ECO 201 2Essays
Exam #2 Part E Essays is open and will remain open until 8:00 am on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at which time incomplete assignments will be automatically submitted.
This part of the Exam consists of 2 essay questions, each worth 10 points.
Students will be allowed only 1 attempt for this part of the Exam.
No late or emailed submissions will be accepted.
I recommend that, in order to avoid running afoul of the University’s Cheating and Plagiarism policies, students consult the Syllabus and the University Catalog for guidance.
For reference, the Syllabus states the following:
Instructions
Below you will find references to outside readings that are relevant to the material in this chapter, as well as several prompts for you to respond to. Some of the readings are from the business press, some are editorials, and some are from government entities. Please distinguish positive statements from normative statements appropriately.
Please respond to as many of the prompts as you wish.
Do not attempt to address all of them; discussing a half dozen or fewer of the prompts should suffice.
There is no specific length requirement, but each response should be several paragraphs in length.
You should exceed 500 words but should not need to exceed 1000 words for any given question.
I recommend that, in order to avoid potential technical difficulties, you draft your response in Word, then upload it into Canvas, being careful to not submit the Quiz until you have uploaded all of your responses.
You may be asked to describe both (or more) sides of an issue, to take a position as to which is more compelling to you, and describe how you arrived at such a conclusion.
Where your opinion is requested, there may be no right or wrong answer, but a thoughtful and well- reasoned response is preferable to one lacking these characteristics.
Your score for this question will depend on the quantity and quality of your responses, including your correct application of economic theory and the support you offer for your positions.
You should not need to use additional references, but if you do, please be sure to cite them.
As I express frequently in class, part of my objective in this course is to provide you with the tools to form your own positions on economic issues. Although my positions may frequently be apparent, it is not my intention to impose a position on the class, only to agitate the class to intelligently develop their own.
Although some of these narratives are political in nature, it is simply a result of the reality that economics and policy are inherently intertwined. You are encouraged to express political and policy positions as they relate to economics and are assured that while your expression of the positions themselves will not impact your grade favorably or unfavorably, your ability to support those positions will be considered.
Essay 5 GDP: The Progress Paradox
Please open, read, and refer to the following articles:
https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/
http://www.ccoyne.com/
http://www.davidbrin.com/
http://www.
http://www.pbs.org/thinktank/
Here are the prompts:
Exam #2 Essay 5 GDP The Progress Paradox.pdf
Essay 6 Unemployment: The Jack Welch Tweet & Fake Jobs Numbers
Please open, read, and refer to the following articles:
Jack Welch
https://twitter.com/jack_
October 5, 2012
Jack Welch sets Twitter Ablaze with Obama Job Jab
October 10, 2012
Jack Welch defends his jobs report comments (again)
http://www.cnbc.com/id/
Was Jack Welch right on Twitter?
Donald Trump
March 10, 2017
19 Times Trump called jobs numbers ‘fake’ before they made him look good
Sean Spicer, Former White House Press Secretary
March 10, 2017
Here are the prompts:
Exam #2 Essay 6 The Jack Welch Tweet and Fake Job Numbers.pdf
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submitted.
This part of the Exam consists of 2 essay questions, each worth 10 points.
Students will be allowed only 1 attempt for this part of the Exam.
No late or emailed submissions will be accepted.
I recommend that, in order to avoid running afoul of the University’s Cheating and Plagiarism policies, students consult the Syllabus and the University Catalog for guidance.
For reference, the Syllabus states the following:
Instructions
Below you will find references to outside readings that are relevant to the material in this chapter, as well as several prompts for you to respond to. Some of the readings are from the business press, some are editorials, and some are from government entities. Please distinguish positive statements from normative statements appropriately.
Please respond to as many of the prompts as you wish.
Do not attempt to address all of them; discussing a half dozen or fewer of the prompts should suffice.
There is no specific length requirement, but each response should be several paragraphs in length.
You should exceed 500 words but should not need to exceed 1000 words for any given question.
I recommend that, in order to avoid potential technical difficulties, you draft your response in Word, then upload it into Canvas, being careful to not submit the Quiz until you have uploaded all of your responses.
You may be asked to describe both (or more) sides of an issue, to take a position as to which is more compelling to you, and describe how you arrived at such a conclusion.
Where your opinion is requested, there may be no right or wrong answer, but a thoughtful and well- reasoned response is preferable to one lacking these characteristics.
Your score for this question will depend on the quantity and quality of your responses, including your correct application of economic theory and the support you offer for your positions.
You should not need to use additional references, but if you do, please be sure to cite them.
As I express frequently in class, part of my objective in this course is to provide you with the tools to form your own positions on economic issues. Although my positions may frequently be apparent, it is not my intention to impose a position on the class, only to agitate the class to intelligently develop their own.
Although some of these narratives are political in nature, it is simply a result of the reality that economics and policy are inherently intertwined. You are encouraged to express political and policy positions as they relate to economics and are assured that while your expression of the positions themselves will not impact your grade favorably or unfavorably, your ability to support those positions will be considered.
Essay 5 GDP: The Progress Paradox
Please open, read, and refer to the following articles:
https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/
http://www.ccoyne.com/
http://www.davidbrin.com/
http://www.
http://www.pbs.org/thinktank/
Here are the prompts:
Exam #2 Essay 5 GDP The Progress Paradox.pdf
Essay 6 Unemployment: The Jack Welch Tweet & Fake Jobs Numbers
Please open, read, and refer to the following articles:
Jack Welch
https://twitter.com/jack_
October 5, 2012
Jack Welch sets Twitter Ablaze with Obama Job Jab
October 10, 2012
Jack Welch defends his jobs report comments (again)
http://www.cnbc.com/id/
Was Jack Welch right on Twitter?
Donald Trump
March 10, 2017
19 Times Trump called jobs numbers ‘fake’ before they made him look good
Sean Spicer, Former White House Press Secretary
March 10, 2017
Here are the prompts:
Exam #2 Essay 6 The Jack Welch Tweet and Fake Job Numbers.pdf
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Essay 5 GDP: The Progress Paradox
The reviews are favourable in supporting the Easterbrook’s aspect of Progressive Paradox, they provide a wide range of evidence and facts to support his contention on how things are improving with time. Much of the analysis put forth to deal with issues such as crime, environment, public health, technology and economic growth, among others things, Easterbrook argues that crime has reduced there is the improvement in technology, medical services have increased the economic situation has improved in both domestic and globally over time.
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