Consider arguments and evidence that, around the world, increasing digitization is having profound effects on the value chain or value network. What is the value chain? What is its significance in the global economy and in societal relations? In light of such considerations, select any part of the value chain and describe its role or function in the chain. Discuss how it has or is being affected (or not) by increasing digitization and new or changing technologies, and indicate related implications for the workforce. Provide a concrete example illustrating your point(s).

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Before completing this graded discussion. You should have full understanding of the concepts below, if you don't please use the textbook and review them first.

Income, Tastes, Prices, Household Budget, Information, Law of Demand, Law of Supply, Transaction Costs, Utility, Satisfaction

1. View the following 3 TED Talks (video presentations). As you watch the videos, take notes of any relevant information.


What consumers want | Joseph Pine  https://youtu.be/2RD0OZCyJCk

How stores track your shopping behavior | Ray Burke  https://youtu.be/jeQ7C4JLpug

Choice, happiness and spaghetti sauce | Malcolm Gladwell    https://youtu.be/iIiAAhUeR6Y


2. Decide which of the 3 TED Talks best responds to this question;

How can we better understand consumer behavior?


3. Produce a no more than 200 word Post in which you explain your position. Your post must contain at least the following elements:

It must state

s the GDP Still Accurate in the Digital Age?
GDP is the sum of all income earned in a country during a year.Alternatively,it can be thought of as the value of all production in an economy during a year.But do income and production measure happiness? The way we measure GDP can both overstate and understate peoples happiness and well-being.It understates economic activity and well-being when it doesnt take into account production that is not exchanged in a market(grandma providing free baby-sitting)and leisure time.It overstates well-being when two otherwise identical activities are measured the same even though one produces more pollution.

Reply to these questions to begin your discussion:

Should we continue to measure GDP as we do now?After all, the current way of measurement has been used over time, so we can make historical comparisons. But are there problems with GDP that should be fixed? If you dont think GDP should be changed,explain your reasoning.If you think it

n Chapter 7 of your International Economics textbook, Carbaugh (2019) provided a historical account of OPEC and its power in controlling the global petroleum supply. In a critical essay, investigate the dynamics OPEC has faced in the global market in the last ten years. You may select a member country and analyze the effects from the perspective of that jurisdiction. Support your findings with additional academic references.

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.

It is strongly encouraged that you submit all assignments into Turnitin prior to submitting them to your instructor for grading. If you are unsure h

Economists measure prices in the macroeconomy to generate a consumer price index (CPI) and, then employ the CPI to compare dollar figures from different points in time and to adjust interest rates for inflation. This helps measure the change in the cost of living. The labor market is also introduced, and enables us to see how full utilization of labor resources improves the level of production and the standard of living. Economists measure the performance of the labor market using unemployment statistics.

Directions

This Assessment requires a combination of short paragraph answers, computations, and completion of a 450500 word essay.

Answer the following questions to explain the cost of living and unemployment issues in the economy.

Section 1: Consumer Price Index

Assume there is a simple economy where people consume only two goods, food and clothing. Further assume that the market basket of goods used to compute the CPI consists of 100 units of fo

In reviewing this module/week's question, incorporate your understanding of economic development. Also consider any experiences and what you have observed in your community.


Select an economic development project in your community. The project must have been implemented and/or completed within the past 10 years. Provide background about the project and the intended economic benefits. In presenting your overview of the project, compare the project's development process to the economic planning challenges outlined in Leigh and Blakely text, Chapter 1 -4. To what degree did the community economic development project experience the transition in local planning? Discuss. Also, based upon your understanding of Chapter 1 - 2 of the McDonald text, outline the causal theory that undergirds your jurisdictions development project. What has been identified as enhancing prospects for community sustainability? Describe in detail the configuration of public, private, and not-for-profit sec

As usual, your team is to choose five (5) stocks for this portfolio.  For this project, you will refine your strategies for selecting stocks. In the last project you measured value strictly according to the stocks book-to-market value (BV/MV), or price to book (P/B). For this project, you will build a portfolio using a top down analysis in addition to stock picking strategies; one that first assesses the nature of the economy, then identifies the appropriate sector(s) and industry(s), then selects stocks with six to twelve month potential using several screening criteria.

You will begin by citing at least three (3) economic experts regarding the economic climate over the next 6-12 months, then progress to sectors and industries recommended by sector and industry experts. You must then use a minimum of four screening criteria of your choosing to identify five stocks for your portfolio.  Consult Chapters 9, 14, 17 and 18 in BK&M, as well as any online sources to

Article Review 1
You will write 0ne article reviews based on a designated article located in the Reading & Study folder of the corresponding module/week. Each review will summarize and critique the authors position/conclusion in at least 500 words in APA format.

Textbook Readings
Leigh & Blakely: chs. 14
McDonald: ch. 1

As usual, your team is to choose five (5) stocks for this portfolio.  For this project, you will refine your strategies for selecting stocks. In the last project you measured value strictly according to the stocks book-to-market value (BV/MV), or price to book (P/B). For this project, you will build a portfolio using a top down analysis in addition to stock picking strategies; one that first assesses the nature of the economy, then identifies the appropriate sector(s) and industry(s), then selects stocks with six to twelve month potential using several screening criteria.

You will begin by citing at least three (3) economic experts regarding the economic climate over the next 6-12 months, then progress to sectors and industries recommended by sector and industry experts. You must then use a minimum of four screening criteria of your choosing to identify five stocks for your portfolio.  Consult Chapters 9, 14, 17 and 18 in BK&M, as well as any online sources to

Answer two, multi-part macroeconomics questions with calculations shown.
One is for a small closed economy, and the other is for a small open economy.
Also create a graph for both questions - all the axes, curves, intercepts and equilibrium points, properly label them.

More detail in the document. Please don't accept unless you are sure you can answer these within a few hours.