There’s a gas shortage in Gasland. You’re presented with two proposals that will achieve the same level of reduction in the use of gas. Proposal A would force everybody to reduce their gas consumption by 5%. Proposal B would impose a 50-cent tax on the consumption of a gallon gas, which would also achieve a…
Why are both nonexcludability and nonrivalry important elements of public goods?
Why are voluntary contributions to provide for public goods such as city parks unlikely to lead to an efficient quantity of parks in a city
Some economists have proposed making the tax rate progressivity depend on the wage rate rather than the income level. Thus, an individual who works twice as long as another but who receives a lower wage would face a lower marginal tax rate. a. What effect would this change have on incentives to work? b. Would…
In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson imposed the Chicken Tax – a 25 percent tax on all imported light trucks in retaliation for a tariff placed by Germany on chickens imported from the US. The light-truck tariff hurt Volkswagen van sales. Were these tariffs good or bad from the following perspectives? a. The US government…
Address an issue involving correctional law that includes a recent Supreme Court case involving a jail or prison.
Should mass prisons be replaced with community corrections centers?If so explain why?
Using Spielvogel, discuss how the revival of trade and cities affected the economy of Europe in the High Middle Ages, and the ways in which its artistic and literary culture reflected the religious preoccupations and problems of medieval society.
justify the theory and practice of usability evaluation approaches, methods and techniques
write professional reports to: explain and justify usability concepts; describe results of user studies; make recommendations to stakeholders.
