Discuss three economic policies you might advise the President to pursue in order for his country to achieve this increased standard of living.

The President of Vestvia (a small country) wants to increase productivity in his country. He has recently become aware of an economic principle that suggests that as a nation’s productivity rises, its income will rise and therefore its standard of living will also rise. You have just been appointed as the economic advisor for Vestvia. Discuss three economic policies you might advise the President to pursue in order for his country to achieve this increased standard of living. Develop a multi-paragraph response with a introduction, main section, and conclusion that includes examples and evidence to support your ideas. Organize your response in a clear and logical manner using proper economic reasoning. Use well-structured sentences, audience-appropriate language, and correct conventions of standard American English. The response must be in your own words. Do not use quotes or references. For a high score, you must properly use economic concepts and terms. Explain what are the main sources of productivity growth. Applying key macroeconomic theories differentiate which sources of growth may be enhanced with government policies and which sources may not be improved with policies. List key macroeconomic measures of growth and briefly describe how these measures could be used to assess government policy effectiveness.

Explain how social determinants of health contribute to the development of disease.

What are social determinants of health? Explain how social determinants of health contribute to the development of disease. Describe the fundamental idea that the communicable disease chain model is designed to represent. Give an example of the steps a nurse can take to break the link within the communicable disease chain. Resources within your text covering international/global health, and the websites in the topic materials, will assist you in answering this discussion question.

Develop an Industrial hygiene procedure based for the baking industry.

In the assignment you will develop an Industrial hygiene procedure based for the baking industry. The procedure will document what will be accomplished and how and will also determine the scope (what the procedure will cover or be limited to), roles and responsibilities (who will contribute to the procedure implementation), definitions to explain technical features of the procedure, and references that list legislation, industry best practices, etc. The procedure will explain things such as the type of testing that should be conducted, where, under what circumstances, and where to send samples. For the purposes of this assignment occupational hygiene exposures to physical agents such as heat, cold, noise, vibration, and radiation (both ionizing & non-ionizing radiation) should be considered. Exposures to gases, vapours, mists, aerosols, fumes, smoke, dusts, fibres, and particulates should also be reviewed. Legislation such as Regulation 833 Control of Exposure to Chemical or Biological Substances should be reviewed, as should Material Safety Data Sheets for the substances or material under study. The purpose of this assignment is to help students learn how to develop an industrial hygiene procedure. The maximum number of pages allowed for the assignment is eight, not including the Title Page, Table of Contents, and References. Elements of the procedure should include:  Title page  Table of Contents  Purpose (in place of an introduction) – Provide an outline of why industrial hygiene testing is to be conducted, what should be sampled and the permissible exposure limit for those substances or material.  Scope – For example, if reviewing industrial baking the scope of the procedure may cover heat stress, cold stress, and exposure to baking products such as…..in areas of a facility.  Definitions – For example; 8-hour TWA limit: means the time weighted average (TWA) concentration of a substance in air which may not be exceeded over a normal 8 hour work period. Industrial hygiene: means the science of anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling workplace conditions that may cause workers’ injury or illness. What is an 8 hour TWA? “TWA is the employee’s average airborne exposure in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week which shall not be exceeded.” The 8-hour TWA PEL is the level of exposure established as the highest level of exposure an employee may be exposed to without incurring the risk of adverse health effects. 8-hour total weight average (TWA) permissible exposure limit (PEL … https://www.osha.gov › laws-regs › standardinterpretations Search for: What is an 8 hour TWA?  Roles & Responsibilities – For example, a plant manager (VP Operations, etc.) may be responsible for allocating time & resources to accomplish tasks such as testing. A health & safety coordinator or manager may arrange for testing or perform testing if qualified. From research list who may be involved in performing certain tasks to complete hygiene testing. The Joint Health & Safety Committee (JHSC) may accompany those performing testing or review the results of testing. Review JHSC roles in legislation from the Ontario Occupational Health & Safety Act (OHSA). Communication to employees of the industrial hygiene procedure and testing that may be involved is vital so there is no confusion as to why it’s taking place (is it routine or was there an issue).  Procedures – which may include; 1. The type of testing pertinent to the industry being studied & the qualifications of those involved. 2. When the testing should take place, based on ACGIH or other industry standards. 3. How often testing should take place, based on legislation, ACGIH, CCOHS, & industry best practices. 4. Where hygiene testing should typically take place within a facility, based on your research. 5. What steps should be taken to protect worker health & safety if new installations or processes are introduced, based on legislation (OHSA) or industry best practices. 6. Where exposure samples should be sent to ensure accurate results.  Communications & Survey Results Analysis – which may include; 1. Who to notify of test results within an organization. 2. List what should be done with test results. What should they be compared to? 3. How long should records be retained based on legislation or best practices. 4. In the absence of legislated exposure limits list what standard should be adopted. 5. If exposure limits are exceeded list a brief overview of next steps or corrective actions.  References – List the source of information gathered. Provide the title, author, publisher, edition, year of publication and city – if web site, name of the web site, the information that was accessed, the specific link in the web site and date accessed. Research Sources: The ACGIH, NIOSH, CCOHS, HSE, Center for Disease Control (CDC) and U.S. Department of Labor websites should be very useful to you for this assignment. NIOSH also provides a manual of analytical methods (NMAM) that lists the methodology for carrying out hygiene testing on different of substances, in case you wish to review them. Use your preferred search engine and type in the industry under study and the words “Industrial hygiene exposure limits” or other similar words and see what you come up with.

