The question is from the textbook Inequality, Discrimination,
Poverty, and Mobility Question 2 from chapter 12:
"How responsible are people for their own poverty? What
responsibility does the government have in the alleviation of
poverty?"
The question is from the textbook Inequality, Discrimination,
Poverty, and Mobility Question 2 from chapter 11:
"As a matter of law and a matter of economics are the
anti-discrimination laws interpreted correctly by the courts?"
The question is from the textbook Inequality, Discrimination,
Poverty, and Mobility Question 4, Chapter 15:
"Is there a healthy degree of intergenerational mobility in the
United States or is the degree of intergenerational mobility
distressingly low?"
The question is from the textbook Inequality, Discrimination,
Poverty, and Mobility Question 3 from chapter 13:
"One idea to extend health insurance to all Americans is to
require Americans to purchase a health insurance policy. People of
limited means would have their purchase of insurance subsidized.
Discuss the benefits and costs of requiring people to purchase
health insurance."
The question is from the textbook Inequality, Discrimination,
Poverty, and Mobility Question 6 from chapter 6:
"Give some examples of policies that could be used to reduce the
inequalities associated with market-generated outcomes. Are these
policies likely to increase or decrease efficiency?"
The question is from the textbook Inequality, Discrimination,
Poverty, and Mobility Question 1 from chapter 10:
"Explain how economists use regression analysis to measure
discrimination. Is a significant coefficient on the attribute (e.g.
race/gender/ethnicity/sexual
orientation/beauty/weight/color/religion/etc. variable proof of the
existence of discrimination? Explain."
The question is from the textbook Inequality, Discrimination,
Poverty, and Mobility Question 5 from chapter 11:
"What are the trade-offs involved in affirmative action? Do you
consider affirmative action to be a fair policy? What efficiency
loss would you be willing to tolerate for a successful affirmative
action program?"
The question is from the textbook Inequality, Discrimination,
Poverty, and Mobility Question 3, Chapter 15:
"Explain how your actions influence your children's lifetime
earnings. How confident should you be that your children will live
better than you?"
Economics of Inequality, Discrimination, Poverty, and Mobility,
2nd Ed chapter 9: "Is statistical discrimination "worse" than
personal prejudice? Investigate this question in all its
ramifications."
Review Question 9 in Chapter 12 of the
textbook.
The Company you work for is in the process of determining
whether to have an information security audit (ISA) performed. Even
though the Company is not (yet) required to have an ISA for
compliance purposes with laws, rules, and/or regulations, they are
very aware of the benefits such audit can provide. However, they
also know how pricy these specialized audits are. Would you be
inclined to advise your Company go through...