The exam in Basics of Economics will take place on 02 02 2024, 2-3 p.m.
It will
The exam in Basics of Economics will take place on 02 02 2024, 2-3 p.m.
It will be a test of with 6 multiple choice questions.
I am sending it to you now 2 p.m. on 02 02 2024and you must send me back the answered question not later than 3 p.m. the same day.
The questions will be in the framework of the textbook I previously sent you:
Principles of Economics by N. Gregory Mankiw will serve as our textbook:
Please prepare a critique for the attached paper. The critique should be 3 pages
Please prepare a critique for the attached paper. The critique should be 3 pages long (double-spaced). Include your name and the speaker’s name in the file name (e.g. Sanga Critique by John). Here is a suggested format for the critiques. Think of this as a guideline, and we encourage you to modify this guideline in whatever way results in the best contribution to our understanding of the paper and the issue. – What is the research question the author is asking? Why is this question interesting? What is novel about the current paper relative to the existing literature? – What methods does the author use to answer their research question? What theoretical frameworks are they using? What data/evidence are they using, and what is their empirical strategy for analyzing those data? – What are the major takeaways from the paper? What did they do well, and what was the most convincing aspect of the paper? – What part of the paper was unclear or unconvincing? What are the major issues they left out of the discussion? What could the author do to increase the credibility of the paper?
In the final project, you will explore the Diplomacy Lab project described in th
In the final project, you will explore the Diplomacy Lab project described in the Appendix. Haiti as your select country and investigate how they (particularly, their
businesses) use technology and data to combat climate change.
You will write a policy report describing the technology and data use of the country assigned to you. The length of the report shall be about 10 pages (A Word template will be given to you later). This written assignment is expected to provide a comprehensive literature review, develop the best practices, and include policy suggestions for the chosen country.
Please provide data on the project to explain because there is also a presentation on this project writing.
Instructions are attached. The assignment has 2 parts:
Information LOG
Reflect
Instructions are attached. The assignment has 2 parts:
Information LOG
Reflective Report (200 words).
The technical features of the assignment include:
Between 2-3 full pages (double
The technical features of the assignment include:
Between 2-3 full pages (double spaced) + An annotated bibliography containing at least 5 peer-reviewed sources
Times new Roman, 12 point font
Saved and submitted as a Microsoft Word document or pdf
Complies with McMaster’s standards on academic integrity
Turnitin will be used for this Assignment.
You will be writing a research paper this semester. The paper proposal is the first step in that process.
Choose a research question that is related to comparative politics/international relations (some example questions are listed below). Why is your question worth exploring: Does it touch on an important public policy issue? Is the topic one where experts disagree? What is your strategy for answering your research question: What variables are you going to focus on and why? What case will you be looking at and why? If you are using the comparative method, what countries are you comparing and why?
Your proposal should include 5 peer reviewed academic sources. For each source include a short (1 or 2 paragraphs) summary of the main argument (in your own words) and explain how that argument relates to your specific research question.
The proposal should be between 2-3 full pages in length (double-spaced) – plus the annotated bibliography. It should be submitted to the appropriate Assignment drop box by February 5 at 11:30pm.
Remember: The paper proposal is the roadmap for your research paper – the plan for your larger project rather than an anticipated summary of your research conclusions (see the Course Guide for additional guidance on this assignment).
You can choose any research topic that is connected to international relations or comparative politics. I have included some of the topics that were investigated in previous years in the bulleted list below. Use these questions for inspiration if necessary – but develop your own final research question. In fact, some of the questions listed below are too broad for the purposes of this assignment:
What factors explain the recent emergence of ‘populist’ regimes in liberal- democratic states?
Using a case study from the realm of either environmental, trade, or security policy, is the foreign policy of “populist” governments fundamentally different than the foreign policy of “non-populist” governments?
Does a policy commitment to “free trade” increase or decrease a state’s prospects for development? Why or why not?
Has globalization ended?
Women have been more successful at winning elected office in some countries
than in others. What explains the relative level of electoral success/failure?
Is nuclear proliferation a global security threat?
Is American power in decline? If so, what effect is this likely to have on the
international system?
Why does the international community forcefully intervene in some humanitarian
emergencies but not in others?
What role (if any) has the International Criminal Court played in protecting global human rights?
Do international economic sanctions work?
Is the World Bank an agent for development or underdevelopment?
Does the Paris Agreement offer a robust solution to global warming? Why or why
not?
Does state power and national self-interest explain the global response to the
COVID pandemic?
What factors were responsible for the outbreak of war between Russia and
Ukraine in 2022?
Select one major International Organization within the UN System. What role do
non-governmental organizations play in that organization.
Has the “Responsibility to Protect” had a meaningful impact on global political
outcomes?
Select one 21st century conflict where UN Peacekeepers were deployed. What
effect did the peacekeeping operation have on the resolution of that conflict?
Select an international organization or a recent case/event/conflict/treaty that you
want to study in greater detail. Which variables/actors/structures (domestic and/or international) explain that case/event/organization/conflict/treaty?
Please note: This assignment is crucial to your success in writing the major research paper. It will allow your TA to provide you with feedback on your initial ideas, and guidance going forward. Furthermore, your final research paper will not be accepted if you do not first submit a paper proposal.
