Externality

Introduction Although the U.S. strives to make education internationally competitive by improving student achievement, its students are struggling in mathematics. Results from the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment measuring academic abilities among 15-year-olds placed the U.S. as 35th out of 64 countries in math (DeSilver 2015). Other evidence indicates 4th and 8th graders have been making only minimal gains in math achievement (Drust 2013). Improving student achievement in…

Drew Derrenbacker Fundamentals of International Relations Second Analytical Paper 7 April 2016 A Liberal Approach to the Use of Drones The advent of the 21st century has brought the proliferation of drone use around the world. In today’s world, drones, officially known as unmanned aerial vehicles, are even starting to be used by Amazon to deliver our packages. Beginning in 2002, several countries around the world initiated the use of drones as a military weapon. These drones, once armed with…

Take-Home Final Examination POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT Spring 2015 Due by 5pm April 30 (by email or hard copy in my box in 327 Tarbutton) Identifications (40 points - 4 points each) In 3-5 sentences for each item, define and explain the relevance for development of 10 of the following as discussed in the course. You must include items with * (items 1-5). 1) globalization* Globalization is the process of international integration arising from the interchange of world views,…

The company I have selected to evaluate for its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is Chase. This powerful banking organization has been a cornerstone in the banking world for years and given the already tepid public opinion towards wealthy institutions it is no wonder that Chase has been listed on American 's list of the most despised companies. Recent developments have not aided their case. In the ensuing essay, I will evaluate various aspects of the business as well as explain where this…

A president is truly affective when he is able to get his policy agenda through Congress. For him to do this, it is paramount that he has the support from the majority of the public. When a president is unpopular, members of Congress will have little incentive to pass his preferred legislation, since doing so will potentially have negative consequences (i.e. not winning reelection). It is also important that a president be a competent negotiator if he is to get his agenda passed. It would be…

INTRODUCTION Orangutans, who are closest to our specie of homo sapiens¸ alongside the chimpanzees, gorillas and the other great apes – are primarily and wildly native to the forests and islands of Indonesia and Malaysia. Their chances of survival in modern day is critically endangered by both human causes (primarily) and natural causes (most of which chiefly arises out of human causes as well). The former includes aspects like deforestation, palm oil plantation and illegal logging; whereas the…

Mankind for all intents and purposes has been fascinated by the concept of Destiny and particularly free will for centuries, or so they definitely thought. The theme for the most part was incorporated into art and culture since the kind of early ages, which mostly is fairly significant. At the center of every very great tragedy laid the struggle between the inclination to generally welcome fate absolutely and the particularly natural desire to control destiny, and Shakespeare particularly is no…

If the compensated elasticity of supply of labor is zero, then a tax on labor earnings will have zero excess burden. 16. Lump-sum taxes do not prevent prices from equaling the marginal social cost and benefit of any goods and services. 17. Lump-sum taxes can vary in amount based on income level. 18. A lump-sum tax can distort prices and affect consumption behavior. Multiple Choice Questions 1. A lump-sum tax: a. distorts market prices so that they do not simultaneously equal…

More Than Just Paddling Outrigger Canoe Paddling is a sport that has deeper meaning than its externality. People that do not paddle only see the outside of the sport: a canoe with a flotation device on the side, and people putting paddles into the water. However, as a paddler myself, I discovered the internal aspect of the sport. During a long search I have discovered four intriguing sources. First is a book titled Hawai’i Sports: History, Facts, and Statistics by Dan Cisco. Cisco holds a…

SERVICES - THE NEED FOR DIFFERENTIATION What are services and what exactly draws the line between product differentiation and service differentiation? How does one create demand for services and is there any heterogeneity involved? Guy Black (Black, 1951) has very well illustrated these points in his paper titled ‘Product Differentiation and demand for Marketing Services’. Going back to the definition that Marshall has given us – Services are the category of intangible things that are desired or…