ECON Project with prof. Larisa Ray: Fall 2018 Microeconomics MW 11:00 by Larisa Ray https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc 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 2018-08-18 19:25:56 UTC 2024-05-28 01:57:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Does an increase in concentration in the mobile wireless industry increase combined market power and reduce the competition? lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/277345022 Oligopolies are common in the US economy, and concentration is increasing in many industries, for example, in the mobile wireless industry.
The hypothesis: 
If companies in the mobile wireless industry can increase their concentration, then their combined market power will increase. 


]]> 2018-09-03 18:10:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/277345022 Will new studies push demand for coffee to a record? lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/277780494 Coffee is an international crop. The top five coffee-exporting nations are Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia, and Ethiopia. In these nations and others, 20 million families depend on selling coffee beans as their main source of income. These families are exposed to enormous risk, because the world price of coffee bounces up and down. For example, in 1993, the world price of coffee was about 50 cents per pound; in 1995 it was four times as high, at $2 per pound. By 1997 it had fallen by half to $1.00 per pound. In 1998 it leaped back up to $2 per pound. By 2001 it had fallen back to 46 cents a pound; by early 2011 it went back up to about $2.31 per pound. By the end of 2012, the price had fallen back to about $1.31 per pound.
The reason for these price bounces lies in a combination of inelastic demand and shifts in supply.
The elasticity of coffee demand is only about 0.3; that is, a 10% rise in the price of coffee leads to a decline of about 3% in the quantity of coffee consumed. When a major frost hit the Brazilian coffee crop in 1994, coffee supply shifted to the left with an inelastic demand curve, leading to much higher prices. Conversely, when Vietnam entered the world coffee market as a major producer in the late 1990s, the supply curve shifted out to the right. With a highly inelastic demand curve, coffee prices fell dramatically.
]]> 2018-09-04 23:07:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/277780494 Will new studies push demand for coffee to a record? lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/277782106 2018-09-04 23:16:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/277782106 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/277782136 2018-09-04 23:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/277782136 North Korea: Will The Country’s Reintegration Into The International Economy Increase Productivity of Agricultural Sector? lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/278620590 The hypothesis:
If allow private farming and the private ownership, then North Korea's agricultural sector will become more productive.]]> 2018-09-06 19:21:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/278620590 Film Production Costs: Why Does It Cost So Much to Make?Hypothesis:Costs of camera equipment, behind the scenes workers, and actors are reasons why it costs a lot to make a film. https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/280529402 2018-09-12 18:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/280529402 Why Economists Love Price Gouging, And Why It’s So Rare https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/280535720 I think Price Gouging should be legal. We have been having more and more natural disasters which makes us go out and get things and sometimes there aren’t enough supplies because everything is taken. Such an increase of demand during these events and always a shortage of goods so if we raise the price then some people can just by the goods they need and not overdo it. Price increases will encourage people not to over buy and to conserve so other people can have a chance to get the supplies they need.  Also, it helps other businesses as well, such as outside the disaster zone. It will make people go to other businesses where their prices are cheaper, and businesses will be able to profit.

]]> 2018-09-12 19:00:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/280535720 Economic Effects of California's Legalization of Cannabis https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/280538843 I think it would be a very economic and professional benefit especially in California because it is one of the main states of the US that would make an example and be able to pull other states in to see the actual benefits of it and not it being bad. ]]> 2018-09-12 19:07:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/280538843 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/280541177 There are 6.7 million job openings and just 6.4 million available workers to fill them, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The hypothesis: 
While job availability may have risen due to inflation the average minimum wage or base salary that a lot of jobs provide is not sufficient enough to sustain the average household. ]]> 2018-09-12 19:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/280541177 Equality in the Workplace https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/280544273 Hypothesis: By equality in the workplace, the US economy will benefit greatly. 

