the instruction is attached in the file. In fact, it is quite an open topic research, I hope we can talk a little before starting the writing.

instruction:
My expectation for the Mid-Term Paper is that it is a small research thesis. Theses have the following characteristics: first, there is a summary of a literature search. Second, there is an original assertion or a point of view. Third, there is validation of the assertion. The validation can come in diverse forms. It can come from a mathematical model, or a qualitative argument, or it can come from a sequence of linked arguments. Data can play an important role in the validation of the assertion. Fourth, there is a list of references. These references are essential if you have imported ideas or material – always a good thing to do, but it needs to be noted and recorded; the referencing should be done at the appropriate point in the main text.

I will welcome your thoughts on the incompleteness of models, but then you should also provide input on how this can be fixed. Similarly, I will also welcome ideas on whether current models are relevant or not, but then you should specify and explain how the relevancy of the model can be fixed and what researchers have done in this respect.

For your final assignment, lets consider the key topics learned in our class, including:

Optimal Decisions Using Marginal Analysis
Estimating and Forecasting Demand
Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly.
Game Theory and Competitive Strategy
Decision Making under Uncertainty
Bargaining and Negotiation
Linear Programming
Please select one of the key topics listed, and address the following items:

(a) Provide a detailed description of the topic.

(b) Provide two examples of how the selected concept is applied.

(c) Discuss the challenges faced with the concept selected. As part of this discussion, how will the selected item be implemented in an organization and its significance?

(d) Discuss how the selected concept will change 5 years from now. What can the organizational leaders, financial analysts do today to ensure they are prepared for these advancements?

(e) Provide a graph chart or data with sample numbers indicating the topic you selected?

Parameters:

The paper must be in Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced, and APA formatted.

(a) Please include a title page, introduction, and conclusion.

(b) Please ensure that at least FIVE credible references are used, and make sure to cite them.

(c) Word count is between 1,250-and-1,500-words.

1. Watch the film Whos Counting, while watching, answer the following questions:
2. Note the problems Marilyn Waring discusses with respect to the use of GDP as our measure of economic progress.
3. List the problems that she discusses.
4. At one point in the film, Waring makes a number of comparisons, each time ending with the statement This is war. What comparisons does she make?
5. This film was made in 1995, and yet, I show it in class in 2021. Are the topics discussed in the film still relevant?
6. Write a question based on the film that you would like to see

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS2nkr9q0VU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrnZMrjsf6w

Book Review:
Students are expected to research and select a book that deals with one of the Development issues covered in class. This assignment is an individual submission. The selected book must NOT be a textbook. Please see the last page for guidelines. The due date is indicated in the course outline below

Guidelines for Book Review:

A full book review may concern only one book. Its length is about 1500-2000 words. It should give readers an engaging, informative, and critical discussion of the work. The review should follow the Guidelines below.

The review should consider (please use as your outline):

    The intended audience for the book and who would find it useful
    The background of the author(s)
    The main ideas and major objectives of the book and how effectively these are accomplished
    The context or impetus for the book – – political controversy, implications of the book for research, policy, practice, or theory
    A comparison with other works on this subject
    Constructive comments about the strength and weaknesses of the book

The front page of your review should include:

    Your first and last name
    Your student id
    Author(s) or editor(s) first and last name(s) (please indicate if it is an edited book)
    Title of book
    Year of publication
    Place of publication
    Publisher
    Number of pages
    Price (please indicate paperback or hard cover) if available
    ISBN

Prior to the beginning of one class each week (e.g. prior to the Tuesday class or prior to the Thursday class), students are required to write a short summary of one of the required readings for that class and upload the summary to the course website. This summary should be between 300 and 500 words (approximately one page).

The summaries are posted under the assignments tab on canvas or can be found under each module. You have the option to upload either a PDF or a word document. The summaries are due by 1:00 am the day before the class and cannot be uploaded after that time.

There are 10 weeks of class. You need to complete 10 reading summaries; your lowest score may be dropped. If you make a reasonable effort and write something thoughtful, you will receive full credit. I expect that everyone should regularly be receiving full credit.

The summary should cover the following: (i) Why is the paper important (or why not)? (ii) An overview of the core contributions of the paper. (iii) What you liked or did not like about the paper. (iv) How the paper is connected to other studies in the course. (Organize the paper structure in lines with the questions given)

Required Reading List:

March 9, 2021: How can history inform policy?

Lowes, Sara and Eduardo Montero. 2017. Mistrust in Medicine: The Legacy of Colonial Medicine Campaigns in Central Africa, Working paper, Bocconi University.

Ashraf, Nava, Natalie Bau, Nathan Nunn, and Alessandra Voena. 2020. Bride Price and Female Education, Journal of Political Economy, 128 (2): 591641.

Prior to the beginning of one class each week (e.g. prior to the Tuesday class or prior to the Thursday class), students are required to write a short summary of one of the required readings for that class and upload the summary to the course website. This summary should be between 300 and 500 words (approximately one page).

