Essays and Research Papers on Economics

This 7-page paper debates whether the government should become involved in the current economic recession. Comparisons to the 1930s Great Depression are draw. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7 page paper looks at the concept of inflation, including several definitions which look to the symptoms and causes. The paper then goes on to consider approaches the governments may utilize to control reduce inflation and uses real-life examples to illustrate the use of the tools. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

A 10 page paper arguing against government involvement in shoring up manufacturing industries. When the topic is bailout, the government needs to limit any involvement to effective guarantees that fill gaps in the interest of the people but otherwise essentially "butt out" and let market forces operate. Market forces are immensely more efficient ...

This 8 page paper answers four questions posed by the student; How do government transfer payments help reduce the severity of a recession caused by a contraction in aggregate demand? What are the two core macro-economic policies targets and how are they achieved theoretically with nominal GDP targeting? Explain why government debts are not ...

A 4 page answer to 3 macroeconomic questions, one of which seeks to classify government education spending as public consumption or public investment. The other two questions deal with the effects of large cuts in government spending within the ISLM framework. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page paper discussing the macroeconomic costs of rebuilding New Orleans in the wake of two record-breaking hurricanes and the floods resulting from levee breaks. The paper suggests that reestablishing the French Quarter as a tourist attraction and giving 10,000 households $100,000 each perhaps could be more beneficial than intense government involvement. ...

This 6 page paper answers four questions set by the student. The first looks at the consumption function and how to calculate marginal propensity to consume. The second question considers the way the equilibrium point can be calculated when knowing industry investment and government expenditure. The third question outlines how the government may increase ...

5 pages in length. Answers three questions regarding leakages in the economy, government expenditures and automatic stabilizers. Explains the ‘bathtub metaphor’, defines automatic stabilizers and gives examples as to tax cuts as well as tax expenditures by the government. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper is written in three parts. The first part briefly explains briefly what fiscal policy is and how fiscal balances, and the Public Sector Net Cash Requirement (PSNCR), can both affect and be effected by cyclical fluctuations. The second part explains the main problems governments encounter when trying to achieve high and ...

This 5 page report discusses the economic theories of British economist John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946). The ways in which employment and unemployment are perceived in the economic context was of particular importance to him and played a key role in his advocacy of government spending. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 4 page paper discussing 2 articles from late 2007, each of which addresses developments in the mortgage market following the fall of the subprime portion of it. The paper provides a chart of how negative externalities lead to market failure, and a discussion of how increased government involvement may be able to lessen ...

A 32 page review of contract labor theory and its relationship to Keynesian / neoclassicist and monetarist theories in light of the human element most affected by it: downsized persons, women, minorities and children. The writer looks at these issues in terms of: the historical shifts in contract labor theory, the organizational setting, government intervention, ...

This 5-page paper focuses on some of the philosophies of economist John Kenneth Galbraith, including the ideas that government, technology and labor movements have an impact on a capitalistic microeconomy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper explains what actions Malaysia took during the Asian economic crisis of 1997-1998. Unlike its neighbors, Malaysia did no seek assistance from the IMF. Furthermore, some of its actions were considered unorthodox, at best. The IMF was its most vocal and harsh critic. The IMF subsequently apologized to the Malaysian government. Bibliography ...

A 4 page paper that discusses specific issues. The paper begins with comments related to what the philosophy of public finance seems to be today (spend, spend, spend), then discusses the differences between governmental accounting and non-governmental accounting and lastly, comments on government budgeting and financial reporting. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper documenting the residual affects of the Persian Gulf War on the U.S. economy in which the writer explores three specific economic affects: the cost required to repair damage done to Iraqi and Kuwaiti civilians to restore livelihood in the region; the financial obligation the U.S. has to its troops suffering from ...

This 11-page paper answers two questions about fiscal policy, the first being how government can control policy to boost consumer savings, the second involving how fiscal and monetary policy are intertwined. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page paper arguing that the operation of NASA directly and significantly contributes to the larger US economy. Given the perpetual budget crunch that deficit spending forces on the American people, would spending be more efficient or more wisely placed should the US government redirect the funds it currently allocates to NASA? ...

This 5 page paper considers the definition of inflation its causes and consequences, this includes the examination of its influence on unemployment, imports and exports and government policies. The theories of Philips and Friedman are considered. The paper includes 1 graph. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

7 pages. Many governments of developed countries are adopting supply side strategies as well as Keynesian type demand-management policies in order to deal with the problems of unemployment and inflation. This paper will serve to explain and illustrate how these two types of policies work and will consider whether they are compatible. Considered will be Western and European ...

A 3 page paper. This essay includes the average annual unemployment rates from 1998 to 2002 and the inflation rates for the same years. Recent data regarding the deficit is briefly reported. Finally, the writer responds to the question – why the U.S. government can say its monetary policies are working? This leads to ...

A 4 page paper answering several questions along the lines of “Consider a poor, underdeveloped country. Would you expect such a country to maintain a trade surplus or a trade deficit? Why?” The unnamed country undertakes a quick but successful war, and many of the questions refer to that scenario in terms of government ...

This 3 page paper address activities initiated by the Singaporean government after the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper responds to four questions. The first comments on the classical and Keynesian views of unemployment and government intervention; the second discusses policies supply-siders would advocate for economic stability; the third comments on money supply and employment and the last considers whether the extensive testing required by the FDA for new ...

This 20 page paper looks at the interventions that were taken by government following the credit crush and recession that started in 2008 in order to assess of the strategies whether they were needed and whether they were the right types of strategies. This is examined n the context of economic theory and the ideas ...