These are discussion board assignments for my Macroeconomics class, answer them individually. Each one on its own.. They must all be at least 350 wurds long!!! Strictly

Discussion one on overworked americans:

On average Americans work 350 hours, nearly one year more every five years. Europeans, on the other hand, enjoy about ten years more free time during their work life than do their American counterparts. In Europe/> , workers receive an average six weeks of paid vacation while American average is about two weeks. More than that, about 26% of Americans got no vacation at all last year. Overall, workweeks became longer, female work participation rate have increased and vocation times have shortened. Employers argue that this is the result of increases in hiring costs, training costs, or employee health insurance costs. In your opinion, is this the result of voluntary worker choice or is it a decision imposed on workers by their employers, or both? What about productivity? How do we make employees work harder without making them work longer?4

Discussion two on education system:

Many other nations are now ahead of theU.S.in international education rankings. Based on different studies, the researchers ranked theU.S.number 40 in terms of the relative effectiveness of its educational system. The decline in performance of American students is obvious from grades 4 to 12 comparing to their peers in other countries. A movement to a higher grade level is associated with a greater decline. And this is along with a great spending on education. What is going wrong here? Improving the quality of education helps achieve a variety of economic and social development goals on different levels. How can we improve our performance and learning in your opinion?

Discussion three on Natural Disasters and the Economy:

Natural disasters are tragic, destructive events that harm people, the environment, and economies. A lot of times they affect not only the region, but the nation and the world as a whole.

Please list all world natural disasters you lived through or heard of. Indicate all the different ways you participated in or observed during the disaster relief time. Please explain how it touched your life (directly or indirectly). What lessons can we all learn from a disaster? What would be your plan to minimize loss of life and property if the disaster occurred locally?Please describe short-term and long-term effects of a natural disasters on the economy.