Essays and Research Papers on Economics

This 3-page paper examines the consumer price index, and its impact on a personal budget as it pertains to clothing, food and gasoline. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3-page paper focuses on and discusses the five economic goals that governments and society strives for. Biblliography lists 2 sources.

This 10-page paper discusses Adam Smith's "invisible hand" theory, and whether it's applicable to today's economy. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the concept of supply and demand as it applies to the Coca-Cola Company. Answering questions set by the student the paper discusses equilibrium level of supply and demand, what would happen if government out price constraints on the company, what has impacted on the quantity demanded and how the ...

This 4 page paper discusses three issues with regard to the Minimum Wage: probable consequences of raising it; the differential aspects of the Minimum Wage and whether or not it’s effective in fighting poverty. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7 page paper analyzes the neo-liberal state and the role it can place in developing countries achieving economic development in conditions of globalization. The role, performance and potential of neo-liberal policies are discussed along with the way that they are favored, and the potential impact that are having and could have on developing nations ...

This 5 page paper looks at the condition of the US economy in the latter part of 2008. Economic indicators such as GDP, CPI, Unemployment, exchange rates and interest rates are all discussed. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses the U.S. economic crisis of 2008 using the DD-AA Model, and notes if the steps taken will be effective. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 7 page paper provides an overview of the economy in October of 2008. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses Carl Menger's economic theories, including the theory of partial equilibrium. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page paper discussing general economic conditions and recommending that the Federal Reserve retain current federal funds rate of 1.81 at least through the end of the month in which the Wall Street bailout was approved. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 3 page paper examines Adam Smith's concepts and also evaluates an article on the bailout in the United States. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper explains the commitment problem faced by the monopolist of a durable good and looks at how renting or leasing the product be a solution to the problem. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 5 page paper evaluates the sub-prime mortgage mess. The primary part of this paper consists of a literature review. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses some of the factors that drove the economic expansion of the 1990s, and the recession and recovery that followed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper assessing current (12/08) economic conditions and making forecasts for 2009. The paper addresses inflation, GDP growth, unemployment, prime rate, housing starts, existing home sales, trade balance and producer price index. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 3 page paper answers three questions concerning national financial systems, the first part considers what elements are required for an effective financial system to be in place. The second part defines contractual savings, looks at what they are and sources of funding for contract savings organizations, the last part of the paper defines M1, ...

This 3 page paper examines the 2009 economy and where it is going. Which indicators to watch is at the crux of this paper. No bibliography.

An 11 page paper discussing economics concepts as they apply to the US housing market 2004 – 2009. Topics addressed are price elasticity of supply and demand, positive and negative externalities, wage inequality, monetary and fiscal policies. Bibliography lists 13 sources.

This 4 page paper considers whether or not capitalism is the best economic model. The concept and application of capitalism are considers, with a focus ion the problem associated with capitalism, alternative models are considered, including capitalism, market socialism and sarvodaya. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

A 4 page paper. The writer responds to this question: Should a country's economic growth rate be higher than its inflation rate? The essay discusses ideal growth rates, reports growth rates and inflation rates in the U.S. for 2006 and 2007 and discusses the growth and inflation rates in Vietnam. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper that begins with a discussion about what monetary is and what it does. The paper also responds to these topics: how is money created, what the Federal Reserve is and what tools it uses in response to macroeconomic events, such as unemployment, interest rates and economic growth, and why GDP ...

4 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses corporate loyalty, the meaning of work, self-promotion, shrinking family, new communities and making choices. No additional sources cited.

A 15 page paper discussing the economic philosophies and political consequences of economists such as Kant, Smith, Hayek, Marx, Polanyi and Keynes in terms of globalization. There is intense irony in the differences in situations between more laissez faire-leaning economies and those adhering closely to Marxian views of collectivism. Though Marx claimed to ...

This 5 page paper is written in two parts. The first part of the paper considers the implications for the weak-form Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) concerning the findings of certain authors that have recently found evidence of positive autocorrelation in short-term stock returns and negative autocorrelation in longer horizon returns. The second part of the ...