]]> 2018-09-12 19:20:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/280544273 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/280546648 HYPOTHOSIS: 
new technology is related to the decrease in cyber crime    ]]> 2018-09-12 19:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/280546648 Cost of cyber crime rises rapidly as attacks increase https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/280547226 2018-09-12 19:27:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/280547226 Toys R Us Shutting Down. https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/280622235 Due to the huge advancement in technology over the past decades the demand and supply for toys that are stocked at Toys R Us, will decrease and take a leftward switch. Stores have closed and many customers have replaced toys with devices like ipads and tablets from companies such as Toshiba and Apple.]]> 2018-09-13 01:16:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/280622235 Emergency Visits Decrease as Urgent Care Becomes More Popular https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/280641677 2018-09-13 02:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/280641677 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/281022115 Hypothesis: If  student loan debt increases, then recession may occur soon. ]]> 2018-09-13 19:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/281022115 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/281025106 2018-09-13 19:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/281025106 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/281025609 2018-09-13 19:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/281025609 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/281027294 Due to the huge advancement in technology over the past decades the demand and supply for toys that are stocked at Toys R Us, will decrease and take a leftward switch. Stores have closed and many customers have replaced toys with devices like ipads and tablets from companies such as Toshiba and Apple. ]]> 2018-09-13 19:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/281027294 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/281028826 2018-09-13 19:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/281028826 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/281031620 Hypothesis: Will more urgent care visits soon decrease the demand of emergency room visits?]]> 2018-09-13 19:22:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/281031620 Economics of Inequality lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/281034700 Inequality in income can cause health issues.]]> 2018-09-13 19:29:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/281034700 Externalities in the Cashmere Market. lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/281377580 1. Draw the graph for the cashmere market, showing private and social costs and the private and social equilibrium. 
2. Formulate an economic prediction about the cashmere market.  ]]> 2018-09-14 15:45:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/281377580 Externalities in the cashmere market. lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/281378916 2018-09-14 15:48:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/281378916 Externalities in the Cashmere Market.By Capri, Riley, Courtney https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/282424894




]]> 2018-09-17 16:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/282424894 Externalities in the Cashmere Market by Austin T. Zack P. https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/282428334
Externalities in the Cashmere Market.]]> 2018-09-17 16:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/282428334 Externalities in the Cashmere Market. https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/282429597 by Gregory D. and Ayannah H]]> 2018-09-17 16:08:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/282429597 Externalities in the Cashmere Market. https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/282430094 by Elizabeth and Tyler]]> 2018-09-17 16:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/282430094 Externalities in the Cashmere Market. https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/282464284 by Charlise & Christian ]]> 2018-09-17 16:58:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/282464284 President Creating Jobs https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/283275015 Since President Trump has taken office he has changed laws, changed tariffs, and built a wall. but what people haven't noticed is that he has created 2.4 million jobs!
The hypothesis: 
President Trump has created around 2.4 million jobs while in office, also noted that the African-american unemployment rate has reached an all time low.. also the hispanic unemployment rate is the lowest in 5 years! which is giving a lot of Americans the ability to support their household and support our economy.

]]> 2018-09-19 06:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/283275015 Example of price elasticity that may have affected you... lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/284470281 2018-09-21 16:53:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/284470281 The world is running out of coffee — here's why lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/284657604 2018-09-22 17:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/284657604 Why Coffee Shortages Won’t Change the Price of Your Frappuccino lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/284657684 2018-09-22 17:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/284657684 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/285578467

 
Assume, Disney just raised its 3 day 3 park pass from $110.00 to $121.00. Sales fell from 4,000 per week to 3,000 per week.

1.     Calculate the price elasticity of demand using the arc elasticity of demand formula.
 
2.     Is demand elastic or inelastic?  Why?
 
3.     Did Disney management do the right thing?   Why?
 
4.     What should they do next? 
(Hint – look at revenues)
 
5.     Provide and analyze actual data on Disney prices for the current year. 
 
 
]]> 2018-09-25 15:10:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/285578467 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/285695629 2018-09-25 17:44:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/285695629 Essay Draft Courtney https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/299015114 2018-10-31 14:59:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/299015114 Solving the Cashmere Crisis lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/305564672  Cashmere products make up $4 billion of the $60 billion global luxury apparel market, according to data provided by Bain & Company. “The cashmere knitwear market is definitely outgrowing the luxury apparel market,” says Federica Levato, senior consultant at Bain & Company, who cites “casualisation of the market” — dressed-down, comfort-led trends like athleisure — as the main driver of demand.
While cotton, silk, or leather — all key raw materials on which the luxury fashion sector depends — can be produced in modified farming systems, cashmere production relies on natural grasslands in limited geographies. As a result, it is especially vulnerable to environmental change.
“The availability of cashmere has suffered because of the degradation of the native grasslands, which the animals depend on for their food,” says Elisa Niemtzow, consumer sectors director at BSR and co-author of Kering and BSR’s report. “We’re talking about changes in temperature, in water availability and in the extreme winter conditions.

