Essays and Research Papers on Personal Finance

This 7 page paper consider the impact that entering the single European currency may have on the economy and hw the government seek to control exchange rates. The paper then considers what influence the entrance of Bulgaria to the EU will have in the wine importers in the UK. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

The World Bank This 8 page paper considers the different pressures that impact on the World Bank regarding the need for a fully integrated information system. This paper considers the advantage and disadvantages the bank ay find in implicating such as large project and give advice on how it should be approached. The bibliography cites ...

This 5 page paper considers the development of the World Trade organisation (WTO), including the development form GATT. The writer then considers the current role of the WTO, including the lack of any stance on moral or ethical issues. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

This 6 page paper considers the bank in the post merger environment. The writer looks at the position of the company, the structure of the company, the competition, and its post merger performance. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 10 page paper considers trade patterns n Russia and argues that these are a reflection of the economic instability and may be seen as an indication of the developing nature of the relatively new capitalist economy. The bibliography cites 14 sources.

This 5 page paper considers what we mean by a budget and budgetary control, how this may occur in a real organisation and why it is important as well as the different influences. The writer applies these ideas to the National Wildlife Federation. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the fund, based on its prospectus and other sources. Specific information about the fund, inclusive of fund mangers and their backgrounds, and the types of industries in which it is invested, are discussed. Recommendations are made. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 8 page paper considers the reasons why dividend signalling is more influential on the market and more demanded by the market in market based systems rather than bank based systems. The writer considers the way signalling may be seen as a mechanism that overcomes the problems of asymmetry of information in a more ...

7 pages. Accountants perform a variety of roles in organizations for which their professional ethics require them to be objective. The work of managers is more ambitious and requires political decisions that are in their nature subjective. Therefore there is a fundamental tension between the roles of accountants and managers. This ...

This paper examines the FASB's ruling on SFAS 141, involving eliminating the pooling of "collective businesses." The paper contends that while the regulation was created for the best of reasons, it is currently creating more problems than it is solving. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 5 page paper considers a case study provided by the student where a union is making a claim for an increase in the pay of its members as they are receiving less than a other set of staff with equivalent jobs. The writer uses the data provided; a random set of salaries from the ...

A 6 page paper discussing investors' willingness to accept the statement, "excluding extraordinary items." Exclusion of extraordinary items is a valid approach to considering them, according to researchers and nearly every analyst working today. Stockholders in VeriSign and Rite Aid seem to be saying that they hold a much different view than do ...

This 10 page paper considers the influences that are seen to have an effect on house process and how these vary between the regions. The paper looks at this from the perspective of supply and demand, with the higher demand areas suffering disproportionate increases in house process. The writer then uses this information to cross ...

25 pages answering a variety of mid-level economics study questions. Topics focus on Porter's five forces, sustainability, competition, pricing, revenue destruction, Cournot equilibrium and other similar topics. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper provides an overview of the minimum wage argument. What the minimum wage does to the economy is the focus of the paper. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper examining whether Microsoft has a monopoly in the context of economists' definitions. The paper discusses perfect competition, monopoly and the differences between them, and then assesses an article from Britain's The Economist in light of economists' definitions of the terms. The paper notes that Microsoft was unable to sell ...

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts these two schools of economic thought to identify their similarities and differences. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

5 pages. An excellent and thorough explanation of the Game Theory of economics. Explains in detail how this theory works and how it applies in real-world situations to companies with oligopolies. Standard microeconomics provides a theory of decision-making where the outcomes of various decisions are known. Game theory provides rational solutions ...

A 5 page paper. Capital One is among the top ten credit card companies in the U.S. The company has more than 46 million customers worldwide. This paper considers the company's policies and asks whether or not they are ethical. Since it is so hard to obtain all their specific policies regarding credit card approval, ...

5 pages. The Yankee Candle Company is analyzed and their market structure analysis is the main consideration in this thorough look at the inner workings and structures of a major corporation. This paper can apply not only to the Yankee Candle Company but is an excellent overview of how one constructs a market ...

This 8 page paper uses a fictitious case in an example of management accounting to show the student how to calculate breakeven point and numbers as well as how profits may be projected and prices set.

This 8 page papers uses shows a student how to analysis a set of company accounts top look at issues such as profitability, working capital, liquidity, capital structure and stock market indicators. The writer demonstrated how to read the relevant figures and calculate the margins or the ratios required, as well as explaining what they ...

This 5 page paper presents an overview of theories on free trade. Adam Smith's ideas are included in the analysis. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper provides charts reflecting Amazon.com's balance sheets with some calculations of business ratios as well. The ratios are analyzed. Basic company information is provided for this 1995 Internet start up. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper consider the balance of trade in the US and In Korea and argues that the Korean economy is disproportionately reliant on the US economy. The bibliography cites 3 sources.