Essays and Research Papers on Economics

This 3 page paper outlines Herman Daly's book "Beyond Growth" and compares it to the writings of Rene Girard. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A paper which compares the traditional perspective of development with the newer economic view, which moves away from an emphasis on growth alone, and looks instead at the issues from a much broader perspective, which approaches the problem from the standpoint of improving quality of life, rather than just levels of income. Bibliography lists 1 ...

This 7 page paper examines the current economy. This paper is broken down into two parts, one examining how current data is explained with an historic view and how the future economy can be predicted by looking at the present. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 14 page paper examines the way that fixed and pegged exchange rates have been used to try and create stable economies and economic growth and the advantages and difficulties seen in these strategies. The paper starts by looking at the gold standard and then examining the well known and long running Bretton-Woods agreement. In ...

This 4 page paper defines and explains the following terms; expectation, segmented market, liquidity premium theories, the market setting of security price, Keynesian liquidity preference and lastly nominal and real interest rates.

This 5 page paper examines the concept of diversification in portfolio investments, what it is, how it can be used, the benefits and the limitation. The paper looks at a range of theories including industry and international diversification. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the reasons for international trade focusing on the advantages as explained by David Ricardo’s theory of comparative advantage, considering w it had been built on Adam Smiths theories and the way it was adjusted with the Heckscher-Ohlin (HO) Model. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at the purchasing parity theories and uses annual information from the exchange rates of the Chinese Yuan and the Euro for the years 2000 – 2004 and tests the purchasing parity theories. The paper then considers whether the International Fisher Effect (IFE) could account for any deviations. The bibliography cites ...

This 4 page paper this paper compares the ideas of Richard Reich and Karl Marx to see if they are valid in relation to one another, or if they are different. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 36 page paper considers the use of stochastic modelling in the determination of asset allocation. The paper considers multi-stage stochastic programming and stochastic dynamic programming by comparing this to other models that may be used in assessing the contents of investment portfolios. Other models considered include models with their origins in mean variance theory ...

A 10 page paper discussing how changes in the global economy affect the US. Though the transition is difficult and painful at times, it is likely that current difficulties of the US in global markets point to integration of the US into those markets. Our comparative advantage does not lie in low-skilled manufacturing ...

This 3 page paper gives an outline of Herman Daly's book "Beyond Growth" and a brief discussion of it, and speculates on what Rene Girard would think about it. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 6 page paper discussing microeconomic points affecting the business of a manufacturer of smoker grills. The paper answers specific questions regarding fixed and variable costs; production scheduling; and competitive position in the market segments it serves. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 age paper is written in two parts. The first part of the paper looks at how and when a multiple regression analysis can be used, if it can be performed with only two data sets and what would need to be added into the equation to undertaken a multiple regression analysis. The second ...

This 3 page paper gives an outline of Herman Daly's book "Beyond Growth" and a brief discussion of it, and speculates on what Rene Girard would think about it. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 7 page paper examines ideas from Adam Smith and Karl Marx related to the value of things. Within the context of this paper it is suggested that the principle of exchange for Smith and Marx's critiques on the exchange value, provide a new way to look at money and work. Several creative examples are ...

A 4 page paper which examines how unemployment affects the economy in America. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 9 page paper which looks at the theories of Locke and Rousseau in relation to the concept of the minimum wage, and considers which of these theorists would have supported the concept and which would have rejected it. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page paper that explains how Mollie Orshansky developed her thresholds for poverty. The writer discusses the assumptions made in her calculations and comments on the validity. The paper also provides the median income in the U.S. and selected poverty thresholds for 2004 along with the estimated amount spent on food in two categories. ...

A 7 page paper which reviews “Freakonomics” by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7 page paper critically evaluates the view that the social cost of monopoly is significant in the UK. The paper considers some different views of social costs and considers how these may have manifested within the UK. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 12 page paper looks at option pricing methods comparing and contrast the different ways of pricing options considering how useful and realistic these two pricing methods are when applied to the real world. The paper includes an explanation of each of the models. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 10 page paper begins with an overview of the Federal Reserve Bank system, its duties and importance. The different monetary policy instruments the Fed uses are explained and discussed with examples, e.g., open market operations, reserve requirements and the discount window. Each is discussed. Examples include how the Fed used its options after the ...

This 4 page paper takes a newspaper article about increasing gasoline process in Michigan and examines this from the perspective of supply and demand. The underlying economic concepts are explained and applied to the price movement in the gas prices, the movements are illustrated with the use of 2 supply and demand graphs. The bibliography ...

This 7 page paper looks at four economic models that are useful in terms of managerial decision making. The paper gives an outline and explains the use of each model. Includes are game theory, breakeven analysis, elasticity of demand and profit maximization. The bibliography cites 2 sources.