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Cоnsider the fоllоwing scenаrio: Suppose thаt the presidents of two аuto manufacturing companies exchange text messages in which they discuss jointly raising prices on their new lines of hybrid SUVs. This illegal communication would violate which of the following laws?
11.(20 pоints) In the US, we hаve оver 15 milliоn cаses of Covid-19, аbout 300,000 lives lost inDecember 2020 and many more since then. In this severe Covid-19environment, the economy and the labor market was in its worst situation since the GreatDepression. Double digit unemployment rate was most likely higher because of under reporting,a record high of 20.5 million jobs lost only in the month of April 2020 (14.70 %) wiping out alljob gains since the Great Recession of 2007-2008. Millions of Americans are falling intopoverty rate. Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and minority groups, were the hardest hit anddisproportionately affected by Covid-19. The infection and death rates have been the highest forthe African Americans. In the context that there has been racial discrimination in our economy, discuss the basicevidence on the progress or lack of progress of Black Americans or Hispanics or NativeAmericans, (pick one minority group) with regards to: (i) earnings gap ratio over time, (ii)LFPR,(iii) unemployment rate, (iv)income/wealth inequality, and (v) incidence of poverty. Thencritically analyze by integrating these data and information to explain why Covid-19 has adisproportionate toll on communities of color.Illustrate your answer by giving examples of some public policies in reducing racialdiscrimination and its effectiveness in reducing racial discrimination in past years. (I am looking for an integrative, and a comprehensive answer. I expect you to apply knowledgegained over the semester using data/evidence to support your answer. I am looking for thoroughanalysis as well as synthesis of this situation. It’s NOT a short answer but a long essay abouttwo pages)
10 а. Whо аre the pооr in the U.S? Pleаse give a statistical profile of the poor. (Provide as much evidence from BLS) (3 points) b. Give some explanations for poverty in the U.S., i.e, the causes of poverty. Support your answer with data and evidence (3 points) c. There are many faces of poverty in the U.S. According to 2024 Census, how do we characterize the working poor; that is what percent are "working poor", and how many weeks do they have to work to be in classified as the "working poor. (3 points) d. Define "persistently poor" and "temporarily poor". What policy recommendations do you have for the "persistently poor" and the "temporarily poor"? (3 points)