Economics papers

This paper examines how a money-driven economy affected the commercialization of Europe.

This paper discusses the role of Saudi Arabia in OPEC and the organization's impact on US and world economics and politics.

This paper discusses that the defense industry in the US is largely oligopolistic although even though there are v few major contractors, they employ numerous subcontractors and examines how economic and defense spending fluctuations affect the industry o

This paper discusses the differences between pure "free enterprise" and the "mixed economy" of the U.S. and examines government's economic role in three distinct areas: Pollution control, medical care and antitrust law.

This paper describes the complex international political economy of the Middle East as deriving from both historical factors as well as political and economic factors of recent origin.

This paper reviews J. K. Galbraith's "The Great Crash", an analysis of the causes and consequences of the 1929 financial crash in America.

Discusses the closing of institutions, costs, causes (fraud, bad loans, interest rates), deregulation and possible solutions.

Structure, mechanics & legal environment.

Emphasizes misunderstandings & Japanese cultural elements leading to problems in economic relations. Contradictory Japanese attitudes & messages and historical roots.

This paper examines United States' national security, as it may be affected by the impact on strategic mobility of the deregulation of the transportation industry, emphasizing the air transportation industry and the Civil Air Reserve Fleet.

This paper argues for U.S. economic restrictions on Japan: Background, balance of payments, problems and justifications.

This paper discusses unemployment and its associated problems: Causes, impact of inflation and government policies.

This paper examines the price inflation, which occurred in Europe in the sixteenth and early-seventeenth centuries: Causes, fiscal analyses, speculation, importation of American gold and silver, labor, trade, money supply and rise of capitalism.

This paper discusses the relationship between the Retirement Trust Funds and the federal budget deficit: Actuarial status of funds, income change for retirees, deficit and Social Security.

This paper discusses the potential problems of the U.S. budget deficit and suggests solutions.

This paper examines the problem of economic development in Brazil, within the context of environmental concerns over the protection and preservation of the Amazonian rain forest.

This paper explores the capital-gains tax issue in the United States: Pros and cons of arguments involving reduction in the tax rate, tax on inflation, cost of capital and creating short-term windfall.

This paper summarizes the social and economic problems of elderly minorities and critically examines their public assistance policies: Income, jobs, basic necessities, housing, welfare, homelessness, medical issues and education.

This paper examines capitalism and communism by comparing these economic and philosophical systems: Definitions, practice vs. theory, production, ideology, unions, liberty, injustices, class and social relations and capital.

This paper examines the proposal to use government revenues to create vouchers redeemable at public or private primary and secondary schools, focusing on the negative aspects: Purpose, views of public, politicians and educators.

This paper examines the international debt crisis: Origins, less developed countries, U.S. indebtedness, banks, International Monetary Fund, conditionality, stabilization process, trade, currency, investments and future. Tables.

Discusses the nature of the Postal Service as a semi-privatized authority. Details the problems that arise from this unique management structure and the competition from other delivery services and new communication technology.

Reviews the history and growth of business in the United states. Focuses on how the structure and function of corporations has changed as new markets developed, new technologies grew and new attitudes developed.

Discusses the specific steps involved in buying a house. Devises a strategy for acquiring the house you want.

Identifies key marketing steps involved in delivering quality service.

Reviews the federal government's role in the United States economy from 1887 to the 1990s.

Describes the manufacturing processes in Japan and presents the options for American and European companies to compete with Japanese effectively.

Examines the viability and cost-effectiveness of the the Metro Rail or Blue Line in Southern California.

Discusses the challenge posed by liberalization of trade in agriculture. Seeks to identify the root causes of the difficulties posed by trade liberalization in agriculture.

Scottish immigrant Andrew Carnegie took advantage of the synergistic relationship between the nascent steel and rail industries to build an empire, besting along the way fellow business giants Rockefeller and Morgan.

The concepts and techniques necessary for market forecasting. Looking at cultural factors, environments and economics as applied to the medical services industry.

Trade involving an element of reciprocity, from a management perspective. Includes a definition, forms, development and advantages and disadvantages.

A discussion of the pros and cons of the proposition to return to system of fixed international currency exchange rates.

A examination of the historical development of the United States federal budget deficit. Focusing on its growth, impact on the economy and measures for its control.

Examining trade problem issues, management and productivity aspects, foreign acquisition and industrial policy in the United States construction market.

Analyzes the implications for stock and future price volatility of program trading and dynamic hedging strategies. Including a review of portfolio insurance, market equilibrium, potential adaptations and synthetic securities.

An examination of the micro and macro economic concepts of Marx. A review of the classical theory, value, social processes, advantages and disadvantages.

A comparrison of the causes and effects of the two market crashes. A detailed examination of market behaviour, price, stock values, government policy and general economic conditions.

An overview of the European Economic Community and the increased economic integration which will occur in 1992 through The Single Act.

A focus on developing countries and their resource development and labor. Examining strategy alternatives, multinationals and the role of OPEC as a case study of Jamaica's bauxite development and cartelization.

The background and purposes of the European Economic Community. A history of modern Ireland and its political and economic considerations in joining the European Economic Community and what the positive and negative consequences would be.

The definition and history of this market segment. An examination of the effects of the 1987 crash and how it affected the Junk Bond Markets' status in 1988 and future outlook.

A comparison of Marx and Keynes views on social and economic elements, labor, money, with the advantages and disadvantages of each.

A marketing assessment and plan for the introduction of specialty coffees including a product description, research and segmentation and associated risks.

Concept & applications of this corp. alternative with respect to 1986 Tax Reform Act & potential tax benefits.

Discusses "The Christian debate over capitalism." Argues against leftist policies which prevent socioeconomic justice.

