Essays and Research Papers on Misc. Economic Issues

A paper which looks at the tradeoff between unemployment and inflation in the light of the rational expectations theory, with specific reference to the Bank of England's fiscal policies. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4-page paper answers some questions about property taxes, their purposes and how they're assessed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 7 page paper answering several questions regarding the supposed negative externalities of SUVs. All light trucks protect their passengers better than do light cars, but drivers of cars die at much higher rates than do drivers of SUVs. Several authors blame light trucks for being more dangerous, but their analyses appear to ...

This 5 page paper begins with an explanation of price elasticity of demand, price elasticity of supply and price elasticity of income, including formulas and examples. The writer then discusses the price elasticity of demand of VCRs, including data regarding sales in the late 1980s and the declining sales in recent years. Bibliography lists 5 ...

This 5 page paper explains what each of these taxes are and the pros and cons of each. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

This 8-page paper is a review of Burton Malkiel's book "A Random Walk down Wall Street." The book discusses a variety of investment theories (supporting that of Modern Portfolio Management) and includes a summary of each of the four parts.

This 3-page paper is a discussion about the Consumer Price Index, its purpose, and the pros and cons of using this to measure inflation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 9 page paper looks at different types of risk and evaluates the proposition that 'risk assessment is a specialist function best left to its' experts'. The paper looks at the arguments for and against why risk assessing should be left to the experts and considers the possible outcomes that may arise from an inexperienced ...

This 3-page paper is a financial analysis of Buckeye Partners and its financial and income statements.

This 4-page paper is a report on the trend of elder financial abuse. The paper discusses the warning signs and what steps banks are taking to protect their elderly clients against abuse. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3-page paper analyzes questions from Frank Partnoy's book Infectious Greed: How Deceit and Risk Corrupted the Financial Markets. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 80-page paper goes into detailed discussion about the accounting problems that launched the bankruptcy of Enron Corp. and WorldCom, and the legislation passed to try to prevent the same thing from happening in the future. The paper also discusses overall accounting irregularities and how the system should be overhauled to prevent these in the ...

This 6 page paper is an in-depth profile of Bronx County in New York, also known as The Bronx. The paper examines the demographic profiles of the residents by age gender and ethnic background, looks at average income, housing and educational attainment levels and health including mortality rates for different medical conditions and access to ...

This 14-page paper describes the duties and responsibilities of compliance officers, especially in the banking/financial industry. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 15-page paper focuses on a fictitous financial services company and how a compliance officer, based on literature about the topic, can determine vulnerabilities and solution to those vulnerabilities. The paper is written from a UK perspetive. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses ethics and auditors, based on philosophies including utilitarianism, Kantianism, relativism, altruism and others. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7-page paper focuses on IRS reform, and how the agency can better focus on more equitable taxation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 7-page paper examines the IRS' Foreign Income Tax Exclusion (Section 911) and discusses how this particular aspect helps with competitiveness of U.S. workers abroad. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5-page paper presents information on Wal-Mart's capital and debt financing, based on literature, and some of the risks and rewards it is taking on through making these particular financing decisions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper analyses two sets of data provided by the student. Each is a data set of amounts of commission earned by sales teams. The two sets of data are analysed looking at the range, median, mode and mean with the standard deviation. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 20 page paper examines a case provided by the student in the form of results tables for airports. The paper looks first at the characteristics of international airports using statistics looking at revenue number of passengers and level of cargo carried as well as average profit levels. The second part of the paper carries ...

This 4 page paper talks about problems with identity theft and why freezing credit is not the answer. Several examples are provided. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 10 page paper takes a thoughtful look at unemployment. There is some address of theory, history and implications related to the economy. The paper also looks at solutions for unemployment and how people can prepare for it in a shaky economy. Reasons for unemployment are thoroughly explored. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 6 page paper examines these important industries while examining vacationing in America. How gas prices affect decisions to go on vacation is examined. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5-page paper provides an analysis of foundation company Warnaco and the problems of its $145 million overstatement of inventory on its balance sheets during the late 1990s. Bibliography lists 4 sources.