Essays and Research Papers on International Economics

A 20 page paper discussing the role Japan played and continues to play in the economic development of Thailand. Issues covered include the heavy flow of capital investment by Japan into Thailand, why Japan viewed Thailand as a low-cost manufacturing center, Thailand's experimentation with its balance of payments, and Thailand's large scale economic growth in ...

In this 5 page essay, the writer evaluates both external and internal (Primarily F.D.I.) investments in Japan and their feasibility. Japan is regarded as a high-income country with a large domestic market. Based upon library research, some advice & recommendations are given as to how U.S. & other foreign countries should assess and plan their ...

15 pages in length. Within the past 50 years, Japan's economic relations with China have moved from that of warily watching the next move of the giant Communist nation to having China being the greatest recipient of Japan's available foreign direct investment funds and becoming one of Japan's most important customers for their export goods. ...

This 9-page paper compares the similarities between the Great Depression in the United States in the 1930s, and the depression Japan currently experiences. Topics under discussion include fiscal policy, monetary policy, consumer spending and bank failures. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing recent economic policies in Japan and their impact defaulted bank loans. Japan’s backlog of bad loans has reached well over U.S. $421 billion and the Bank of Japan (BOJ), Japan’s current Prime Minister Koizumi and Financial Affairs Minister Takenaka seemed to have only recently realized Japan’s financial crisis ...

This 12 page paper considers the economies of the US and Japan and their performance since 1975 to the present day. The writer looks at the similarities and differences in order to consider how other countries with developing economies may benefit from Japans lessons. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

7 pages in length. The Southeast Asian economic crisis has created quite a ripple effect upon the rest of the world's economic status. Having been caused by a number of occurrences, the crisis has created a great deal of financial hardship for the primary Asian countries involved: Japan, Korea, Thailand and Malaysia. Determining their pattern ...

This 10 page paper looks at the way in which unemployment is defined, caused and counted. Myths regarding unemployment are considered and graph form evidence is supplied to back up the evidence presented. Finally a comparison is made between the United States and many other countries include Japan and other European countries. The paper contains ...

This 3 page paper is the introduction and conclusion to a paper about the way in which the economic and industrial structures of the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Brazil, Japan and South Korea, looking at how there is a movement from agricultural industries, though manufacturing and then into services industries,. The paper cites ...

This 8 page paper looks at the extent theories of ‘late industrialization’ are confirmed by the rise and the distinctive institutional and organizational characteristics of the East Asian economies during the second half of the twentieth century. Countries considered include Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Indonesia. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the way interest rate parities work and considers the way in which the Asian currency crisis effected the interest rates of the United States and Japan; formulas are included. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

A 5 page essay reporting the results of this cross-national study of new product development processes in Japan and the United States. The investigators developed nine hypotheses regarding similarities between the processes used in both countries. Similarities and differences are reported. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 8 page report discusses the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its mission and function. The WTO is involved in issues ranging from disputes over steel manufacturing in Japan to China’s telecommunications system and textile manufacturing in African nations to the United States’ problems relating to the integration of U.S. regulations with those of the international community. ...

This 11 page paper provides an overview of the practice of dumping, particularly as it involves Japan. Policies introduced by the U.S. are discussed and international relations is evaluated within the context of the practice. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page paper discussing the events that led to the onset of the Asian currency crisis of 1997, and then those events and conditions that preserved it for longer than it should have lasted. In 1998, currency matters improved throughout much of ASEAN with the exception of Malaysia, where the crisis began. ...

A 2 page paper describing the exchange rate model. The exchange rate model is that which equates the currency of one nation to that of another. Movement in that ratio is the determinant of whether the currency of any given country is weakening or strengthening, which most basically depends on the relative perceived strength of ...

This 3 page paper looks at the Airbus and Boeing controversy that took place beginning in 2004. The relationship with WTO rules is explored. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 12 page paper examines two Australian tax in all cases concerning the way in which a business is defined in order to determine assessable revenue. The cases of Ferguson v FCT (1979) 9 ATR 873 and Stone v FCT (2005) 59 ATR 50 are examined, along with the findings of the courts in the ...

This 21 page paper is an in-depth consideration of the concepts of misrepresentation and non disclosure under insurance contract law in Australia, with particular attention paid to the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 and relevant case law. The bibliography cites 20 sources.

This 12 page paper provides an overview of white-collar crime and its perceived seriousness in America. This paper relates the attitudes of the American public, law enforcement and the courts to white-collar crime and how its perceived seriousness has changed recently. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

(5 pp) The Amsterdam Treaty significantly addresses previous deep seated democratic deficiencies found in previous European Community Law making. These include stronger citizen redress, further protection of individual rights, and directly addressing the need for more innovative employment strategies within the European Union. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 15 page paper looks at the regulatory framework utilized in the way that securities transactions take place in Saudi Arabia and the United States, comparing and contrasting the general approach adopted and obligations placed upon the Capital Market Authority (CMA) and its duties under the Capital Markets Law of 2003, and the Securities and ...

This 5 page paper considers why many of the so-called democratic countries of Pacific Asia have resorted, at times, to martial law and political suppression. This paper also considers how this process is different from the suppression in totalitarian states. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 31 page paper answers questions asked by the student concerning international bond issues. The paper looks at issues such as the impacts on bond issues, underwriting of issues, the requirements for SEC registration under the 1933 Securities Act in the US and how these may be avoided. How convertible shares may be adapted to ...

A 23 page paper. China began its "open door" policy in 1979 when the government adopted The Law of the People‘s Republic of China on Joint-Ventures using Chinese and Foreign Investment. Over the next 15 years, other laws and regulations were adopted that encouraged foreign investment. The policies adopted over that time are discussed, including ...