Is it the inequality of income and wealth that people should be
concerned with, or should people be concerned about something else
(e.g. minimal welfare, opportunity, etc.)? Why or why
not?
We often hear about how impressionable children and teenagers
are, and how negative images in the media can influence their
minds. What about individuals in early adulthood? In your readings
this week you explored the topics of eating, dieting behaviors, and
weight. As a medical professional, what can you do to help
positively influence your patients to be body-positive while
maintaining healthy eating, dieting and exercising habits?
1. Should we be more concerned about the likelihood of collusion
in a market with few firms representing a large share of the market
compared to a market where each firm has a low market share, all
else equal? You must EXPLAIN your answer.
2. Is collusion more likely to be sustainable in declining
markets or in growing markets? You must EXPLAIN your answer.
How
is public finance concerned with the revenue and expenditure of
public authorities? Discuss the three roles of public expenditure
in the Saudi economy.
Discuss the various shortcomings and omissions of the GDP
calculation. Should we be overly concerned about these
shortcomings? Is there any way to compensate for them? How
important is the GDP calculation in measuring economic stability
and health?
Social networking is becoming more and more popular among
school-going teenagers. Camden Research Group used a survey of
students in several states to determine the percentage of students
who use social networking sites. Assume that the results for
surveys in Georgia, Maryland, Washington, and Wyoming are as
follows.
States
Use Social
Networking Sites
Georgia
Maryland
Washington
Wyoming
Yes
344
265
301
500
No
456
235
399
500
Answer the following 6 questions.
1. We wish to conduct a hypothesis test...
Why should we be concerned about using raw versus relative
weights when conducting statistical tests in a software package
(assuming conventional, non-survey procedures)?