Essays and Research Papers on Personal Finance

This 3 page paper is an explanation of Euro currency markets. The origins and concept of Eurocurrency markets are discussed along with the reasons they may be used by different types of international organizations. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 19 page paper looks at the depreciation of the US dollar which has taken place between 2001 and 2012. The reasons behind the depreciation of the dollar are examined, looking at both theory and real world events. The paper then considers the way that the depreciation of the dollar has impacted on Sony, ...

Activity based costing (ABC) has been highly beneficial for many manufacturing industries. The process has facilitated increased transparency and greater control of costs, including the ability to help reduce costs significant. This paper argues that similar processes can be applied with in the service sector. The way that the concepts may be applied and ...

Property development will often require debt to fund the development projects. The way in which different lenders may look at a development and assessed in this 9 page paper, with consideration of the different types of criteria that may be applied, and specific attention to the valuation of a property development project. The bibliography cites ...

The Price Of Oil This 5 page paper examines the different influences which may result in oil prices increasing. Influences that may decrease or interfere with the supply and increase demand are examined. Other influences, such as taxes, are also discussed. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the way interest rates may be used manage an economy. The case of Mexico is considered, where the central bank has been seeking to reduce inflation and also wishes to stimulate the economy and reduced the interest rates in March 2013. The bibliography cites 1 source.

This 3 page paper compares Shell Oman Marketing Company with Oman Oil and Al Maha, comparing four selected financial ratios. The ratios examined are the earnings per share (EPS), P/E ratio, return on equity and return on capital employed. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 9 page paper is a 6 slide PowerPoint presentation and speaker notes answering two costing questions. The first examines a situation where a production manager suggest increasing production in order to lower costs for the current accounting year; explaining how the use of absorption costing may help to increase reported profits and discusses the ...

Pricing This 4 page paper looks at the way supply and demand will impact on airline ticket prices. The paper using supply and demand graphs to explain how to routes may have the same ticket prices, despite being very different distances, with different overhead costs. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 14 page paper discusses the influence that fair value accounting (FVA) may have had in the financial crisis which started in 2008. The concept of fair value accounting is assessed, with an examination of the criticisms which have emerged, apportioning some blame for the crisis on this accounting technique. The potential of alternate methods ...

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of Gwartney's "Common Sense Economics". It questions the centrality of economic incentives to economic stability. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper answers a set of four questions regarding FDI and implications for US companies considering investing in the UK. The first question concerns how and why the country may be attractive. The second looks at the presence of risks. The third question identifies and discusses risk mitigation or minimization strategies, the ...

This 3-page paper explains return on equity and internal rate of return. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5-page paper discusses whether a proposed merger between T-Mobile and Sprint Nextel will increase shareholder value for both companies. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper answers a set of questions regarding investing in an international stock exchange, in this case the UK stock exchange. The first question discusses the performance of the UK stock market between 2008 and 2012. The second question is a discussion on the relative risk that is perceived to the company that ...

This 3 page paper is a statistics paper using information on the salaries of basketball coaches and the performance of the teams to determine of there is a relationship between salaries and team performance. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 19 page paper examines the changes in regulation regarding accounting for defined contrition pension schemes and assesses the degree to which regulation changes may be influencing the shift to defined benefit schemes. The regulations, focusing on IAS 26 and FRS 17, are outlined, and assessed. The way two similar firms in the US ...

This 8 page paper looks at the concept of transaction cost economics, defining the characteristics of transaction costs, considering the boundaries and assessing the way that this may be used to manage costs and aid with management decisions. The bibliography cites 9 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of outlining a research project. An example project dealing with banking innovations is used. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 5 page paper focuses on the crimes and schemes of Bernie Madoff. Some attention is paid to the money laundering aspect of his crimes. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4-page paper discusses the Federal Open Market Committee, price stability and the GDP. Also discussed is the current FOMC decisions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at the way in which overhead costs are allocated and applies this to products from a well known firm. The example pf McDonalds is used, with assumptions made regarding the way costs may be allocated. The paper includes a recasting of costs with a segmented income statement in the ...

This 8 page paper looks at the concept of dividend signaling, looking at what it is, how it developed, the underlying theory, contradictory ideas and the influences which may impact on the way it is perceived by the market. The bibliography cites 13 sources.

This 6 page paper answers a set of questions concerning macroeconomics. The first question uses the LR growth model to look at why developing economies are finding it difficult to catch up with the developed economies. The second question considers policies that New Keynesians may advocate in order to increase employment and growth. The third ...

This 3 page paper examines Google. The paper starts by looking at the background of the company, including its’ development, core products and the market in which it competes. The paper then looks at the financial performance between 2008 and 2010 and ends by examining the way in which the IPO took place in 2004. ...