Essays and Research Papers on International Economics

This 7 page paper explores the current economic policy of Brazil in terms of the oppositions inherent within the political structure. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 5 page paper discussing the likely consequences to the Australian dollar were it pegged to that of the US and the US relaxed its monetary policy. Australia's real dollar is not attached to any other nation's currency of course, but the purpose here is to speculate on the effects that a fixed exchange rate could have ...

This 11 page paper considers the way in which international companies may use hedging to reduce the risks of international dealing or to potentially enhance profits. The paper uses the example of a country, that in six months time will have outflows in German and Brazilian currencies and an inflow in Swiss Francs. The paper ...

This 7 page paper argues that in any country where the currency is free floating there will be an incompatibility with any fixed exchange rate system unless it involves monetary union or has capital controls. The paper look at the way in which currency crises occur and applies this to the argument of the paper. ...

7 pages in length. This paper will serve to investigate the social market system as it applies in both Canada and Sweden. The advantages and disadvantages of the system will be analyzed. By doing this analysis we will consider whether the social market system would work in the United States by considering the possible benefits and the arguments against ...

This 20 page paper consider these four countries and the different factors that will influence business. The paper starts with a comprehensive look at the economic factors such as GDP, inflation and interest rates, and then goes on to consider other macro economic factors at work in the countries, such as the social and cultural ...

This 8 page paper explores the work "Mass Media and Free Trade : NAFTA and the Cultural Industries" edited by McAnany & Wilkinson. A summary is provided and a short critique is included at the end. The subject of NAFTA is discussed in general, but primarily in respect to the cultural industries explored by ...

This 9 page paper compares the growth within the UK economy to the other OECD nations. By looking at different aspects of the economy such as GDP per capita as well as the standard of living, surprising comparisons can be made. The paper includes 3 graphs and the bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 20 page paper looks at the failure in the Turkish economy, and how it may be equated with the failure to regulate the banking system. The paper looks at the background of the economy, and how the problems occurred. The paper then looks at the way in which the banking system can be seen ...

A 7 page paper. There are four sections in this paper. The first discusses the origin of GAAP and the authority for it; the second, discusses Malaysia's equivalent to GAAP; the third, provides an outline of the principles of GAAP as well as new standards and also the work being done on an international level; ...

This 16 page paper consider the relationship between supply and demand.. This complex relationship can be seen operating in many economies. In this paper we consider the concentrated economy of Hong Kong and examine different sectors of the economy in terms of this economic model. The paper considers transportation, land, clothing and e-commerce. The bibliography ...

5 pages in length. The perpetually forward moving progression of globalization has warranted an extended type of supervision with regard to economic issues. In order to maintain reasonable control during this time of overwhelming technological advancement, there has come a need for global governance, the means by which economic commerce is regulated beyond the ...

5 pages. The small, essentially private enterprise economy of Belize is based primarily on agriculture, agro-based industry, and merchandising, with tourism and construction assuming increasing importance for the local economy. Agriculture accounts for about twenty percent of GDP and provides seventy-five percent of export earnings, while sugar, the chief crop, accounts for almost forty percent of hard currency earnings. The United ...

This 7 page paper examines each of these markets, which represent greatly different numbers of companies and total value. Each also exhibits similar activity tracks. They have risen and fallen together, and lately to much the same relative degree. Comparison of the three markets indicates that globalization is having an effect on international stock markets. ...

Intellectual Property Rights in the 21st Century: This 12-page analytical essay defines and examines intellectual property rights. In addition, a detailed overview as to its ramifications in the new millenium is provided. Innovation, like liberty has always been an American core value – but now some very large dollars are at stake, and avarice ...

A 5 page paper which argues that many people in the United States take advantage of child labor around the world, and often promote it, unknowingly. The labor of these children often provides us with goods we long to possess, at relatively cheap prices, as their countries struggle to enter into the new global economy. Bibliography lists 5 sources. ...

This 5 page paper considers the way in which government policies have changed over the years, shifting from the Keynesian demand side economics to Anglo-American supply side economics as well as subsequent changes. The paper considers the reasons for these changes and the effect that have been seen since they were implemented. The bibliography cites ...

This 5 page paper looks at the Haiti economy, the GDP and general economic condition of the country. Them paper considers the make up of the economy, the performance of the currency, and ways in which the economy may be improved. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 17 page paper examines this large conglomerate that is quoted in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange in Malaysia in order to decide it if would be a good investment. The paper undertakes a financial analysis of the company, including the use of many ratio's. The paper also includes and explanation of the ratio's and ...

An Overview of the UK Economy: This 8-page essay examines the economic conditions in the United Kingdom relevant to the past decade. In addition, experts’ predictions for the nation’s future prosperity are profiled. What’s in store for the world’s 4th largest economy? Bibliography lists 6 sources. SNUkecon.doc

This 10 page paper considers the role of the economies in these two very different countries. The writer looks at the way in which the individual citizen may be seen as the servant of the economy, and the way in which the economy may be the servant of the people. This is then considered in ...

This 6 page paper considers the problems that may be seen in the regulation of the financial services industry with the increasing use of the Internet and e-commerce. The paper concentrates on Australia, but may equally be applied to any country where there is deregulated financial services sector. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

11 pages. The origination of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was to establish a foundation that would create jobs in Mexico, Canada and the United States, and raise living standards. One of the primary purposes behind implementing NAFTA was so that three hundred sixty million consumers who live in Canada, Mexico and the United States would have ...

Marx recognized that in the endless search for profit, capitalists drive down the cost of labor, thus creating systematic poverty and unemployment in the midst of plenty, and setting recurrent economic crises into motion. This 9 page paper argues that the structural adjustment policies of the IMF, also known as "neoliberal policies", are beneficial to the enhancement of the market ...

A 13 page paper discussing a Thunderbird case (A07-99-0028) describing events and conditions surrounding Lufthansa's 1985 decision to purchase 20 Boeing 737s to be delivered in 1986. Chairman Heinz Ruhnau made some exceedingly poor decisions that had no basis in fact and then was called to account for them before the Board. Ruhnau believed that the all-time-high dollar ...