Essays and Research Papers on International Finance

This is a 10 page paper with discuss the economic relationship between Saudi Arabia and South Korea. The bibliography has 8 sources.

A 9 page paper which examines how London and Paris are responding to globalization. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 3 page paper discussing some of the ways that economic growth contribute to the emergence of intermediate financial structures including thrift institutions, insurance companies and pension funds, and how they, in turn, contribute to increased economic growth. The development of these intermediaries lends stability to the economy by providing a broader base for ...

This 8 page paper looks at the move towards international accounting standards, examining the arguments such as the need for ‘internationalisation’ and the balance between the need for regulation and interference in business decision-making. The paper considers whether or this is placing a strain on the accounting framework and changing the way businesses make business ...

This 3 page paper looks at how and why market failure has occurred in Turkey with healthcare. The paper defines market failure and then considers the way it is seen in Turkey and some of the causes. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

A 4 page review of the life and theories of Arthur "Art" Laffer. This paper illustrates the various application of Laffer's so-called Laffer curve. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 18 page paper examines the impact of foreign direct investment on developing countries. The paper stars with a consideration of the two approaches, the beneficial model and the malign model. These models are considered and then the paper looks at how these are seen in the real world using numerous examples. The bibliography cites ...

This 3 page paper provides an overview of trade liberalization and considers whether it can exist along side morally conscious decision-making. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A paper which looks at the audiovisual industry in reference to the dominance of American cultural production and the impact of the free market on diversity in cultural production. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

In recent years the failure of companies such as Enron, WorldCom and Parmalat have shaken the confidence of the markets and investors. This 6 page paper considers the impact that this has had on corporations and the accounting profession as a whole. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 9 page paper discusses the statement that “Implementing international accounting standards will require considerable time and resources but the end results will be beneficial for all UK companies”. The paper looks at the benefits and the costs that will be realised as a result of harmonisation of accounting standards. The bibliography cites 9 sources. ...

This is a 9 page paper which examines German's economy past and present and discusses how globalization will affect Germany's economy. The bibliography has 7 sources.

This 5 page paper examines the Brazilian and US economies between 1985 and 2005 looking at aspects such as GDP, GDP per capital, unemployment, inflation and foreign direct investment. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses the idea of the inadequacies of cross-country growth studies. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 3 page paper. Using a case study scenario provided by the student, this essay responds to three issues: the costs and benefits of FDI in South Africa, how companies can fairly consider opportunities and threats of investing in the region, and what policies South Africa should adopt to increase FDI. No Bibliography.

This 4 page paper provides an overview and discussion on basic economic issues and theories revolving around international trade. Ricardo's ideas are compared with the Heckscher-Ohlin model. Various tariffs are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 12 page paper examines the Sony PSP from the microeconomics aspects looking at supply and demand and how this impacts on Sony PSP prices, the market structure of the handheld or portable games market, including the Nintendo DS and Gameboy, the way that the market is an oligopoly and whether or not game ...

This 18 page paper examines the performance of the UK transportation company Stagecoach, best known for its interest in the public bus system. The paper examines the companies performance wit the use of ratios and then looks t how the ratios indicate the company is performing in the context of the declared strategy. The paper ...

In April 2005 the UK Customs and Excise operations were merged with the Inland Revenue, for the first time putting all financial compliance operation in a single department. This 3 page paper considers some of the advantages and disadvantages that may result from this merger. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

A paper which compares the traditional perspective of development with the newer economic view, which moves away from an emphasis on growth alone, and looks instead at the issues from a much broader perspective, which approaches the problem from the standpoint of improving quality of life, rather than just levels of income. Bibliography lists 1 ...

This 14 page paper examines the way that fixed and pegged exchange rates have been used to try and create stable economies and economic growth and the advantages and difficulties seen in these strategies. The paper starts by looking at the gold standard and then examining the well known and long running Bretton-Woods agreement. In ...

This 5 page paper examines the concept of diversification in portfolio investments, what it is, how it can be used, the benefits and the limitation. The paper looks at a range of theories including industry and international diversification. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This 11 page paper examines the risk of exchange rate movements and the theories that look at how and why exchange rates move and then considers the way in which hedging may be used as a practical tool to reduce the exposure to that risk. The paper uses the example for a forwarding company, but ...

This 13 page paper examines the performance of the Greek Shipping compnay Tsakos Energy Navigation, looking at the financial performance between 2002 – 2005 and then considers the dividend policy and the use of dividend signalling. The bibliography cites 9 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the reasons for international trade focusing on the advantages as explained by David Ricardo’s theory of comparative advantage, considering w it had been built on Adam Smiths theories and the way it was adjusted with the Heckscher-Ohlin (HO) Model. The bibliography cites 7 sources.