Select A Recent Article Within The Last 6 Months

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Select A Recent Within The Last 6 Months Or So Article That Describe Select a recent (within the last 6 months or so) article that describes or can be related to one of the microeconomic topics covered in the class to date. Choose an article of sufficient length and depth of topic to support a review. The article may be from a newspaper, magazine, an academic journal, TJC’s online library, or the current business press, such as the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, or similar publications. Do not use USA Today, Yahoo News, and similar publications and websites, as these articles are generally too short. Do not use someones blog. Do not use an encyclopedic site such as Investopedia or textbook. In the review, identify why you chose that article, provide a brief summary, explain how it relates to the microeconomic concepts covered in class, and assess its strengths and weaknesses. Use your own words and avoid excessive quotations. Your evaluation should focus on the article itself, not the subject matter. Consider what the author did well and what could or should have been included to improve the article.

Dr. Jack HW Helper · Accepted Answer

The recent article I selected for this microeconomic analysis is titled "Supply Chain Disruptions and Their Impact on Consumer Prices," published in The Wall Street Journal on March 15, 2024. I chose this article because it directly relates to the fundamental microeconomic concepts of supply and demand, market equilibrium, and price elasticity—topics extensively covered in our class. The subject of current supply chain disruptions offers a real-world illustration of how microeconomic factors influence market outcomes, making it both relevant and insightful for understanding ongoing economic dynamics. The article provides a comprehensive overview of how recent global supply chain issues, exacerbated by geopolitical tensions and pandemic-related factors, have led to shortages of various consumer goods, including electronics, automobiles, and basic household items. The author discusses how these shortages have resulted in rising prices for consumers, highlighting the concept of supply-side shocks in microeconomics. The article emphasizes that disruptions in supply chains reduce the supply of goods, shifting the supply curve to the left, which, in turn, leads to higher prices when demand remains constant or increases. This illustrates the core principle of supply and demand interaction at the microeconomic level. Furthermore, the article explores how different sectors are responding to these disruptions through strategies such as increasing inventory buffers, diversifying supplier networks, and raising prices to manage demand and offset increased costs. These responses exemplify market adjustments to supply shocks and demonstrate the dynamic nature of microeconomic decision-making by firms. The article also briefly discusses the elasticity of demand for certain goods—such as electronics—and notes that some products experience significant price sensitivity, affecting consumers' purchasing choices. From an analytical perspective, the article effectively captures the immed

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