Tax

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Please answer Questions 1, 2 and 3. These questions are designed to be broad enough to permit more than one single right answer and reasoned disagreement with course material is always permitted.  Analysis and use of class materials count!  I want to know how you think and how you synthesize the course materials.

1.    Using examples from the course materials, explain this statement: When policy makers decide to change the economy or societys behavior, the tax code is usually their tool of choice.  (hint: one big example is tax preferences) (30 points)

2.    Ippolitto argues that federal tax policy should be analyzed in the budget policy context emphasizing the relationship between 4 key factors: revenue, spending, deficits and debt. Using the course materials, explain how different presidential administrations have interpreted the relative importance of these four factors in formulating tax policy to influence economic growth and budgetary policy. Refer to at least three administrations in your answer.  (50 points)

3.    Using the materials in lecture 3 and the GAO Tax Expenditure Policy Evaluation Sheet, select any tax expenditure and asses the tax expenditures effectiveness. Make a recommendation about the merits of its continued inclusion in the tax expenditure budget. (20 points)

Journal Presentation

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Background fo the research
Introduction: Identifies the purpose and rationale of the research
Hypotheses: Explains the background research and expected findings 
Methods: Describes the methods used to conduct the research ( e.g., participants, sample, measures, procedures, etc.)
Results: Explains the findings of the research study(ies)
Study implications: Explains how this research can be applied to current diversity issues

Activism in the Social Media Age

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Please read the entire article:
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2018/07/11/activism-in-the-social-media-age/

This assignment is focused on how social media has changed the behavior of people specifically people who are growing up with social media.  Answer the following in a short essay.

How has social media affected your perceptions of activism? 
Do you think a voice amplified by social media is more or less powerful?  Why?

Interpreting a Research Article

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YOU DON’T HAVE TO RESTATE THE QUESTIONS:

introduction:

1.  After reading the introduction, explain in your own words the reason(s) why the authors chose to conduct this particular research study (be specific). (3 pts)

2.  What scientific question is being addressed? (2 pts)3.  What is the authors hypothesis? (2 pts)

Subjects and Methods:
 
4. What inclusion and/or exclusion criteria were used to select the subjects for the study? Why? (2 pts)

5.  Describe the study design: type of study (e.g. correlational, clinical trial, etc.) and overall structure/format of the study (what did they do?). (3 pts)

Results:

6.  Briefly summarize the results described in the text or shown in the figure(s)/table(s).      (3 pts)

7.  What conclusion(s) do the authors draw from these results? (2 pts)

Discussion:

8.  Do you think that the study results supported the authors hypothesis? Why or why not?  How strong/convincing did you find the results? (3 pts)

9.  What were the limitations of this study?  (2 pts)

10.  How could you design a study that could provide additional answers to the question asked? What are the possible future experiments/research areas related to this topic? (3 pts)