Micro and Macro Econ Written Assignments
I have attached all necessary information for micro econ assignments.Here are the macro econ assignments:
Web Assignment: Macroeconomics
Module 3 Web
Assignment
Overview
Complete the following
Module 3 Web Assignment for this module by the stated due date on the Schedule.
Please submit in the Module 3 Web Assignment Dropbox as a .doc, .docx,
.pdf or .rtf file.
Instructions
The web-based
assignment for this module will evaluate federal government spending and
taxation. A quick way to keep up with the federal government's spending and
taxation is by examining federal budget data at the White House Internet
address.
Visit the Office of Management and Budget.
Scroll down and Click on Historical Tables in the
middle column under The President’s Budget.
Prepare a brief summary by performing the following
items and answering those questions posed:
Consider revenue Sources. Go to Table 2.2,
"Percentage Composition of Receipts by Source."
What are the main sources of revenues for the federal
government?
Before World War II, what was the key source of
revenues of the federal government?
What has been the key revenue sources since World War
II?
Consider Spending. Examine Table 3.1, “Outlays by
Superfunction and Function.”
In a paragraph or two, summarize recent and long-term
trends in government spending for the following four functions: National
Defense, Health, Income Security and Social Security.
Explain your reasoning for why these trends have been
occurring in these areas
Select one other function from Table 3.1 besides those
four considered in part 2a.
Explain your chosen function, its importance in the
economy and whether it has been capturing growing shares of government
spending or has been declining in recent years and why you feel that is
the case.
Module 3: Term Paper
Topic and Sources
Overview
Submit your paper
topic and two sources by the stated due date on the Schedule. Please submit in
the Module 3 Term Paper Topic Dropbox as a .doc, .docx,
.pdf or .rtf file.
Instructions
Selecting and
Approving your Topic:
You may choose your
own topic or you may choose from some of the following topics listed
below. Your topic simply needs to address any type of question or topic
within economics that will allow you to include a minimum of three
macroeconomic concepts learned in our course. You will want to formulate a
thesis statement addressing the economic concepts you will focus on in your
paper.
Possible topics might include:
Factors impacting economic growth
Any current Monetary policy actions or issues
Any current Fiscal policy actions or issues
Current US Tax System
Effects of a Flat Tax System
Effects of a National Sales Tax
The future of the workplace
Unemployment trends
Market failures and externalities
Trade Agreements between countries – pros and cons
The effect of the Euro on the European and US economies
You will approve your
Topic and at least two of your sources with your instructor.
Module 4 Web
Assignment
Overview
Complete the following
Module 4 Web Assignment for this module by the stated due date on the Schedule.
Please submit in the Module 4 Web Assignment Dropbox as a .doc, .docx,
.pdf or .rtf file.
Instructions
In this Module 4 Web
Assignment, you will be evaluating data on Money Stock Measures at FRED
(Federal Reserve Economic Data). Complete the following items:
First, in a paragraph or two, describe what components
make up M1, M2 and MZM.
Visit the
Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis.
Select the data series for the components listed
below. Use the Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted data. Set your dates to look
at the past 30 years, so you will use dates of 1985 to 2015. To more
closely look at trends, feel free to look at it on a one year, five year
or ten year basis rather than at all 30 years at once.
M1 Money Stock
Currency
Total Checkable Deposits
Demand Deposits at Commercial Banks
Travelers Checks Outstanding
Now, in two to three paragraphs, explain what patterns
and trends you see in the data for each of these components.
When did clear changes occur?
Explain what you feel could have been occurring.
Which changes could have occurred because of economic
events?
Were there times when people appeared to shift from
one aggregate to another?
Macroeconomic Term
Paper
Overview
Complete the following
Macroeconomic Term Paper by the stated due date on the Schedule. Please submit
in the Module 4 Macroeconomic Term Paper Dropbox as a
.doc, .docx, .pdf or .rtf file.
Instructions
Prepare a Three to Five
page paper on an economic topic of your choice in which you will address a
question or topic. Your chosen topic must allow you the opportunity to include
a minimum of three macroeconomic concepts learned in the course. Your
paper may be an informative paper, informing the reader of the question and
topic you have addressed, or an argumentative paper in which you support a
certain process.
Requirements:
A minimum of three and a maximum of five pages of
content, not including your title page and Bibliography.
Include a title page with your name, title of the
paper, the class, instructor and the date.
Number all of the pages except the title page in your
paper.
Include a Bibliography with reference citations.
Double-spaced with 1 inch margins and font size 11 or
12, no smaller and no larger.
Include one graphic within the paper which must be a
table, chart or graph addressing your topic. Do not include
pictures.
Include your last name in the file name of the document
and submit as a .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pdf file.
Selecting and
Approving your Topic:
You may choose your
own topic or you may choose from some of the following topics listed
below. Your topic simply needs to address any type of question or topic
within economics that will allow you to include a minimum of three
macroeconomic concepts learned in our course. You will want to formulate a
thesis statement addressing the economic concepts you will focus on in your
paper.
Possible topics might include:
Factors impacting economic growth
Any current Monetary policy actions or issues
Any current Fiscal policy actions or issues
Current US Tax System
Effects of a Flat Tax System
Effects of a National Sales Tax
The future of the workplace
Unemployment trends
Market failures and externalities
Trade Agreements between countries – pros and cons
The effect of the Euro on the European and US economies
You will approve your
Topic and at least two of your sources with your instructor during Module 3.
References and
Citation:
Please use a minimum of 3 creditable
sources. CCCOnline does have an online library, online
librarian and online library resources available to you to help along with
your own search process. You can find the Online Library under Helpful
Links on the Course Home Page.
