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Case study population group: Indigenous population in Australia

Choose a population group to write a case study[2000 words] about. The case study will explore and critically analyse communication and cultural factors impacting health and wellbeing of the chosen population group. All students must discuss the population group chosen for the case study with their lecturer for approval. Appropriate writing style is essential …

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Demand for Electricity in Florida

economics / By superadmin

Purdue University provides monthly data on Florida electricity consumption online ( https://engineering.purdue.edu/LASCI/research-data/energy). In this case study, we want to use these data to estimate monthly residential and commercial electricity demands with respect to price, the average monthly temperature, and other variables. You can find attached an Excel file that contains the data and a …

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Non-monetary benefits open trade has contributed

economics / By superadmin

Discuss non-monetary benefits open trade has contributed to the world since the end of WWII. Provide at least 2 examples. Why do you think these are important? • How have changes to US trade and tariff policies affected US trade with other nations? Consider recent (less than 2 years old) credible …

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Consequences of increasing interest rates on the US economy

economics / By superadmin

Monetary policy in the US, especially the desire to increase interest rates, will have international repercussions. One of these will be to strengthen an already strong dollar. Please discuss the consequences of increasing interest rates on the US economy, taking into consideration the global ramifications.

The American Dream of home ownership

economics / By superadmin

Housing Starts showed a steep decline at the onset of the pandemic. While this trend has reversed, there remains a shortage of affordable housing and mortgage rates have recently begun to rise. Is the American Dream of home ownership still feasible? 1. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/housing-starts 2. https://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news/75268/housing-starts-higher-projected#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20Census%20Bureau%20and,934%2C000%2C%20but%2023.2%25%20below%20the 3. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/18/mortgage-rates-plunge-record-lows/ 4. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/mortgage-rates-hit-another-all-time-low-as-home-buyers-rush-to-secure-cheap-financing-2020-05-28 5. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/07/27/housing-inequality-coronavirus/

The Fed’s balance sheet

economics / By superadmin

Since the 2007 financial crisis the Fed’s portfolio of Treasury and mortgage-backed securities has grown tremendously, from $900 billion to more than $8 trillion today. In recent years there has been much discussion about how and how quickly the Fed may begin reducing the size of its balance sheet. What is the Fed’s balance sheet? …

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The Financial Crisis of 2007 – 2009

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Prior to the current pandemic, the Financial Crisis of 2007 – 2009 was the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930’s, and like that event had global repercussions and consequences. Also like the earlier crisis there were significant events that were under the control of policy makers that made the 2008 …

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Having financial institutions recognized as ‘too big to fail’

economics / By superadmin

The commercial banking structure in the US has changed a great deal in the past 30 years. Today the market structure of banking is that of a small set of globally huge banking behemoths (Citigroup, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JP/Chase, etc) and a much larger set of much smaller banks. The big banks since …

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Bivariate and multivariate linear regression models.

economics / By superadmin

Develop, evaluate, and apply bivariate and multivariate linear regression models. The Excel file for this assignment contains a database with information about the tax assessment value assigned to medical office buildings in a city. The following is a list of the variables in the database: FloorArea: square feet of floor space Offices: number of …

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Theory X and theory Y

economics / By superadmin

Compare and contrast theory X and theory Y and management by objectives (MBO). Describe each theory before comparing their strengths and weaknesses. Which theory do you consider most applicable to a human organization with which you are affiliated? Explain why. Discuss in the context of an example, though be careful not to disclose identifiable …

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