If You Were a State Party Leader Intending to Strengthen

question 25

Essay

If you were a state party leader intending to strengthen your state party organization's power over candidates, would you urge your legislature to adopt a closed, an open, or a "top two" primary? Explain your reasoning: what are the benefits and costs to the party organization of each of these different types of primaries?

Comprehend the implications of moving from autarky to free trade on consumer and producer surplus.

Evaluate the effects of trade policies on global economic structures, including the impacts on specific industries such as the silicon chip and steel industries.

Understand the ethical considerations and limitations in conducting social deprivation studies on infants.

Recognize the potential psychological effects of social deprivation and how different interventions can aid in recovery.

---

Definitions:

Marginal Product

The additional output derived from the addition of one more unit of a variable input, holding all other inputs constant.

Marginal Cost

refers to the increase in cost when producing one additional unit of output.

Average Variable Costs

Refers to the total variable costs (costs that change with production levels) divided by the quantity of output produced.

Average Fixed Costs

The total fixed costs of production divided by the total quantity of output produced, illustrating how fixed costs spread over units as output increases.