The summaries are posted under the assignments tab on canvas or can be found under each module. You have the option to upload either a PDF or a word document. The summaries are due by 1:00 am the day before the class and cannot be uploaded after that time.

There are 10 weeks of class. You need to complete 10 reading summaries; your lowest score may be dropped. If you make a reasonable effort and write something thoughtful, you will receive full credit. I expect that everyone should regularly be receiving full credit.

The summary should cover the following: (i) Why is the paper important (or why not)? (ii) An overview of the core contributions of the paper. (iii) What you liked or did not like about the paper. (iv) How the paper is connected to other studies in the course. (Organize the paper structure in lines with the questions given)

Required Reading List:

March 4, 2021: Conflict

Dube, Oeindrila and Juan F. Vargas. (2010). “Commodity Price Shocks and Civil Conflict: Evidence from Colombia,” Review of Economic Studies, 80 (4):1384-1421.

Miguel, Edward, Shanker Satyanath, and Ernest Sergenti. (2004). “Economic Shocks and Civil Conflict: An Instrumental Variables Approach,” Journal of Political Economy, 112 (4): 72553.

Dell, Melissa, and Pablo Querubin. (2018). Nation Building Through Foreign Intervention: Evidence from Discontinuities in Military Strategies, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 133 (2): 701-764.

Prior to the beginning of one class each week (e.g. prior to the Tuesday class or prior to the Thursday class), students are required to write a short summary of one of the required readings for that class and upload the summary to the course website. This summary should be between 300 and 500 words (approximately one page).

The summaries are posted under the assignments tab on canvas or can be found under each module. You have the option to upload either a PDF or a word document. The summaries are due by 1:00 am the day before the class and cannot be uploaded after that time.

There are 10 weeks of class. You need to complete 10 reading summaries; your lowest score may be dropped. If you make a reasonable effort and write something thoughtful, you will receive full credit. I expect that everyone should regularly be receiving full credit.

The summary should cover the following: (i) Why is the paper important (or why not)? (ii) An overview of the core contributions of the paper. (iii) What you liked or did not like about the paper. (iv) How the paper is connected to other studies in the course. (Organize the paper structure in lines with the questions given)

Required Reading List:

February 25, 2021: Foreign aid

Nunn, Nathan and Nancy Qian. (2014). U.S. Food Aid and Civil Conflict, American Economic Review, 104 (6): 1630-1666.

Crost, Benjamin, Joseph Felter, and Patrick B. Johnston. (2014). Aid Under Fire: Development Projects and Civil Conflict, American Economic Review, 104 (6): 1833-1856.

1) What led you to wanting to study within the College of AGNR and the major you chose? Tell us why you are passionate about this field and how our College/UMD can help you achieve your career goals.  ****  back story —it started in 5th grade when our class had to grow plants and who ever  had the largest plant would win, well I won that competition due to my mother teaching me how to take care of plant life. My mom and I have been growing and harvesting veggies in our garden that me and my father built for some time now(7 years) I have always loved it but I love animals even more. I loved when my parents would take to me the local shelters to visit the dogs and cats and I enjoyed it even more when we planned trips to the zoo and the animal farm. We live in the Washington DC area so our zoo is awesome. Especially, when you get there early enough to watch the Zookeepers feed the animals. You can ask so many questions and that is when I learned healthy food and healthy animals go hand in hand.

So when I seen that I got accepted to the University of Maryland Agriculture Program I knew that Maryland has a very reputable program and they also have their own farm for a stimulating hands on education. Maryland University focuses on both of my interest of Animal science and Agriculture. I’m most passionate about taking care of any living thing and watching them grow, it gives me a since of accomplishment. I know that a degree from the University of Maryland would open my career in creating better sustainable food sources for our world, help animals and humans eat better with less pesticides and help the environment we live in. And to also be able to come back to the University of Maryland to help teach others that are interested in this program how important Agriculture and Animal science is to the world.

It is traditional to divide industries into categories according to the degree of competition that
exists between the firms within the industry. There are four such categories. At one extreme is
perfect competition, where there are very many firms competing. Each firm is so small relative
to the whole industry that it has no power to influence price. It is a price taker. At the other
extreme is monopoly, where there is just one firm in the industry, and hence no competition
from within the industry. In the middle come monopolistic competition, which involves quite a
lot of firms competing and where there is freedom for new firms to enter the industry, and
oligopoly, which involves only a few firms and where entry of new firms is restricted.

From the following market structures:

Oligopoly

Requirements:
For the market structure above, write a paper and make a 30 minutes presentation on:
a. The definition of the structure
b. Discuss the feature or characteristics of the structure
c. Outline at least five (5) assumptions of each of the structure
d. State at least five (5) advantages and disadvantages of the chosen structure
e. Outline at least five (5) barriers to entry for the chosen structure
f. Explain how the structure operates in the short run and long run
g. With the aid of a diagram explain how profits are maximized