Discuss the recent developments and issues facing your firm now and in the foreseeable future.

Company Analysis Project- GE Electric The Company Analysis project is designed to give you a chance to practically apply the material covered during the course in a “real-world” scenario as well as to familiarize you with the business research resources available to you. After you have completed the project, you should be comfortable researching any company in which you may want to invest, seek employment, or do business. Company Selection: Pick a firm that has been publicly traded for at least five year, pays dividend and has debt. Report: Your written report should be 8-10 pages long (typed and double spaced; tables and graphs can be submitted as appendices) and should include the following information: 1) Title page: · The company name. · Ticker symbol · Stock exchange where your company trades. · Recent stock price. You may use the stock price on the day you started working on this report. (provide the date). 2) Company and Industry Description: Provide an introduction and description of the company and the industry. What is the mission of the firm and what does the firm do? Provide a brief history of the firm as well as a brief summary of any recent major news events related to the company. Please remember to cite all your sources. · Use the following link to find the Annual Report for your company: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html 3) Financial Statement and Ratio Analysis: 2 pages 1) Siemens. 2) Hitachi. As competitors · Use the financial statements from “Yahoo Finance”. Use the “Excel Template file – Company Financial Ratios” to help you calculate the ratios. · Provide a brief discussion of the Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Statement of Cash Flows. This discussion should highlight a few key items that you consider particularly noteworthy and not be a rehash of numbers from the statements themselves. · An analysis of the financial ratios, including trends, and explanation of their significance. The most important part of this section is your interpretation and analysis of ratios rather than the ratios themselves. (You can focus your discussion on the financial ratios listed in the excel file.) · Compare your company to other companies in the industry based on the above ratios. Make sure you compare your company to at least two other companies. 4) Cost of Debt: · Provide an analysis of the credit-worthiness of your company (incorporate debt and liquidity ratios). This section should include a discussion of the bond-rating and resulting cost of debt capital. · Use the following link to find the list of traded bonds and bond-rating for your company: https://finra-markets.morningstar.com/BondCenter/Default.jsp?part=3 5) Cost of Common Equity: · CAPM Model: o This section should include your company’s Beta and the resulting cost of common equity using the CAPM model. o Compare the Beta of your firm to the Beta of two other firms in the same industry. (You can use the Beta from Yahoo finance for the Beta of the comparable firms.) o Provide a discussion of the riskiness of your company’s stock in terms of Beta. · Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Model: o How much and how often does the firm pay common stock dividends? What is the dividend payout ratio? Do the comparable firms pay dividends and what is their dividend payout ratio? o Has the company significantly changed its dividend payments over the past 5 years? If so, what factors could possibly explain the shift? You may consult the firm’s annual report to see if there is any discussion and/or explanation for these changes. o Use the DCF model to calculate the Cost of Equity. (You can use the analyst estimates from Yahoo Finance for the growth rate.) 6) Cost of preferred stock: · Does your firm have preferred stock? If yes then use the DCF model to calculate the cost of preferred stock. 7) Capital Structure: · Provide a pie-chart (only for the most recent year) showing the breakdown of the firm’s capital into the various components, e.g., long-term debt, preferred stock, and common equity capital. Include the weight and value of each component in the pie-chart. · Has the company significantly changed its capital structure over the past 5 years? If so, what factors could possibly explain the shift? You may consult the firm’s annual report to see if there is any discussion and/or explanation for these changes. 8) WACC Calculation: Use the “WACC calculation excel worksheet” to help you with this section. · Cost of Debt: Use the Yield to Maturity on existing bonds. · Cost of Equity: Use the CAPM model and the discounted cash flow model. To calculate the cost of equity. Take an average of the two estimates as your cost of equity. · Find the tax rate for your company from its Annual Report. · Use your capital structure weights and then find the WACC. 9) Discuss the recent developments and issues facing your firm now and in the foreseeable future. Talk about the firm’s future prospects. Address both positive and negative aspects of the firm’s current condition and outlook. 10) Provide a conclusion with recommendations (buy, sell, hold) based on your analysis.