]]> 2018-11-17 17:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/305564672 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/305565172 2018-11-17 17:31:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/305565172 Inequality lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/305565629 Infographics on the distribution of wealth in America, highlighting both the inequality and the difference between our perception of inequality and the actual numbers. The reality is often not what we think it is.]]> 2018-11-17 17:36:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/305565629 What is economic inequality? lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/305566219 Economic inequality is the unequal distribution of income and opportunity between different groups in society. It is a concern in almost all countries around the world and often people are trapped in poverty with little chance to climb up the social ladder. But, being born into poverty does not automatically mean you stay poor. Education, at all levels, enhancing skills, and training policies can be used alongside social assistance programs to help people out of poverty and to reduce inequality. ]]> 2018-11-17 17:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/305566219 Why do we have to pay sales tax on a used car? lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/305566411 Consider an example. When you buy a used car from a dealer, they are going to charge you sales tax on the sale of the car. “If you purchase something and do not pay sales tax, you are supposed to report it to your state and pay use tax. Of course, most people don't do this, but that does not make tax go away. Cars are generally more "formalized" transactions involving state registrations, so it is an opportunity for your state to enforce the tax on you, a tax you genuinely owe. "

]]> 2018-11-17 17:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/305566411 What are inheritance taxes? lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/305566896 The tax rates on inheritances can be as low as 1 percent or as high as 20 percent of the value of property and cash you inherit. Inheritance should not be taxed because the owner already payed tax for that.
Most people won't have to deal with federal estate taxes, which in 2015 is triggered when an estate has more than $5.43 million of assets.
"But the bar for state estate taxes be can much lower," says A. Timo Lipping, a CFP in New York City, who specializes in estate planning.
"Where the person you are inheriting from lived can make a big difference in how much you actually get to inherit," he explains.
For instance, taxes in Massachusetts and Oregon are levied on estates worth more than $1 million. Meanwhile, New Jersey taxes estates valued at more than $675,000 and residents are also subject to an inheritance tax with a marginal rate up to 16 percent, Lipping adds.

 Do you agree? Explain. 