Analyzes role & impact of attitudes about future economic events & compares views of John Maynard Keynes, Alfred Marshall & others.

Discusses history & development of economic disputes & negotiations between two nations. Looks at exports & imports, balance of trade & deficits, national interests & security, technology, goverment protection, steel, automobiles and outlook.

Discusses for-profit role of corporation controllers of health services, physical therapy, anti-trust laws and free-market concept.

Discusses background & development, member nations, objectives, role of EEC in international finance, currency exchange rates and probable impact of further EEC economic integration on U.S. financial markets. Tables.

Discusses development of money-based economy, AD 500 to AD 1100, gold, fiduciary money and coinage.

Examines economic developments in People's Republic of China, late-1970s through late-1980s. Discusses foreign participation, structure & management of economy, readjustments, decentralization, pragmatism, Responsibility System, incentives and commercial

Examines economist's theories on the affluent state; criticisms; compared to Adam Smith, Malthus, Milton Friedman; political aspects; production; poverty and industrial power.

Discusses causes, growth rates, assets, foreign ownership of U.S. property, consumer spending, balance of trade, imports & exports and possible solutions.

Discusses Mexico's economics and possibility of developing marketing plan for selling fax machines. Examines national debt; political, legal & socio-cultural aspects, product analysis, pricing and distribution.

Discusses background & development, contemporary role of community in world politics & economics, other nations' attitudes, impact of community on other nations, past, present & future. Also exmines laws, organization and operations.

Examines good & bad effects of global corporations on developing countries, concluding that impact is negative overall. Discusses economics, power and case study of Dominican Republic.

Discusses economic initiatives, goals, possible success or failure, background of socialist approach, reform in Marxist, Leninist & Stalinist contexts.

Examines statistics, G.N.P., deficits, causes & effects, economic expansion, role of government, demand & production, role of West Germany & Japan and possible solutions.

Examines offset procedure of international trade & other countertrade arrangements in theory & offset rule in Saudi Arabia specifically.

Discusses calls for protectionism, tariffs, world trade balance, president-congress struggles, currency valuation, government interference in free market and barriers to fair trade.

Compares causes & economic effects of two crashes. Discusses panic, investors' attitudes, recession & depression, role of govt. in the crashes & aftermaths and market corrections.

Discusses causes, unemployment, socio-economic structural problems, welfare, post-industrial changes, public programs' failures and politics.

Defines & discusses types of monopolies, & uses AT&T as an example.

Reviews the weakness of the post-WWI British economy & the hesitancy of U.S. policymakers of the era as the primary causes of the Great Depression.

Theoretical problems of growth in developing lands controlled by developed powers. Examines trade, capital formation, politics, production and banking. Uses Kenyan agricultural development as case study.

Explains stock options & their role in increasing stock market equilibrium.

This paper looks at alcoholism, stress, divorce, and unethical practices in relation to Banking personnel.

This paper discusses the economic and social concepts presented by Karl Marx.

This paper discusses the background and causes of the Great Depression of the 1930's .

This paper discuses economic planning in the Middle East: Growth, development, natural resources, agriculture and regional inequalities.

This paper examines the concept of depreciation and its use in the financial management of organizations: Methods (straight line, declining balance, etc.); calculation procedures; effects; advantages and disadvantages under economic conditions.

This paper argues that goals of Roosevelt's New Deal and Keynesian economics were not the same and contrasts the positions.

This paper discusses Ricardo's theory of rent, its ramifications. and modern theories which refute Ricardo.

This paper reviews the modern history of international currency exchange rates by focusing on the system of fixed rates based on the gold standard.

This paper discusses the macroeconomic monetary and fiscal tools used by modern goverments, focuses on the U.S. during the 1930s and argues that these tools were successfully employed to control the economy.

The purpose of this paper is to discuss Karl Marx and Max Weber in terms of the basic characteristics they consider fundamental to the rise of capitalism and the consequences of capitalism for social structure.

A paper which examines the legislation relating to Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs, in a bid to recover the American economy from the Great Depression.

A discussion of the consequences of neo-liberalism.

An analysis of modern marketing and its environment, through a comparison of the marketing strategies of Coke and Pepsi.

This paper focuses on the impact of the European Union on world trade, with a concentration on its effect on the U.S. and Japan.

This paper discusses the demand and supply of water.

A critique of Caroline Bird's "The Case Against College" focusing on the issues surrounding a college education.

An examination of the effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the proposed (Free Trade Area of the Americas) FTAA on Mexico.

A discussion of the relationship between military action and economic activity in war time.

A paper which explores the substantial differences between the economies in the United States and Italy, focusing on the auto industries.

A study of the Airline Pilots Association (ALPA) stranglehold on the American Airline industry.

An analysis of the book "Food First: Beyond the Myth of Scarcity" by Francis Moore Lappe and Joseph Collins which makes a clear argument against the existence of ?a world hunger crisis.?

A discussion of social class and the Tax Reform Act of 1986.

A paper on the status of the economy of the former Communist nations working to survive in a free market economy.

A literature review on urban tourism.

How globalization, which is centered in North America, is impacting the southern continent.

This paper discusses the debatable issue of low income housing tax credit.

This paper explores the rapid economic and social changes after 1870 and looks at the differences between these developments and those of the first industrial revolution.

A brief insight into Mexico's economic system.

A paper which explores the need for total re-engineering of the Chinese business process after China enters the World Trade Organization (WTO).

This paper presents the many accomplishments of the great economist, Harry S. Dent.

A discussion of the economic conditions underlying major league baseball.

This paper discusses and analyzes the United States balance of payments, an overall statement of all economic transactions between the U.S. and all other countries over a year's time.

This paper explains the objectives and activities of the International Monetary Fund. (IMF)