mind the effect of Human Capital under the light of education and health, population growth, agricultural transformations and rural areas development, the role of the environment and institutions, urbanization and migration from rural areas, international trade, and supportive economic policy. All these factors lead to the acceleration of economic growth.
Chapters 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 of the book attached can be use as a source.

Please read the article The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates and write a
persuasive essay either for or against the idea of reparations. Your essay must be 3-4 pages, double
spaced, and 12-point font

Essay 1
Based on your reading of chapters 1,2,3 &4 write and present an essay in which you will express your opinions about what you consider the most important concepts discussed in the chapters. You will select the concepts you wish to write about and develop your essay accordingly. The completed essay must be submitted to the appropriate Canvas platform.
Before starting, please read the requirement discussed in the syllabus with regards to what is expected of your writing.
Learning Outcome #1:Communicate effectively using listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
Learning Outcome #2:Use quantitative analytical skills to evaluate and process numerical data.
Learning Outcome #3:Solve problems using critical and creative thinking and scientific reasoning.
Learning Outcome #4

Moat (Differentiation): How did the business build up its moats to escape from competition so that its products are differentiated and customers become sticky? Are these factors easily imitated by competitors so that its competitive edge will be competed away over time?
The company is HAIDILAO hotpot. When answering this question, you need to consider compare, investment, competition, and company financial report data. It requires specificity and key moat

This question will be in the final exam (referencing is not required)
Write a short essay (1 page max if you write on each line where a page of a standard answer book has 38 lines or 2 pages max if you write on every second line) to discuss the management of fisheries in New Zealand from pre-colonial times to after the arrival of European settlers. Make sure that you address the following points:
Explain why, in the absence of mechanisms to prevent it, fisheries are prone to being over-fished.
Explain how fisheries were managed in New Zealand prior to the arrival of European settlers. Connect your answer to Ostrom’s work that discusses the conditions for an effective management for such a resource.
What was the impact of the arrival of Europeans on fisheries and the management of NZ fisheries? (Hint: Discuss how and why the conditions that you identified broke down after the Europeans arrived.)

Consider how health insurance affects the quantity of healthcare services performed. Suppose that the typical medical procedure has a cost of $100, yet a person with health insurance pays only $20 out of pocket. Her insurance company pays the remaining $80. (The insurance company recoups the $80 through premiums, but the premium a person pays does not depend on how many procedures that person chooses to undertake.)
Draw the demand curve in the market for medical care. (In your diagram, the horizontal axis should represent the number of medical procedures.) Show the quantity of procedures demanded if each procedure has a price of $100.
On your diagram, show the quantity of procedures demanded if consumers pay only $20 per procedure. If the cost of each procedure to society is truly $100, and if individuals have health insurance as described above, will the number of procedures performed maximize total surplus? Explain.
Economists often blame the health insurance system for excessive use of medical care. Given your analysis, why might the use of care be viewed as “excessive”? What sort of policies might prevent this excessive use?
Submission Details:
Use three or more scholarly sources to support your work. Your paper should be between 2 and 3 pages long, excluding the title page and references page.
Create your paper in Microsoft Word using APA style.
Submit your paper to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.
Name your document SU_ECO2071_W2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc