Essays and Research Papers on Misc. Economic Issues

This 16 page paper looks at the reasons behind the way the stock market operates and the relationship between the S&P 500 and dividend pay outs as well as stock values. The paper undertakes this by answering some pertinent questions and demonstrating the points raised by using relevant cases and share piece graphs. The paper ...

This 5 page report discusses the larger concerns of how year-end economic reports relate to quantifiable economic goals and objectives and how the first year of the new millennium is likely to end up in terms of the nation’s economic growth rate. Over the last decade or so, most economic analysts and forecasters have come to believe that the number of ...

5 pages in length. In today's society, if an individual has not established a good credit rating with the three primary credit bureaus, there is little of value that this individual will be able to purchase or acquire. Credit has completely transformed the world into a cashless society; those who have not built ...

11 pages. Looks at the Pepsico organization and its use of the five forces model of competition, that is, the rivalry among competing sellers, suppliers, buyers, potential new entrants to the soft drink inudstry, and firms with substitute products such as juice and water and the five competitive strategies model which includes low cost leadership, broad differentiation strategy, focused low cost, ...

A 5 page overview of the many discrepancies in the mortgage industry. Contends that there is blatant discrimination on the basis of race and income. Points out that home ownership is critical to economic mobility and suggests mechanisms for increasing home ownership among the nation's poor and thus improving their economic mobility. ...

This 7 page report discusses the number one shoe company in the world, Nike. Despite several difficult years 1997-1999, Nike appears to: “have made the right moves in getting Nike back into growth stride in recent quarters. Fiscal second-quarter earnings released in mid-December beat analysts’ estimates, as net income totaled $107.5 million, versus $68.9 million in the year-earlier quarter. Revenues jumped ...

This 12 page paper looks at eight specific questions regarding economic philosophy. The answers regard Adam Smith. Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim and ideas of labor, commodities and society. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 10 page paper looks at the role of the intermediary in financial markets and justifies their role as a matchmaker bringing together the different requirements of the borrowers and the lenders in a form that can bridge the different needs. The role of the intermediary financial adviser as an is also considered and justified ...

12 pages in length. Considers all financial analysis for this company as well as the rate of return on investment and beta analysis. Includes a summary and conclusion of the findings as well. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 7 page paper looks at the AOL/Time Warner deal that was approved at the end of 2000. Antitrust implications are assessed. The Sherman Act is discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

The Expected Utility Hypothesis and Behavioral Approaches to Modeling Uncertainty A 9 page discussion of the numerous factors which enter into investment decisions and price determinations. Outlines the premises of the expected utility hypothesis and contrasts these premises to various investment behaviors and the basis behind those behaviors. Bibliography lists 5 sources. ...

This 6 page paper considers specific questions regarding UK Inheritance tax. The paper considers what items are chargeable and when as well as considering exemptions and relief's. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at the social ideals of this charitable industrialist who did not believe in giving alms. The paper looks at his ideas and compares them with the current situation of the welfare state finding both similarities and differences ending with the conclusion that the welfare state as it currently exists ...

This 5 page paper considers the impact that NAFTA has had on trade, concentrating on the effect it has had on Texas. The paper includes one graph and cites specific companies the agreement has influenced. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

5 pages in length. Budgets are primarily based on history of expenditures and income as well as related items, and are also based on the future forecasts for such. Budgets, however, mean different things to different groups. For instance, an individual's household budget would be entirely different for that of a public sector budget. Likewise, the for-profit ...

(5pp). In 1974 Congress passed a set of laws that changed the amount of money which could be donated to an individual campaign. Contributions to candidates are now limited to $1,000, per contributor, that's called" hard money." But of course many people and organizations, including special interest groups such as defense ...

This 23 page paper consider the use of gold as a hedging tool against inflation and market adjustments in the modern world. The role and perception of gold are considered in line with the application of historical evidence in order to ascertain if gold is subtle, or if times have changed and gold is simply ...

This 10 page paper consider why the last country in the world to use fractions on their stock exchanges finally took the decision to move to decimals. The paper examines the reasons for this an a straightforward manner as well as the implications for the investors and the brokers. The paper includes on table and ...

This 6 page report discusses six separate issues related to economics and price and demand elasticity. Issues affecting the relationship between prices and advertising are considered. A comparison of French and Australian wines and the equilibrium price of French wines and how it relates to a poor harvest are discussed. Opportunity costs, the indifference curve, the relationship between price elasticity of ...

This 5 page paper puts forward the case for investment in Softnet, looking at its' performance and the environment in general as well as other influential factors the paper cites reason that this may be a good investment. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

A 7 page paper discussing the economic classification theory of Egon Neuberger and its relevance in the emerging world economy. The paper strives to use Neuberger's classification system to characterize economies based solely on ownership of means of production. That classification had meaning before the fall of communism, but even China no longer qualifies as a centrally ...

A 7 page paper which presents an examination of how the welfare to work act has, and will, effect the economy of the country. Various statistics are provided as they involve some individual states. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 10 page paper. Many investors want to buy into IPOs but are they really that good an investment? This essay explores why IPOs are offered, who can really participate in them, and why they may not be such a good investment. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page report discusses international Internet gambling in the context of thinking exercised by a liberal Marxist. The traditional Marxist viewpoint follows the original thinking of Karl Marx that all events in human society are determined by economic forces. Marx’s ultimate goal was to liberate the world from the evil of acquisitive materialism and lead the human race to a ...

A seventeen page paper which considers whether the theories of Malthus and his modern successors can be described as ‘doomsday economics’. The writer looks at several different viewpoints on global economics, in terms of the difficulties of assessing population increase, food supply and productivity, and the impact which development in the industrialised West has had ...