]]> 2018-11-17 17:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/305566896 An increase of concentration of foreign-born workers in United States increases productivity growth. lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306115058 2018-11-19 20:38:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306115058 Why Does Film Production Cost So Much? lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306115498 2018-11-19 20:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306115498 Cybersecurity and the Cost of Production lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306115935 2018-11-19 20:41:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306115935 Hospitals and Urgent Care lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306116257 2018-11-19 20:42:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306116257 Cyber Security becomes an important part of the US economy.. lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306116486 2018-11-19 20:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306116486 Capitalism and Equality lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306117515 2018-11-19 20:46:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306117515 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306117894 2018-11-19 20:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306117894 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306118093 2018-11-19 20:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306118093 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306118475 2018-11-19 20:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306118475 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306118908 2018-11-19 20:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306118908 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306119199 2018-11-19 20:51:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306119199 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306121252 2018-11-19 20:59:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306121252 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306121487 2018-11-19 20:59:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306121487 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306175633 2018-11-20 02:02:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306175633 The Fall of the US Auto Economy lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306507267 2018-11-20 19:31:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306507267 Women in the Workplace lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306508170 2018-11-20 19:33:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306508170 Venezuela: A Dwindling Economy lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306509345 2018-11-20 19:37:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306509345 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306510121 2018-11-20 19:39:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306510121 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306533501 2018-11-20 20:54:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/306533501 Trade War with China lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307528462 2018-11-25 16:46:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307528462 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307528699 2018-11-25 16:47:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307528699 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307529056 2018-11-25 16:49:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307529056 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307529498 2018-11-25 16:52:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307529498 Causes, Effects and Possible Solutions to The Student Debt Crisis lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307529911 2018-11-25 16:55:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307529911 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307530181 2018-11-25 16:57:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307530181 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307530413 2018-11-25 16:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307530413 Inequality in Pay Causes Health Issues lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307534422 2018-11-25 17:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307534422 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307536415 2018-11-25 17:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307536415 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307843458 2018-11-26 15:51:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307843458 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307844168 2018-11-26 15:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307844168 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307845156 2018-11-26 15:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/307845156 CNBC’s Phil LeBeau reports on General Motors’ plans to cut production and jobs in North America. lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308490725 2018-11-27 19:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308490725 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308492807 2018-11-27 19:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308492807 Alan Greenspan, longtime former Fed chairman (1987-2006), and Adrian Wooldridge of The Economist join 'Squawk Box' to weigh in on the global economy and their new book, "Capitalism in America: A History." lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308519070 2018-11-27 20:21:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308519070 "The jump in the U.S. prime-age labor force participation rate was wholly driven by women. For males, this slipped to 88.9 from 89.1 percent; for women, it jumped half a percentage point to 75.3 percent" lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308523200 2018-11-27 20:30:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308523200 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308525956 http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kRo7kPS1BsU/VPh7BVYFW8I/AAAAAAAADbA/IEkqR62fNTk/s1600/women%2Bworkforce%2BHC.JPG]]> 2018-11-27 20:37:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308525956 The Best Pricing Strategy - The Apple Way lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308528246 2018-11-27 20:42:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308528246 Why American capitalism is failing – and can it be saved? lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308530418 2018-11-27 20:46:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308530418 Is Lack of Competition Strangling the U.S. Economy? lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308532514 "Ten years ago, the top four U.S. airlines collected 41% of the industry’s revenue. Today, they collect 65%. In 1990, 65% of hospitals in metropolitan areas were “highly concentrated.” By 2016, 90% were. It’s a similar story in the beer business. Despite the proliferation of craft breweries, four brewers hold nearly 90% of the U.S. beer market. A slowdown in business dynamism means that entrenched firms have less to fear from upstarts; as a result, the economy suffers as innovation slows and job growth stalls. In the U.S., the rate of birth of new firms (as a percentage of all firms) fell from above 13% in the late 1980s to around 8% in 2015, according to the most recent official data. The number of jobs created by businesses less than a year old dropped from a peak of 4.7 million in the late 1990s to 3 million in 2015."]]> 2018-11-27 20:52:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308532514 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308537703 2018-11-27 21:04:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308537703 The fall of Toys 'R' lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308540701 by Ayannah H., Richard V.]]> 2018-11-27 21:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308540701 "Overall, women still earn about 20 percent less than their male counterparts.That shortfall can vary widely depending on where you live.In Utah, for example, women only make about 57 cents for every dollar a man does." lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308591693 2018-11-28 00:44:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308591693 "In the U.S. for full-time work (35 hours or more), women annually earned 60 percent in 1955, 79 percent in 2010 and 83 percent in 2014 as compared to men, according to Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn, J of Economic Literature, in September 2017. This gap has remained almost unchanged in 2018." lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308591816 2018-11-28 00:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308591816 Universal basic income https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308713214 Austin Tausch]]> 2018-11-28 11:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308713214 Universal Basic Income https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308713647 by Austin T.]]> 2018-11-28 11:33:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308713647 Industrial Robots https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308714253 Austin Tausch]]> 2018-11-28 11:34:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308714253 AVERAGE COST TO MAKE A MOVIEAverage Cost To Make a Movie lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308773588 2018-11-28 14:05:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308773588 Mattel CEO on film unit and toy industry https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308853708 2018-11-28 15:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308853708 Toy Industry - Statistics & Facts https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308854926 "The global toy industry is a billion-dollar industry dominated by five main players: Mattel, Namco Bandai, Lego, Hasbro and Jakks Pacific. Danish company Lego, known for its interlocking plastic bricks, was the industry leader with the highest revenue, 5.49 billion U.S. dollars, amongst the major toy companies in 2016. U.S. toy manufacturer Mattel, closely followed Lego, with about 5.46 billion U.S. dollars in revenue. "]]> 2018-11-28 15:52:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308854926 After the fall of Toys 'R' Us, toy companies like Mattel and Hasbro took a hit. But other factors are affecting sales too. https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308856024 2018-11-28 15:54:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/308856024 Income Inequality lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/309393011 2018-11-29 16:34:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/309393011 Universal Basic Income lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/310653157 2018-12-03 20:56:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/310653157 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/310745948 2018-12-04 05:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/310745948 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/311464236 2018-12-05 16:56:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/311464236 lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/311465239 2018-12-05 16:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/311465239 Cybersecurity and the Cost of Production lray8 https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/311574696 2018-12-05 20:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lray8/lmbl54ayootc/wish/311574696