October 2009

Chapter 5: Interesting News

October 25, 2009

Superfreakonomics looks at the supply and demand of prostitutes. Superfusion: How China and America Became One Economy Monkey Economics Academic Paper – A bit difficult to read An easier to understand interview. Dead Aid Some interesting perspectives on aid in Africa. Dambisa Moyo on the Takeaway Professor Peter Singer speaks about our moral obligation to [...]

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Chapter 5: Supply (Notes and Note-making)

October 22, 2009
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Section 1: Understanding Supply NOTES Note-making Questions: Demand Question: 1) Do you agree or disagree with the statement? An increase in income will shift the demand curve for a normal good to the left. Explain your answer. Supply Questions: 1) When the price of a good rises, total supply in the market will rise, but [...]

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Cover Letter Assignment

October 20, 2009

Here are all of the handouts from today in class. Cover Letter Assignment Details Information about cover letters How to write a cover letter Sample Cover Letter

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Letter of Introduction

October 20, 2009

Here is the assignment for the Letter of Introduction. It was due 10/20.

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Demand Note-making

October 18, 2009

Here are a couple of videos which explain how demand is determined, and how it is graphed: An interesting article about the changes in demand for peanuts following a salmonella outbreak. Gold demand increases in India before festivals. As consumer demand and consumption increase in China, they are left with a stinky problem. What happens [...]

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Chapter 4: Demand

October 18, 2009

Understanding Demand: Chapter 4, Section 1… NOTES Shifts of the Demand Curve: Chapter 4, Section 2… NOTES Note-Making Questions for Chapter 4, Section 2: 1.) Provide examples of normal and inferior goods from your life. Explain how your income relates to your purchases. 2.) Think of multiple examples from your life of goods which are [...]

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Social Activism Project – Research

October 8, 2009

1. Please complete the following surveys. Here is the link for the Resume Assessment to test what you know. Here is a link for the Resume Unit Feedback. 2. Here is the handout you will be completing. 3. Please comment below with any feedback or suggestions.

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Chapter 3: Note Making Ideas

October 7, 2009

Benefits of Free Enterprise: Profit Motive in Swedish Schools. How the profit motive is gutting the newspaper industry. Cartoon from class about the profit motive and American Free Enterprise: A video about the changing nature of Federal Regulation. Promoting Growth and Stability: Revisiting the circular flow of the economy and the distinction between microeconomics and [...]

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Flaw in Free Markets: Humans

October 4, 2009

This article is about some of the assumptions Mr. Greenspan made as Fed Chairman and where he may have gone wrong. Adam Smith’s theory of the invisible hand, which says that market forces harness self-serving behavior for the common good, assumes that markets are competitive, and most markets have in fact become more competitive over [...]

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