Essays and Research Papers on Economics

This 3 page paper looks at the concepts of absolute advantage in comparative advantage comparing and contrasting the two. The paper then defines and discusses opportunity cost and considers the way in which this is seen with in international trade theory. The bibliography cites for sources.

This 23 page paper examines a range of different financial theories which are used in terms of investment and corporate financial decision-making. The paper looks at investment decisions under certainty, utility theory given uncertainty, Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT), Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), dividend policies and the way that issues can ...

This 3 page paper considers a case supplied by the student. A film company has produced a high cost documentary. During the production period, but before release, economic figures indicate that the country's GDP has fallen by 4%. This paper discusses the potential that this could have on the way the company releases the documentary. ...

This 3-page paper provides an overview of U.S. economics as it pertains to agriculture. The paper includes a discussion on the corn-for-ethanol situation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses what might happen if the U.S. Congress devised a means by which American consumers would have to ration their gasoline. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 12 page paper looks at the way the consumers make decisions regarding consumption and investment. The first part of the paper considers condition of certainty and uncertainty to look at the way investment and consumption is determined. The paper then goes on to look more specifically at consumption decisions and the way value ...

With oil at over $100 a barrel and no end of price increases in sight, will the U.S. economy slide into recession? This paper argues that it will. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper that begins with a short definition of each theory. The paper goes on to explain how the package incorporates both types of policies with far more on the Keynesian side than the monetarist side. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper focuses on problems in 2009 and what caused them. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3-page paper covers the aspect of competition policies as they relate to the Microsoft Corp. cases. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper considers the concept of a dominant firm from the perspective of managerial economics and considers how and why it may be anticompetitive and when there may be justification for this model. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 3 page paper explores the contention that outsourcing is leading to an economic decline in the U.S. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper looks at the leading indicators that may be useful to a fictitious building company, the period covered in 2007 – 2009, looking at the growth in GDP, unemployment and the consumer prices index (CPI) in the United States. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the present recession. Recession is discussed in general. Economic theories are included. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3-page paper examines the four principles of decision-making (also known as the four principles of individual choice) and provides an example of how these work. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 7-page paper argues that profit maxmization is more of a theoretical objective than a reality for a typical company. Bibliiography lists 4 sources.

This 7 page paper evaluates this 2006 book on the problem with the economy. Both sides of the issue are explored. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper provides a book review of this work by a well known economist. No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper examines questions posed by a student about the economic crisis and the response of the Fed in 2009. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the way that the way two leading indicators; the US prime rate and the number of new build domestic home starts in the US, can be used to help assess the economy and potential demand for tan airline. The forecasts for these two indicators for 2009 – 2011 are ...

This 3 page paper looks at the concept of the dominant firm, what it is and how it manifests as well as applying the concepts of managerial economics to the model of the dominant firm. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

A 13 page paper. This essay reports and discusses what many analysts have said caused the crisis. Some present a historical overview, which provides more insight into the current situation. Federal policies and mandates were catalysts for the housing bubble and even sub-prime loans. The paper also comments on the role of ethics in ...

This 3 page paper examines the article Garzarelli's Edge, The Sequel, which evaluates Elaine Garzarelli's true abilities and how she markets her services. Garzarelli is well known for predicting the 1987 market crash. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page contention that wealth inequality is a fact of life in our country. We typically categorize the various components of our society according to their wealth. The author contends, however, that there is even a tremendous inequality in wealth within these various components of the American society. No sources are ...

This 4 page paper reviews in article reporting expected rises in the price of iron ore. Using economic theories the paper demonstrates how the series relates to real life, including the influences on demand, the role of supply and demand and industry structure. The bibliography cites 2 sources.