Essays and Research Papers on Economics

This 5 page report discusses the gross domestic product (GDP) of an economy and explains how is serves as one of the best possible measures of a nation’s economic activity. The straight-forward nature of the GDP is generally used as one of the most accurate descriptors of a nation’s overall economic health. Ultimately, the Gross Domestic Product is a ...

This 8 page paper provides an overview of what has been deemed the consumer culture and the views of consumer culture over the past 150 years. This paper relates the perspectives of four different theorists, including Horkheimer, Adorno and Veblen Thorstein, and defines the correlation between cultural theory and the views of consumerism. ...

6 pages in length. A current financial analysis of Agritope, Inc., using gross margin, net profit margin, current ratio, quick ratio, debt to equity ratio, interest coverage and return on assets and return on shareholder’s equity. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

(5pp)With the Unites States Department of Defense marching forward into a new century, President Clinton's fiscal year 2001 Federal Budget request sent to Congress in February 2000, proposes a record spending request level of $1.83 trillion dollars. Consequently it seems only proper to examine the present status of the US Armed ...

This 8 page paper takes issue with this economist's book. Lester Thurow's work is discussed in depth. The thesis of the paper is that America will be great in the twenty-first century even if things remain the same, a view contrary to Thurow's. No additional sources cited.

This 9 page paper considers how minimum wage and employment affect one another. This paper considers the factors that define the link between these two and suggest that when unemployment decreases, caps are placed on wage increases for the minimum wage, and most business argue that increasing the minimum wage will inherently lead to ...

This 14 page paper considers the goal of full employment. Firstly, the paper considers what full employment actually is, and why in its definitive state it is not desirable. The paper then goes on to discuss the role of supply and demand on employment including the theories of the Classical, Keynsian and Monetarist regarding employment ...

(9 pp)Through outsourcing clients reduce costs, eliminate backlogs, significantly improve data input quality, production and document availability. This allows the enterprise to focus on its core business and grow exponentially without hiring additional personnel, leasing additional office space and confront the rapid obsolescence of costly hardware and software. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

5 pages in length. This paper considers the neoclassical economists as opposed to the Keynesians, along with some historical examples on both schools of thought. Bibliography lists sources.

An 8 page paper. This paper discusses several different questions that include: externalities and the market economy; free international trade; whether inflation or unemployment is worse for the economy; the importance of interest rates in the macroeconomy; how the Fed conducts open market operations and how this affects interest rates; the Phillips Curve method/theory; ...

Macroeconomics is concerned with large-scale or general economic factors, such as interest rates and national productivity. Import and export measures, employment factors, manufacturing and consumer spending all add up to a macroeconomic view of the national economic picture. This 5 page paper gives a macro-economic view of the influences on mortgage rates in the United States. Bibliography ...

This 7 page paper looks at the theories of Thomas Malthus on population growth and control. His controversial views were not universally accepted as they appeared to condone the abandonment of welfare provisions due to the relationship between food production and population growth. Alternative views have been put forward in the years since Malthus first ...

A 6 page paper which discusses the problem of economic conditions in urban poverty areas and that which involves racial issues. Annotated Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page paper that critically assesses the argument that for some goods, the economics demand curve may exhibit a positive slope. Presented is an example using the current cola war between Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola and a shift in demand curve slope that could possibly occur were the equilibrium of this market ...

7 pages in length. This research paper delves into the conflict of Adam Smith's Theory of Value. When Adam Smith set forth his own Theory of Value it was vastly different from the idealistic view of his forebears. The term "value", in Smith's theory, corresponds largely to what is usually termed "use-value" - the value-in-use of some ...

This five-page-paper presents a critical analysis and review of Alvin Toffler's book, "Third Wave." Bibliography lists one source.

This 8 page paper provides an overview of how budget surpluses affect economies. With a decided focus on Australia, various issues are discussed including how interest rates and currencies are affected. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 12 page discussion of the factors which influence the economic environment of today. Leans heavily on the basic truths identified in two books, Adam Smith's "The Money Game" and John Kennedy Galbraith's "The Affluent Society". Contrasts the approach of Smith, who provides instructions aimed at the few individuals who are interested in ...

10 pages in length. This ten page paper illustrates the main tenets of the classical model of output and employment as well as the main criticisms of it. Includes input on the Keynesian economics as well as that of Samuelson. Shows strong arguments on each side of this output and employment model. Bibliography lists 6 ...

The value of quality and quantity of objects produced in response to human wants and, or, needs is the cornerstone of supply and demand economics. This 10 page paper provides an overview of the determinants of the elasticity of demand for a commodity and argues that the concept of elasticity of demand is of importance to the entrepreneur because ...

This 5 page paper considers the situations where, contrary to the normal rules of supply and demand, an increase in the price of a product may also see an increase in demand. This paper examines both Giffen goods (inferior goods) and Veblen goods (luxury goods). The paper includes 1 graph and cites 3 sources.

This 18 page paper examines careful the effects interest rates have on both a business and an economy directly and indirectly. The first part of the paper consider the effects of an interest rate change on a business, considering the direct impact on the companies own finances and the indirect effect due to the influence ...

This 6 page paper considers the Singapore economy. The first part of the paper looks at the difference between Gross national product (GNP) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) going on to consider which is the best measure of the economy for Singapore. The second part of the paper then looks at supply side economics applying ...

This 12 page paper considers different aspects of economic theory and measurement and their application. The paper applies them to the Singapore economy. The paper includes discussion and explanations on the measurements of Gross National Product (GNP), Gross Domestic product (GDP), as well as information and discussion on the crowding –out effect, 'sticky wages', aggregate ...

This 4 page paper considers the three statistical measures of mean, mode and median. The paper give an outline of their calculation with examples as well as explaining the advantages and disadvantages with examples of appropriate uses. The bibliography cites 6 sources.