ECON Research Project: ECO2013-21-008 Spring 2019 by Larisa Ray https://padlet.com/lray8/e2kc9qyik5xy One of the most important goals of teaching economics is to teach students to THINK how to deal with real world economic problems. Despite the fact that there is no universal definition of critical thinking, we can use a statement of Michael Scriven & Richard Paul (1987) and identify this as an intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action. We believed that critical thinking involves identifying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information to yield actionable knowledge to make effective decisions (Argyris, 1996; Giancarlo & Facione, 2001; Liuetal., 2011; Scriven & Paul, 2005). The development of critical thinking skills in economics class, with a specific focus on collaborative learning (ECON Project) designed to increase student communication, engagement, and collaboration en-us 2019-01-09 21:14:10 UTC 2024-11-07 09:56:25 UTC hello@padlet.com lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/e2kc9qyik5xy/wish/322546457 2019-01-21 00:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/e2kc9qyik5xy/wish/322546457 Economics of Healthcare: General Understanding of The Economics of Healthcare https://padlet.com/lray8/e2kc9qyik5xy/wish/324706755 2019-01-27 18:02:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/e2kc9qyik5xy/wish/324706755 Economics for Healthcare Managers https://padlet.com/lray8/e2kc9qyik5xy/wish/324707726 This site provides a vast amount of knowledge on the profession that I may one day choose to become. It has shows a lot of the economic decision making healthcare managers must make.]]> 2019-01-27 18:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/e2kc9qyik5xy/wish/324707726 Economic evaluation of healthcare – is it important to us? https://padlet.com/lray8/e2kc9qyik5xy/wish/324708180 This site gives me information for how and why economics in healthcare is becoming ever so important. ]]> 2019-01-27 18:12:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/e2kc9qyik5xy/wish/324708180 https://padlet.com/lray8/e2kc9qyik5xy/wish/325074903 1.    I initially was considering doing research related to how the fitness industry is impacted by the economy. I searched for recent, credible sources for this and was not able to find much, so I turned to current events. Because of the ongoing trade war between the US and China, I asked the question, “What impact does enforcing tariffs on imports and exports have on an economy?” After reading through the articles listed below, I hypothesized that imposing trade tariffs on imports and exports have a negative impact on GDP.
 
I found an article about South Korea’s economy that seems to indicate that reducing tariffs had a positive impact on economic growth: 1.     Connolly, M., & Yi, K. (2015). How Much of South Korea’s Growth Miracle Can Be Explained by Trade Policy? American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics,7(4), 188-221. doi:10.1257/mac.20120197

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U.S. gross domestic product grew by 4.1 percent in the second quarter this year (2018), according to the Commerce Department's initial estimated.
Draw the graph to illustrate an economic growth in the US economy.
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Formulate an economic prediction for the US economy in 2019. 
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