Do NOT use Wikipedia as one of your sources.
Generally Wikipedia is considered to be an inferior
source of information. This is because anyone can post to Wikipedia
without the veracity of that information having been authenticated. There
have been many postings to Wikipedia that have proved to be false.
You may use MLA or APA formatting. Please use the
style guides provided at Purdue Owl to help you in the process of citing
your references.
Purdue Owl Online Writing Lab
Go to the MLA Style Guide or the APA Style Guide for
help with citing any type of reference
Remember that if you provide data, statistics or quotes
or any information that is not your own original thought, you must cite
your reference within the text. Plagiarism is Illegal!
Any hint of complete plagiarism will result in a zero for the paper.
Include a Bibliography page with your paper with all
references properly cited.
Additional
Information:
Citation Sources:
Purdue Owl Online Writing Lab
Citation Machine
Module 5 Web
Assignment
Overview
Complete the following
Module 5 Web Assignment for this module by the stated due date on the Schedule.
Please submit in the Module 5 Web Assignment Dropbox as a .doc, .docx,
.pdf or .rtf file.
Instructions
For 196 nations, the United Nations Human Development
Index ranks countries by GDP per capita and by "human
development" based on health, education, income, and many other
categories.
In the alphabetical listings of all countries, locate
two different countries and compare the data identified for each country.
Use the data provided to explain why each country is
ranked in the different categories.
Below are instructions
to help you complete this with ease. Your summary should be three to five
paragraphs in length.
Go to the United Nations Human Development Index.
On the banner across the top, Click on the box,
"Countries".
This will show a listing of all countries
alphabetically from A to Z.
Identify two countries and report and compare the data
on these two countries.
If you locate a county that has "n/a" in
many of the categories, then select a different country.
Once you have selected your first country, then click
on the box, "Expand All". There you will find data provided in
all of these categories: Health, Education, Income, Inequality, Poverty,
Gender, and Sustainability.
To receive full credit, you should have some
interpretation of why you feel the country might be ranked this way.
Rubric for Web AssignmentCriteriaHighly ProficientModerately ProficientNot ProficientContent5 pointsSufficient content provided to address the requirement of the assignment.3 pointsMinimal content provided to address the requirement of the assignment.0 pointsContent ineffective or missing to meet the requirements.Economic Application5 pointsApplies at least two economic concepts to the web report that have been learned from the module being studied.3 pointsOnly one economic concept is applied to the web report that have been learned from the chapters within the module being studied.0 pointsNo economic concepts learned in the chapters studied during the module were applied.Formatting5 pointsThree to four paragraphs in length.3 pointsTwo paragraphs in length.0 pointsOnly one paragraph included.Flow, Spelling and Grammar5 pointsThe web report has been edited for flow of sentences, spelling and grammar with little to no errors.3 pointsNot edited adequately for flow of sentences, spelling and grammar errors.0 pointsThe web report fails to meet college-level grammar, spelling and format use.References5 pointsReferences cited according to MLA or APA guidelines.3 pointsReferences cited somewhat according to MLA or APA guidelines.0 pointsNo citations included.Overall ScoreLevel 318 or moreLevel 29 or moreLevel 10 or moreRubric for Term PaperCriteriaHighly ProficientModerately ProficientNot ProficientIntroduction5 pointsIntroductory paragraph that introduces the subject of the paper, indicating why it is important and previewing the key macroeconomic points in a clear thesis statement.3 pointsIntroductory paragraph included, but does not provide a clear thesis or main points of the paper.0 pointsNo introductory paragraph included.Content35 pointsSubstantial content included that has use of accurate economic concepts linking theory to the topic chosen and applying examples,20 pointsMinimal content to summarize and explain the topic is included with moderate use of economic concepts and examples.0 pointsContent for the body of the paper is ineffective or missing or fails to meet the requirements of economic concepts included.Conclusion5 pointsConcluding paragraph included linking the findings to the main questions addressed in the introduction.3 pointsConcluding paragraph included, but does not provide an adequate summary or is ineffective.0 pointsNo concluding paragraph included.Economic Analysis & Organization15 pointsThe paper is well organized and develops a coherent point of view on the topic chosen and analyzes the topic from an economic standpoint.10 pointsThe paper needs some structural revision so that each paragraph will develop a single point in a unified, coherent manner and/or economic analysis is moderately adequate.5 pointsPaper is organized such that the ideas are incoherent and/or the topic is not analyzed from an economic standpoint.Graphics5 pointsOne appropriate graph, table or chart is included to verify information in the paper.3 pointsOne graph, table or chart included, but is inappropriate or does not verify information in the paper.0 pointsNo graphics included.References and Citations15 pointsExpert sources with a minimum of 3 sources included are utilized to establish the content of the paper with excellent use of in-text citations as needed for quotes, statistics or facts provided or information that is directly from the reference. Bibliography page is completed correctly according to MLA or APA standards.11 pointsLess than the minimum number of expert sources are utilized with poor use of in-text citations as needed for quotes, statistics or facts provided or information that is directly from the reference. Bibliography page is somewhat completed according to MLA or APA standards.8 pointsNone to few sources utilized. Many in-text citations and/or Bibliography page entries are missing or seriously deviate from citation guidelines.Flow, Spelling, Grammar10 pointsThe paper has been edited for flow of sentences, spelling and grammar with little to no errors.7 pointsThe paper has not been edited adequately for flow of sentences, spelling and grammar errors.3 pointsPaper fails to meet college-level grammar, spelling and format use.Overall ScoreLevel 360 or moreLevel 217 or moreLevel 10 or more