The technical features of the assignment include:
Between 2-3 full pages (double
The technical features of the assignment include:
Between 2-3 full pages (double spaced) + An annotated bibliography containing at least 5 peer-reviewed sources
Times new Roman, 12 point font
Saved and submitted as a Microsoft Word document or pdf
Complies with McMaster’s standards on academic integrity
2A: Pick a company that has either, in your view, been too unfocused or one that
2A: Pick a company that has either, in your view, been too unfocused or one that been so afraid to venture from its core business that it has missed clear opportunities for diversification. In a short (1-3 page) memo addressed to the CEO, and playing the role of a strategy consultant, address the issue of focus (too much, too little) and the costs or missed opportunities that you think have been a source of lost value. Advise the CEO on a better way to think about “sticking to his core or going for more.”
In assignment 2A/B, it is important not to overrun your page limit. This is an executive memo. Do not ask the CEO to indulge you; tell him/her precisely and efficiently what he or she needs to know.
As well, if it is an historical case (as it usually is), be sure to date your memo appropriately — so that I can assess whether your advice is sensible for that moment in history. The most common errors here are students who are using mental time machines to go back in time and advise leaders to anticipate future technologies such as e-commerce, future rivals such as Wal-Mart and then Amazon, or future changes in consumer tastes, before those factors could have been known.
Also common are errors that involve offering advice that is too late: if, for example, you want to tell Blockbuster to anticipate the decline in brick and mortar distribution and anticipate the value of Netflix, dating a memo much after 2000 makes little sense (the awful decision to decline a partnership took place that year).
As well, if you pick a company and issue that took place well before 2000, then make sure you know when PCs were first sold, and when e-mail become widely used, for example. Don’t tell a CEO in 1987 to get out of equities (before the crash) or start an e-commerce business, please.
See the new executive memo template attached.
In this article, you will develop the skills you will use when writing the liter
In this article, you will develop the skills you will use when writing the literature review section of your paper. This article mainly consists of two main components. Firstly, you will select two articles from the options below. You can choose any two of the following five articles. Read these articles and then write an article to examine their relationship. Are these scholars arguing? An article presents a challenge based on the findings of another article (if so, how to challenge it)? What are the core academic questions that scholars are trying to answer? What sources and methods did the author use to answer their questions?
Second, on your own, you must find a third article that advances the scholarly conversation that you select from those listed below. As with the first two articles, you should examine and explain how the article you selected relates to the first two, the sources and methods its author(s) use to engage in the debate, and the ultimate resolution (if there is one).
The best essays will develop a clear argument about the substance of the scholarly debate, which considers how the conversation has evolved over time. Students may also indicate questions that the scholarship (represented by their articles) leaves unresolved in order to highlight areas where further research is needed.
And Writing format in file 2.
look at the PDF form
I chose this bill:
Bill Text: OK SB147
Diabetes Managemen
look at the PDF form
I chose this bill:
Bill Text: OK SB147
Diabetes Management in Schools Act; allowing a school district to stock glucagon; requiring written consent and waiver of liability. Effective date. Emergency.
at the search place on the website, you write “care for students with diabetes” to find the bill
for the 1st part of the paper ” policy analysis” plz use the format provided below.
Bill number:
Title:
Status:
Source: https://legiscan.com/VT/bill/H0165/2023
Justification: Please add 2 sentences of your own thoughts on the issue.
The aim(s) of the legislation/policy must be listed directly. Short-term and long-term aims should be discussed separately, if relevant to the policy.
Aim:
Population reach should be discussed, including populations/businesses affected directly and indirectly; also distinguish between beneficiaries (who will gain from this policy) and those who might be at disadvantage because of the policy implementation. Are there possible disparities in the likely policy effects across population groups?
Population reach or population affected (discuss how you’d find the relevant statistics, for home attempt to find the data):
Direct beneficiaries:
Indirect beneficiaries:
Populations at disadvantage (if available):
Differential effects across population groups: Who benefits most? Who benefits least?:
Expected effects: students should discuss possible positive and negative impacts following the policy implementation and provide justification for why such effects are expected (e.g., based on prior evidence in other countries or states or expert projections/research). Students are expected to do some background research to inform this answer.
Expected positive effects and why that’s expected:
Expected negative effects and why that’s expected:
Potential unintended consequences: These should be discussed or at least acknowledged that they might happen with an example for another policy.
Potential unintended consequences:
Costs of implementation should be discussed, including short- and long-term costs (if possible) and how they will be funded. Students are encouraged to consider costs relative to expected benefits (but we are not doing formal cost-benefit analysis).
Costs of implementation: $29 million appropriated per year; daily per student reimbursements for breakfast are based on the USDA-set rates: $2.825 per breakfast and $4.95 per lunch. Children eligible for free federal school meals will be funded by the federal government while state funding will pay for the rest of children’s meals.
Your thoughts on how costs vs benefits are likely to compare:
Feasibility: Students are expected to identify populations groups or businesses that will favor or oppose this policy/legislation. A brief response on either the political, legal or technical feasibility of the legislation is expected.
Groups in favor:
Groups against:
Your thoughts on its feasibility:
Acceptability: Students should discuss what’s known about public and business acceptability of the proposed or enacted legislation, as appropriate.
Evidence in favor: polling, legislative support
Evidence against:
1.This part is based on the readings for Class 4. You can choose either a public
1.This part is based on the readings for Class 4. You can choose either a public health/anti-hunger perspective (Mozaffarian) or climate change and conservation (Patel and Rudolph). Please summarize the main criticisms of the current Farm Bill provisions and programs from the point of view of the authors in the article of your choice.