Analysis of Public Goods and Externalities:
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This 4 page paper discusses the meaning of public goods and externalities by focusing on the example of national defense. This paper highlights the benefits and drawbacks of public goods. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: GSPropri.rtf

Analysis of the Book "Locked in the Cabinet" By Robert B. Reich
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A 5 page paper which examines the candid and often humorous memoir written by Bill Clinton's first-term Secretary of Labor on what it was like to be a member of the President's inner circle. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGlocked.wps

Antitrust Laws and Applicability to Microsoft
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A 9 page paper discussing the theory and history of antitrust laws and monopoly designation, and the reasons that theory and reality rarely meet on common ground. The Justice Department has found Microsoft to practice predatory pricing based on the fact that it gives away its products for free; Microsoft's competitors want the government to force Microsoft to compete on price, as they do. The paper looks at Standard Oil, Ford Motor Company in the 1920s and RCA. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSantitrust.rtf

Apportionment In Congress
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Apportionment in Congress is presented in this 5 page paper. The design of apportionment in both houses is discussed along with contemporary economists' view of fairness in the original methodology. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Appcon.wps

Are Immigrants the Scapegoats for our National Problems?
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A 9 page paper evaluating the attitudes that many of our social and economic ills are caused by immigration. Immigrants are accused of inundating the labor market with low-wage, low-skilled labor, further depressing wages. One author applies the term 'welfare magnet,' stopping just short of saying that immigrants are leaving their native countries and everything familiar for the primary purpose of ensconcing themselves on U.S. welfare roles. Bibliography lists 8+ sources.
Filename: Scapgoat.wps

Arguing about the Minimum Wage
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This 4 page paper discusses three issues with regard to the Minimum Wage: probable consequences of raising it; the differential aspects of the Minimum Wage and whether or not it’s effective in fighting poverty. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVpcmnwg.rtf

Argument: Illegal Immigration Has a Negative Effect on the U.S. Economy
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This 8 page paper examines the proposition that illegal immigration has a negative effect on the U.S. economy. It argues that while this population segment has a negative effect in some areas, particularly California, overall the illegal immigrant population has a small positive effect on the economy as a whole. The idea was to argue that illegal immigration’s effect is negative but the evidence does not support that conclusion. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: HVNoIlle.rtf