Outline: The assigned topic for the forum is subsidies in a U.S. market. A subsidy is a negative tax, where a government payment reduces a buyer’s price below the seller’s price. An example of a subsidy is a government payment to reduce the buying price of a vaccination. By providing a subsidy, the government is […]

Strayer University Unemployment and Inflation Discussion In Chapter 4 of The Little Book of Economics, Greg Ip talks about the natural rate of unemployment as the rate of unemployment that will not lead to an acceleration in inflation. Keep this reading in mind as you respond to this week’s discussion question. Think about this: If […]

When you look at the economies of the United States, Europe, or Japan, you see most of the ingredients of a market economy. For example, consider bicycles. Prices in the bicycle market are free to vary; people have property rights to the bicycles they buy; many people sell bicycles; many bicycles sold in the United […]

Growth of Healthcare Costs in the United States Paper Assesment 1 As you learned in Week 1, health care spending is growing faster than overall growth in the economy (as measured by GDP) and by 2026 is expected to consume 20 percent of GDP. In Week 2, the article by Hartman (et. al.) states that […]

Georgia State University Rise Prices without Losing Customers Discussion View the video at the link below and share your thoughts on the economic concepts that you believe are applicable. In your response, provide a rationale on whether or not a firm has to possess market power in order to raise prices. How to Raise Prices […]

In your own words, explain what the terms “macroeconomics” and “microeconomics” mean. Give your own unique examples of a macroeconomic question and a microeconomic question in order to help support your answer.

Campbellsville University Economics: Bank Failures and Bank Diversification 1. Review the two articles about bank failures and bank diversification that are found below this. Economic history assures us that the health of the banking industry is directly related to the health of the economy. Moreover, recessions, when combined with banking crisis, will result in longer […]

Monroe College Chapters 10 12 & 20 Economics and Commerce Questions Please answer these questions based on the material in Chapters 10 and 12-20. Your response to each question should be less than one page 1. Suppose you are negotiating the salary for a new job offer, and your potential employer mentions that they have […]

Thomas Edison State College Economics Discussion Questions 1. In your textbook (Chapter 17, Figure 4), you see a common resources game that asks, “Should we drill another well or not?” Consider this game and describe what the dominant strategy is (as per the textbook). Consider what will happen if this becomes a repetitive game (both […]

Georgia State University Opportunity Cost Discussion Every time we have to make a choice we are faced with an opportunity cost. Using an example in your professional life, identify a situation where you were presented with a choice, the opportunity cost of the choice you made, and the process you used to make your choice. […]