Tuan Nguyen Dr. Suocai Su English 102 Fall 2012 The “Yellow Face” in Hollywood What comes in your mind when you think of an Asian American? The high possibility of the answers from a non-Asian Americans will fall into at least one of these characteristics: skinny small unattractive people with dark figures and slanted eyes‚ very nerdy‚ a Math expert and the inability to speak well English. Have you ever wondered how or when did you automatically stereotype this group of people? It’s called
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Incentives: rewards that encourage action or penalties that discourage action. • Economics studies the allocation of scarce recourses among people • Alfred marshell (1842-1924) shaped macro economics • Joan robinson: “ the main reason to study econ is to avoid being fooled by it Two main parts: A) Microeconomics: studying the choice of individual decision makers. And how they interact in markets B) macroeconomics: how the overall economy performs. 2 big questions 1. What‚ how and
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ECON Final 1. Graphically and verbally explain why an increase in retail sales during Christmas 2011 will boost GDP growth in Q1 2012. 2. Why do the Major League Baseball (MLB) owners want to hire more Latino and Asian players than African-American players? NOTE: this is NOT a political or racial question. Use your knowledge of Economics only! The economic situation is Latin and many Asian countries are a lot worse off than in America‚ so in turn hiring more Latino and Asian baseball
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ECON 2202-001 Intermediate Macroeconomics Chapter 8 Homework Assignment 8-1. In the United States‚ the capital share of GDP is about 30 percent‚ the average growth in output is about 3 percent per year‚ the depreciation rate is about 4 percent per year‚ and the capital–output ratio is about 2.5. Suppose that the production function is Cobb–Douglas‚ so that the capital share in output is constant‚ and that the United States has been in a steady state. (For a discussion of the Cobb–Douglas production
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Econ 204 Name Institution Date Question 1 Avatar: 218.1× 760.50/214.5 = 773.26 Titanic: 218.1 × 600.8/160.5 = 816.41 Star Wars: 218.1 × 461/60.5 = 1661.89 Shrek 2: 218.1 × 437.2/188.9 = 504.78 E.T The Extra-Terrestrial: 218.1 × 399.9/96.5 = 903.82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Movies |Nominal Box Office |Year Released
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Econ 1011 Study Guide Opportunity Cost The opportunity cost is the cost of the forgone alternative. (If you have many alternative it is the one which has the highest value) Total opportunity cost / economic cost = Explicit cost + Implicit cost Production Possibilities Frontier - Points inside the PPF vs. outside the PPF - Shape of the PPF - Economic growth and PPF Law of Demand Other things remaining constant‚ the quantity demanded of a good rises when the price of the good
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Bryant & Stratton College Amherst Campus SOSC 102: Principles of Sociology Winter Semester Tuesday+Thursday 9:50-11:30 Adam Privitera SOSC 102 Portfolio Assignment (No. 1 of 2) Midterm Essay Assignment SOSC 102 Course Outcomes Assessed 1. Explore personal and professional identity in order to facilitate growth. 1. Identify an individual’s roles and responsibilities to self and society. 1. Identify stages and influences within life span development. 2. Explore concepts of
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Figure 1.1: The slope of a line (usually given the symbol m) is the ratio of the change in the y value‚ ∆y to the change in the x value‚ ∆x. We define the slope of a straight line as follows: Slope = ∆y ∆x v.2005.1 - September 4‚ 2009 1 Math 102 Notes Chapter 1 where ∆y means “change in the y value” and ∆x means “change in the x value” between two points. See Figure 1.1 for what this notation represents. Equation of a straight line Using this basic geometric property‚ we can find the equation
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Econ 340 10/10/2013 Assignment 6 Marginal Analysis and the Optimal Level of Quality 1.) The Standard cost of quality model is similar to the group size model because both models reach an optimal “size” or “level” of “perfection”. These models are similar because they both have a definition of what is technically perfect although there may be other complications such as overcrowding‚ lack of quality‚ or other available alternatives. In the Standard cost of quality model this “level
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4:30-5;20 wednesday - 9 - 9:50 thursday - 8:30 - 9:20 Optional tutorials - SS403 Ta’s email uofcecon201203@gmail.com Get a scientific calculator for this course! Final exam is a lot harder then the midterm Class before the exam = questions we can ask him‚ he will do sample questions‚ sue – past midterm exams Chapter 8: Saving‚ Investment and The Financial System: The financial system consists of all those institutions in the economy that help to match one person’s saving with
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