Essays and Research Papers on Economics

A 5 page paper discussing the planning function of management as it applies to the mortgage industry in 2007. The paper discusses legal, ethical, and social responsibility issues and identifies three factors influencing management planning. Those three factors are the economy, price pressures and loan quality. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3-page paper attempts to determine how game theory can be applied to an oligopoly situation. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses how management behavior can be tied into the profit maximization theory. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper. Two forms of industry structure are described: perfect competition and market power. These are then applied to an article about oil prices. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper deals with the economic issues related to the communications industries. Examples are given exemplifying the impact that the media has had on culture, predictions for the future, and discusses the consequences of concentration of this power in the communications industries.

A 3 page paper answering 3 questions addressing the economic concepts of inflation, purchasing power, money and the consumer price index (CPI). Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper considers the hypothetical situation of a 50% reduction in food stamps and determines the possible effects that this would have on food prices. Elasticity, cross elasticity and the power of substitutes are all discussed. The paper includes one graph and the bibliography cites 5 sources.

A 6 page paper discussing changes in corn availability and pricing in the US in the year 2020, after most of the US corn production has been given to the production of biofuel in advance of the development of commercially-viable hydrogen-powered cars. The result is that there is a glut of corn available in ...

This 8 page paper is written in two parts. The first part of the paper looks at purchase power parity theory and portfolio balance model, explaining what they are and the way they may help to explain exchange-rate movements. The second part of the paper looks at portfolio balance model in more detail considering the ...

11 pages. This paper will be helpful to the student in researching the focus of the automobile industry, specifically that of AB Volvo. The future focus of the automobile industry as well as how the industry compares when considering Michael Porter's Five Forces of Competition analysis. The threat of new entrants, rivalry among existing competitors, and threat of ...

This 4 page paper response to 3 questions set by the student concerning the way firms will need to change during a recession. The discussion includes the way that firms may innovate, the potential for a firm to act aggressively to limit competition and how the commercial marketplace may have changed.

A 4 page paper assessing one economic effect of SB 1661, the California Family Rights Act (CFRA). The California law extends the federal Family Medical Leave Act that allows workers to take off up to 12 weeks from work for any reason included in the law. The California extension guarantees that the worker ...

A 4 page discussion of dichotomy that existed between precontact law and government in Native America and law and government as it was viewed by Europeans. The author contrasts natural law and legal positivism. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 30 page paper on the definition, historical perspective, development and application of particpatory economics in Japan and Islam. The paper posits that this signifies a change from the absolutist politics of Keynesian economics, while incorporating those and other economic theories through history. The reason postulated is that diverse cultures require diverse economic policies, ...

This 17 page analysis focuses on trends of the nineties in relation to the economic variables, with an emphasis on Australia, Britain and the U.S. Paper includes 4 graphs and 2 charts. Economic history of each country is also presented and a relationship is shown between the three. Similarities are emphasized. Bibliography lists 22 sources.

A 5 page research paper exploring the history and use of experimental economics in today's world. While the history of experiments is long in the field of economics, it is only in the last decade that the evidence collected has received any credibility, thus its uses are becoming wide-spread stretching into all arenas. One of ...

This is a 15 page paper that examines the definition and economic and political history associated with Phillips Curve. It outlines the relationship between unemployment and inflation as described by Phillips. It briefly looks at such concepts as Keynesian economics, natural rates of unemployment and NAIRU in relation to the concept of Phillips Curve. It ...

This 9 page paper examines Germany's relationship with, and involvement in, the European Union. This paper details the complex history of Germany from an economic standpoint and reveals how this history impacts Germany's involvement in the EU. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

14 pages. This economic report covers many different topics including the world economy for the last thirty years; changes in technology; NAFTA; free market economies; unions, GATT and the WTO, and many more general economics questions that will be useful in any economics course. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 10 page paper looks at interest rates on mortgages and savings. A short history of the banking industry is included in this paper that contemplates why banks charge so much for loans. High interest rates on credit cards are discussed. Charts including various interest rates are included. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

15 pages in length. The Frito-Lay Company, a division of PepsiCo, Inc., has become the leading supplier of the nation's snack foods. This interesting company has seen vigorous growth throughout it's history, but has not been without its industry slumps, either. This paper presents an in-depth look at the industry background and ...

A 7 page paper discussing how interest rates and national economic growth are interrelated. Though called "the dismal science," economics provides a fascinating field of study, particularly in macroeconomics, that larger portion of the economy involving interest rates and GDP. Understanding the effect of interest rate manipulation also serves to make more sense of it. The paper ...

5 pages in length. A comprehensive financial analysis of the airline including market ratios and a brief company history. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

5 pages worth of trend charts displaying 1998 U.S. economic data. One chart displays the national deficit in a bar graph over the course of five years; others display trade statistics, in general and also for the Philippines and U.S. specifically. Several economic indicators are displayed each with a brief synopsis. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

11 pages in length. The concept of a rational society, in which the entire community is greatly influenced by principles its members completely and accept without challenge, has indeed proven to be one of the most powerful standards of our culture. There exist a great many economic philosophies by which people live their ...