Essays and Research Papers on Personal Finance

This 14 page paper considers the goal of full employment. Firstly, the paper considers what full employment actually is, and why in its definitive state it is not desirable. The paper then goes on to discuss the role of supply and demand on employment including the theories of the Classical, Keynsian and Monetarist regarding employment ...

5 pages in length. This paper considers the neoclassical economists as opposed to the Keynesians, along with some historical examples on both schools of thought. Bibliography lists sources.

An 8 page paper. This paper discusses several different questions that include: externalities and the market economy; free international trade; whether inflation or unemployment is worse for the economy; the importance of interest rates in the macroeconomy; how the Fed conducts open market operations and how this affects interest rates; the Phillips Curve method/theory; ...

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the company with a focus on how the company did during 1999 and 2000. Charts are included to illustrate a five year trend. The company is assessed and projections made. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 24 page paper explores the phenomenon of the leveraged buyout, taking the reader from the turbulent eighties to the gentler buyouts of the 1990's and into the twenty-first century where projections are made. The LBO is defined and many examples are provided. Bibliography lists 16 sources.

This 7 page paper looks at the theories of Thomas Malthus on population growth and control. His controversial views were not universally accepted as they appeared to condone the abandonment of welfare provisions due to the relationship between food production and population growth. Alternative views have been put forward in the years since Malthus first ...

A 5 page paper. Raising minimum wages has been a controversial topic for decades. Whenever Congress proposes an increase, there are numerous groups that support the bill and others that argue strongly against it. This paper presents some of the arguments against raising minimum wages, then demonstrates why each argument is invalid. Bibliography lists 4 ...

A 6 page paper which discusses the problem of economic conditions in urban poverty areas and that which involves racial issues. Annotated Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page critical analysis of "From Dominoes to Dynamos: The Transformation of Southeast Asia" by John Bresnan. No additional sources cited.

A 7 page paper which discusses various economic influences felt by the baby boomers. In addition, the paper discusses potential effects of baby boomers in the upcoming years. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

When a business looks at expanding into of staring up on another country it requires background information on that country such as political and economic data. This 8 page paper considers political and economic data on Switzerland which would be useful to an potential foreign investor. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 10 page paper considers the basis role and background to the International Monetary Fund. The aims and goals of the fund explained and the way in which these are achieved is also discussed. The involvement of the IMF in western, industrialised countries as well as third world developing countries is included, and the effect ...

This 5 page paper looks at the way in which asymmetry of information lead to a market failure in the NASDAQ in New York. The reasons for this are discussed and a brief case study is undertaken to demonstrate the failure by looking at Amazon .com. The paper includes two charts and the bibliography cites ...

The Great Depression, following the crash of the stock market in 1929, marked a significant shift in international economics and politics and reshaped the view of the United States. This paper provides an overview of the cause and impact of the Great Depression. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 12 page paper looks at the way in which companies account for issues other than immediate financial concerns. This includes social responsibility and actives as well as 'green accounting and auditing'. The paper firstly considers what is meant by the different perspectives on accounting practises, the second part of the paper then considers social ...

This 8 page paper examines this company through its financial data, primarily obtained from the annual report. Answering specific questions from the student it considers the position of the company in the long and short term. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 5 page paper takes a look at NAFTA and its impact on U.S. firms. The future ramifications of the treaty on businesses is noted as well. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 7 page paper gives an excellent overview between these two cost accounting methods. Also gives differences based on manufacturing as well as service providing organizations.Bibliography lists two sources.

This five-page-paper presents a discussion on the Canadian-United States Free Trade Agreement. Bibliography lists five sources.

This 7 page paper looks at the basis of financial control in Royal Dutch Shell, using accounts and information on the culture of the company. The way in which the company has developed from a small and weak company in the 1970's to one of the strongest oil companies around owes its success to planning ...

This 8 page paper is a financial analysis of Citicorp and its' current performance. The results are put into perspective using statistical analysis and charts as well as by comparison with the GDP of the Untied States and its own results over the last five years. The paper contains 3 graphs and the bibliography cites ...

This 12 page paper considers the influence of the impact of the Second World War on the development of the mass society. This paper asserts that for countries like England, France and Germany, the events that occurred following the end of World War II determined the shift in recent years towards a mass culture. ...

This 5 page paper describes the aspects of zero based, performance based, and line item budgeting, and explains the advantages of one over the other. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 16 page paper. The writer begins with a very brief introduction to each of these three companies, including revenue comparisons. The rest of the paper emphasizes stock market factors and includes reports and discussions of: quarterly share prices for two years; comparisons of p/e ratios - companies, sectors, industry and S&P 500; historical earnings ...

This 5 page paper considers the views of the United States between 1929 and 1939 and the transformation of significant economic and social issues during this era. In particular, this paper outlines the views presented in Frederick Allen's book Since Yesterday, and assesses the implications for understanding the overall impact of the business creed ...