1. “YOU’RE THE ECONOMIST: Pulling Back the Curtain on Income and Wealth Distribution” in Chapter 12. After reading the above case, answer the following two questions: (1) What would happen to the Lorenz curve if it also included wealth distribution? (2) Do you think income and wealth are fairly or unfairly distributed? Should we be concerned with this issue? If you think we should be concerned with growing income and wealth inequality, what remedies would you recommend?
2. Read the assigned Scriptures and use them, or other relevant Scriptures, to discuss what the Bible says about the rich and the poor? What are the differences between the roles of the government in helping the poor in the Bible and the market economy?
Please access this specific link below and choose one other article on a topic that is mentioned within this one…for example, you could choose New Home Sales or Productivity, etc.
Your assignment is to write 6 total paragraphs (3 per article). First, summarize the Retail Sales Article noting what you consider to be the main points of the article. Then the remaining two paragraphs will require you to choose 3 or 4 concepts and make the connections to the information in the article. You are then to do the same thing with the second article that you are free to choose from what is mentioned within the Yahoo Finance article. (Be sure to note which other article you decided to choose!)
Critical Thinking: Saudi Arabian Riyal and the U.S. Dollar (110 Points)
While Saudi Arabia seeks to diversify its economy, the Saudi economy is dominated by the petroleum sector. In addition, the Saudi Arabian Riyal (SAR) is pegged to the U.S. Dollar.
In a critical essay, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the pegged exchange rate. Indicate the main considerations Saudi Arabia faces from a currency perspective (e.g., currency values, interest rates, inflation, and trade issues) that ensue given two scenarios:
The second scenario is a dramatically increasing world oil price.
Directions:
Your essay is required to be four to five pages in length, which does not include the title page and reference pages, which are never a part of the content minimum requirements.
Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles. follow APA style guidelines.
In this assignment, you will continue your research and planning to design and implement a new product or service. Based on the innovative “big idea” and the vision that you developed in Assignment 1, you will now write a Launch Plan, in which you describe your launch strategy, business model, and financial plan. INSTRUCTIONS Write a Launch Plan Paper of no fewer than 4 pages. In this second assignment, you will complete the middle four sections of your Business Plan: Sections V, VI, VII and VIII in the template. You will follow ONE of the three Options below, depending whether you are planning your new venture as an Intrapreneur, Entrepreneur, or Nonprofit Leader. Make sure you work with the template that matches your chosen Option.
Option B – ENTREPRENEUR NEW BUSINESS LAUNCH STRATEGY
What objectives will you achieve if you get your funding?
What strategies would be used to meet those objectives?
What are the key resources and distribution channels – i.e., how will your customers access your product/service? REVENUE STREAMS Represents the cash a company generates from each Customer Segment (costs must be subtracted from revenues to create earnings).
For what do customers currently pay? (i.e., what are they buying from your competition?)
How are customers currently paying? (i.e., subscriptions, contracts, cash) o What are your revenue streams? (products, services, subscriptions)
How much does each Revenue Stream contribute to overall revenues? (these will be the numbers that go into your income statement) FINANCIAL STRUCTURE and COSTS
Summary Income Statement: provide a profit and loss statement summary by year and project the profit and loss data out three years. Use one of the ProForma Spreadsheets or the SCORE Projections Template in your Assignment 2 Resources.
HSA 510 The Convergence of Health Care Financing and Economic Trends and Forces
Note: Use the textbook, course readings, Strayer online library, and other reputable online sources to complete this assignment.
Prepare a 15–20-slide PowerPoint presentation with detailed scholarly speaker notes in which you:
Compare the three current health care financing and funding models (i.e., employee based, government-based, and individual-based) used with the health care delivery system of the United States.
Compare and contrast key economic goals of public and private health insurance plans. Evaluate the success potential of key economic goals in terms of populations covered, services included, financing arrangements, reimbursement strategies, and economic competition policies.
Analyze the key effects of labor market, insurance market, and competitive market factors on health care delivery requirements at your current or previous organization of employment.
Determine what changes are occurring in the economy or concerning labor and regulatory factors that must be considered in the future.
Suggest the key national trends that you believe currently affect competition and pricing initiatives. Justify your response.
Determine the main quality indicators that typically affect health insurance pricing at the local level. Justify your response.
Use a minimum of six reputable references sources including three sources from peer-reviewed journals.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
Assess current U.S. health care financing and funding models, including economic goals, market impacts, economic and regulatory changes, and national trends.
