Essays and Research Papers on International Finance

This 3 page paper examines Saudi Arabia as a potential business destination. This includes some background of Saudi Arabia, statistics on economy and trade information of imports and exports, and details of population, inflation, unemployment and politics. The bibliography cites 1 sources.

This 7 page paper highlights how globalization and colonization have impacted the cotton industry, and specifically the countries of China, India and Pakistan. This paper highlights the economic and political ramifications of globalization on the cotton industry. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

During the period of 1873 – 1896 growth in world trade was very low. Various depression were seen throughout the world, this 3 page paper considers Great Britain and identifies who the winners and the losers were in relation to the depression in Britain. The bibliography cites 3 sources

This 9-page paper discusses how inflation impacted the Israeli economy during the latter part of the 20th century. Topics under discussion include fiscal mismanagement and the Economic Stabilzation Program that effectively ended the country's triple-digit inflation. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 11-page paper focuses on the main reasons for the Asian financial crisis, and how it impacted the fast-growth pardigm the region was experiencing prior to 1997. Bibliography lists 16 sources.

This 12 page paper examines the structure of the banking and financial services sector in the UK, looking to the industries that have created the current structure. This is then compared to the US, where the great depression impacted more deeply on the sector, and had reinforced greater separation and fragmentation, but where change is ...

A 7 page paper comparing the central banking systems of Argentina and the US. It appears that the primary difference in the central banks of Argentina and the US (aside from direct government involvement) is the ability of each to control the money supply as well as interest rates as instruments used in fine-tuning ...

This 6 page paper outlines what is meant by Eurocurency, such as the EuroDollar and paper considers the development of the market. The paper then looks at the role this market plays and how it is different from the domestic money markets. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 10 page paper looks at the accounts of these two companies and considers their commonalities and differences as examples of similar companies with accounts prepared in different companies. The paper outlines some basic differences between UK and US accounting, and then examines each set of accounts looking at overall disclosure, foreign currency translation and ...

This 12 page paper considers the problems that extend from competition rules in the European Community and the Internet. This paper addresses some of the factors that have extended from the use of e-commerce. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of current literature regarding the necessity for the standardization of accounting procedures in the global marketplace. In particular, this paper considers the impacts of the issue of standardization and the arguments that exist regarding its importance. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 8 page paper provides an overview of the budgeting process in state governments, which is inextricably linked to political processes and policy determinations that in turn define budgetary directives. Political theorists and budget analysts have suggested the policies dictate elements of the budgetary process, but the availability of fiscal support and the support ...

This 36-page paper focuses on the differeing accounting standards between the United Kingdom and Nigeria. The paper discusses many aspects of these two countries, and includes a discussion of management accounting and its meaning as well. Bibliography lists 14 sources.

An 8 page research paper that contrasts and compares the economic growth of countries in Asia to those in Latin America and Africa, specifically addressing why growth elsewhere in the world has not matched the performance of Asia economies. The writer argues that the blame lies primarily with government mismanagement, corruption and greed. Bibliography lists ...

A 5 page paper discussing changes in the financial services industry. The purpose here is to identify five major trends and developments in the financial services industry, particularly those in banking as those trends affect other segments of the larger financial services industry. The trends identified here are consolidation within the industry; the ...

An 18 page paper discussing determination of exchange rate and purchasing parity in Argentina, followed by a discussion of particular economic issues facing developing countries. The paper distinguishes between developing and mature economies according to the OECD definition of mature, and discusses developing nations’ need for capital and development of capital markets. The ...

A 5 page paper discussing Argentina’s economic difficulties in 2002. The Import Substitution Industrialization (ISI) method can be blamed in part for retarding economic growth. Once Argentina weathers the current economic recession, it will once again be poised to overcome the economic problems of the past. ISI likely will not be a ...

A 14 page paper discussing the economy of Argentina for the purpose of assessing the value of foreign direct investment in the country and the advisability of fixing exchange rates for the Argentine peso. Using others’ capital is always attractive as long as Argentines retain control over how that capital is used. Reverting ...

A 5 page paper discussing whether MERCOSUR can be held responsible in any way for Argentina’s economic collapse in 2001-2002. MERCOSUR brought promise of increased trade with South American neighbors until the Argentine economy could improve to the point that it could attain membership in NAFTA. There were other factors at work, however, ...

This 10 page paper considers how globalization is able to lower costs. The paper looks at issues such as how production or supply may be maximised making use of the theory of diminishing returns, the impact of elasticity and the way that input and outputs can all be managed to decrease costs. The bibliography cites ...

This 10 page paper considers the factors that create and maintain incentive structures for firms to indulge creative accounting along with the incentive structures for key users to ignore the creativity. The writer identifies the opaqueness and weak governance combination that lead to these problems. Italian company Parmalat is used as an example, references are ...

A 14 page paper which examines entrepreneurship in terms of different countries and globalization. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 12 page paper considers what strategies and tools can be used to manage capital risks in international businesses. The paper looks at effective use of short and long hedging as well as the potential use of Eurocurrencies. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 5-page paper discusses Argentina as an emerging market on the global scene. The main thrust of this is that Argentina's economic health, though improving, is still not enough for this country to be a global player. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper examines the premise that author Mark Hertzgaard establishes in his book, "The Eagles Shadow" that one source of America's downfall is its consumerism. This paper examines the position Hertzgaard takes on this matter by illustrating his viewpoint on the Kyoto Treaty. Furthermore, this paper takes the position that Hertzgaard ...