Description Topic: Art auctions The part that I want to add : I have looked into finding businesses and people who are relevant to the auction sector. One prominent person I heard is Chen Liangling, a well-known Chinese auctioneer who works as Christie's Hong Kong's senior specialist and auction manager. I was especially impressed by Chen's skill at directing auctions and her alluring demeanor—she was frequently dressed in traditional Chinese garb. Examining her methods and accomplishments could provide insightful information for our project. I plan to include her as a character in our story, emphasizing how an auctioneer's skill is essential to a successful auction. My curiosity has been piqued by this investigation, leading me to look into her past and contributions to the area in more detail.
Description I am taking a course about cultural economic development. The final project is a group project. We need to write an essay first, please follow the framework to finish the Introduction/Abstract (100 words) and The Film Industry's Economic Contribution(600 words). The corresponding yellow highlights are in the pic(requirement), which is 2,6,7,8.
Description Module 5 - Policies for Economic Growth Explain which of the following policies you believe are likely to increase the rate of economic growth in the United States. a. Congress passes an investment tax credit, which reduces a firms taxes if it installs new machinery and equipment. b. Congress passes a law that allows taxpayers to reduce their income taxes by the amount of states sales taxes they pay. c. Congress passes a bill that pays all outstanding student loan debt in the United States.
Description Module 1, Discussion: Qualitative and Quantitative Forecasting Methods Introduction You have now been introduced to qualitative and quantitative forecasting methods. Consider the advantages and disadvantages of these methods in this discussion activity. Instructions Respond to the given questions: Compare what you think are the advantages and the disadvantages of subjective forecasting methods. How do you think the use of quantitative methods relates to these advantages and disadvantages? Please cite at least two academic articles (APA or MLA format). Directions Make your initial post by Day 4 of this week and comment on at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7. Post your response to the discussion and then read your classmates’ posts. Post TWO responses to at least TWO of your classmates' posts. Initial post should be no less than 150 words and no more than 300 words. Discussions need to be professional. Please make proper use of capitalization and punctuation and make sure that there are no misspellings, incomplete sentences, or other grammatical errors. The basic criterion for a discussion post to be considered effective is that your message is original and intelligible. You must communicate concisely and clearly.
Description 1Feedback (15 points) Answer each question in a sentence or two: 1. What lecture or topic was most interesting to you? What did you enjoy about it? 2. Was there a topic that wasn’t covered in class that you would have liked to see? 3. How many discussion sections did you attend? 4. If you ever attended, what was the most useful feature of the discussion sections? 5. Regardless of whether you attended, was there anything that would have made discussion sections more useful? 2 Short Questions Answer each question in a sentence or two: 1. (10 pts) Risk and information: (a) In your own words, define the concepts of ‘asymmetric information’ and ‘adverse selection’. (b) Give one example of each and explain how it relates too the concept. (c) For each example, describe a screening or signaling tool that can address the information issue. 2. (10 pts) What is “payment for ecosystem services (PES)”? List at least three common shortcomings of existing PES schemes. 1 3. (10 pts) Consider a farmer’s decision about whether to purchase a new variety of maize (corn) seeds advertised as resulting in higher yields (amount of maize produced per area planted). (a) Describe how the concepts of performance risk, reliability risk, and fit risk might apply in the case of the farmer’s adoption decision for these new maize seeds. (b) Give examples of how at least two types of marketing tools might increase the likelihood that the farmer adopts the new seeds. 3 Final Project Outline Produce a detailed outline for your final paper. You may produce one outline per group, but each group member should hand in a copy with their problem set. Make sure to indicate the names of all of your group members. The outline should include: Introduction • What is your topic? • Why is this topic important/relevant to the class? • What are the 3-5 main points (concepts from class) you will make in the paper? Body • One section for each main point/class concept (3-5 sections) • In 2-3 sentences, describe the claims you will use to support these points (These claims will be developed into your topic sentences when you write the final paper.) Try to incorporate class concepts here. • A very brief summary (in bullets) of the evidence you will gather to support these claims. • In 2-3 sentences, describe the preliminary idea for your numerical analysis.
Description Thought papers are distinct from summaries of the readings. They are also different from writing a book report. Rather, students must engage critically with the ideas, and raise and answer an interesting question. The first paper will reflect on the ideas covered in Section 1, “Microeconomics”
Description Here are a few things to keep in mind: Try to adhere to the length limitations (250 words). Remember, more isn't better. Better is better. If/when you make reference to the textbook or any other readings, please be sure to provide a citation so readers can find where that info is. Discussion #1 The paradox of value Questions for your consideration: Is 'willingness to pay' a good measure of demand for creative goods and services? Any examples? Are price and value different? What does Adam Smith have to do with this? What does this have to do with the arts & culture? Please explain. Discussion #2 Cultural policy & welfare economics Questions for your consideration: What is meant by the term 'market failure' according to the Towse text? Give some examples of market failure in the arts and heritage. Explain why market failure in the cultural sector is used as an argument for subsidy to the arts and heritage. Discussion #3 Economy of Museums & Heritage Questions for your consideration: In what sense are museums public goods and in what ways are they not? With respect to historical sights, where/how does the market fail such as to require government involvement in these locations? What role does listing play in the conservation of built heritage?
Description Assignment 1: Forecasting Introduction This assignment will assess your knowledge of the concepts and techniques you have learned this week. Please answer the questions and submit your answers in a Word document. Instructions Submit your answers to both questions in a Word document. Download the data sets and use Excel to solve the problems. Question 1. CoastCo Insurance is interested in developing a forecast of larceny thefts in the United States. Download the spreadsheet Download Download the spreadsheetfor the available data. Plot this series in a time series plot and make a naive forecast for years 2 through 19. Plot actual and forecast values of the series for the years 1 through 19. (You will not have an actual value for year 19 or a forecast value for year 1.) Calculate the RMSE and MAD for years 2 through 18. On the basis of these measures and what you see in the plot, what do you think of your forecast? Explain. Watch the given video if you do not know how to plot data in Excel: Igines. (2012, December 9). How to make a line graph in excel (scientific data)Links to an external site. [Video file] [6 min 41 sec]. Retrieved from Question 2. As the world’s economies become increasingly interdependent, various exchange rates between currencies have become important in making business decisions. For many U.S. businesses, the European Union exchange rate (in euro per U.S. dollar) is an important decision variable. Download the spreadsheet Download Download the spreadsheetwith the data on this exchange rate (EXEUR) by month for a two-year period. Prepare a time series plot of this data series. Use the naive forecasting model to forecast EXEUR for each month from year 1 M2 through year 3 M1. Plot actual and forecast values of the series for the year 1 M1 through year 3 M1. (You will not have an actual value for year 3 M1 or a forecast value for year 1 M1) Calculate RMSE for the period from year 1 M2 through year 2 M12. Other helpful Videos: Plotting a series in a time series plot: A time series plot is a graph where time is the unit on the x-axis. The x-axis is labeled as the time-axis, and the y-axis represents the variable being measured. The x-values correspond to the time period, which can range from year 1 to year 18 for the first question and from year 2016 M1 to 2017 M12 for question 2. The y-values represent Larceny Theft for question 1 and EXEUR for question 2. Plotting data in a time series plotLinks to an external site. (1:36) Plot actual and forecast values: In this plot, you are asked to graph two series together: the actual data and the forecast that you calculated. You can find an example of how to plot two series in a time series plot. The x-axis represents time, and the y-axis represents both actual and forecasted values. Here is a short video on how to plot actual and forecasted values in a time series plot: Plot Multiple Lines in ExcelLinks to an external site. (1:56)