Explain Humes view of how we come to know and understand the world.

A. Explain Humes view of how we come to know and understand the world. B. Hume is regarded as a skeptic, explain why. How does his skepticism apply to the reality of causation and the rational justification for inductive knowledge? C. What is Hume's claim about the nature of the self? What is it? Does it exist? D. If you agree with Hume on the nature of the self, explain why. If you disagree, present your reasons.

Write an essay summarizing the history of climate change science, politics, and policy in the American context.

Write an essay summarizing the history of climate change science, politics, and policy in the American context. Questions to consider: How did the scientific understanding of the problem of global warming/climate change evolve in the post-WWII period? Who were the key individuals who brought concern about the long-term threat of global warming to the U.S. government? What events did they set in motion? When and how did opposition coalesce to question scientific certainty about global warming? Who was behind this opposition? How did the debate over climate change reflect the growing polarization in American society over environmentalism? What policies did they bring about, or fail to bring about? Is climate change related to the larger “ecological crisis” identified by many environmentalists in the 1960s and 1970s, or is it a unique and unprecedented environmental problem in American history? Please consult the following assigned materials in writing your essays, as well as your notes from class discussions on 11/19, 11/21, 12/5, 12/10, and 12/12 (you will have PPTs to consult for the 12/10 and 12/12 classes). You are not required to cite every single one of these sources, but your essay should be informed by a majority of them. • Nathaniel Rich, Losing Earth: A Recent History • Roger Revelle, Testimony Before the House Appropriations Committee, May 1957 (PDF in Canvas) • James Hansen, Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, June 1988 (PDF in Canvas) • Climate Investigation Center, “Exxon Knew” Documents,

Exxon Knew
• ExxonMobil, Climate Change, https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/energy-and-environment/environmental-protection/climate-change. • Patrick Allitt, “Anti- and Counter-Environmentalists,” in A Climate of Crisis (PDF in Canvas) • S. Fred Singer, “The Costs of Environmental Overregulation” (1993) (PDF in Canvas) • Chris Mooney, “When Did Republicans Start Hating the Environment?” Mother Jones (August 12, 2014),
When Did Republicans Start Hating the Environment?
• Patrick Allitt, “Deep and Radical Ecology,” in A Climate of Crisis: America in the Age of Environmentalism (2014) • Tyler Priest, “Oil on the Edge: The Interrelated Histories of Oil in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Alaskan Arctic” (Draft) (PDF in Canvas)

Write a research paper on can a president be charged with a crime while in office?

You are required to write a paper on an American policy problem/issue that you have picked and submitted to me by the set date. I want to know the source for your material (bibliography) and any quotes taken from specific works or people are to be documented (footnotes). Spelling and grammar count. Papers must be double spaced with 1.25” side margins. Pick a topic that there is ample resources and support material to support it. Papers are due during the exam period as assigned. No exceptions. Tip: get your topics in as early as you can. Run your topics by me and I can help you choose the better topic. Additionally, I want your papers to be issue oriented and not just a report.