After you’ve submitted an article as described in Week 4 Current Events, create a post that explains the topic of your article as noted below based on your article type:
- A market with an externality: Briefly describe what the market is and what the externality is. Is this a positive externality or negative externality? Briefly describe solutions and their outcomes discussed in the article, if there are any.
- A factor that affects earnings: Name the factor and how it affects earnings. Does this factor represent a bias that may lead to inequality? Why or why not?
This assignment is graded. You will be graded on how well the submission fits the request as described in the module overview instructions. Points will be awarded as follows:
| Criteria | Possible points awarded |
| Pertinent to topic in current events submission instructions | 1 pt. |
| Reputable source | 1 pt. |
| Description accurately highlights economic concepts | 1 pt. |
I will not include your grade in this discussion board- instead please go to the Grades section of Canvas.
Feel free to like and comment on your colleagues’ post, and/or continue a discussion on a topic you may have found interesting in either the Student Discussion Board” href=”https://eagleonline.hccs.edu/courses/150194/discussion_topics/1323171″ data-api-endpoint=”https://eagleonline.hccs.edu/api/v1/courses/150194/discussion_topics/1323171″ data-api-returntype=”Discussion”>Student Discussion Board or Class Discussion Board” href=”https://eagleonline.hccs.edu/courses/150194/discussion_topics/1323175″ data-api-endpoint=”https://eagleonline.hccs.edu/api/v1/courses/150194/discussion_topics/1323175″ data-api-returntype=”Discussion”>Class Discussion Board. Upload an internet article from a reputable source that discusses or analyzes one of the following:
- A market with an externality
- A factor that affects earnings
Don’t just post a link- you must upload either a screenshot, pdf or word version (you can copy and paste from the internet).
This assignment will be marked as complete when you submit the article.
Once you’ve posted your article, post a comment in the Week 4 Current Events Discussion Board. The comments should follow the below based on what type of article you submitted:
- A market with an externality: Briefly describe what the market is and what the externality is. Is this a positive externality or negative externality? Briefly describe solutions and their outcomes discussed in the article, if there are any.
- A factor that affects earnings: Name the factor and how it affects earnings. Does this factor represent a bias that may lead to inequality? Why or why not?
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