Essays and Research Papers on Economics

A 5 page paper which discusses three separate jobs which appeared in a job search on the Internet. the position requirements and other useful pieces of information are illustrated, as well as the writer's reactions to the information discovered. This is followed by a brief discussion of possible techniques to be used in the writing ...

This 6 page paper answers basic economic questions, one pertaining to a hypothetical state and the implementation of telecommunications. Another question involves the concept of the free market economy and alternative solutions and the final question pertains to Keynesian versus monetarist theory. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page paper discussing in the form of a letter the fear that because we have no clue as to why the current and long period of expansion has lasted so long or has taken the path that it has, we also have no means either of recreating it should it end or taking ...

An 11 page paper discussing the problems organizations face in filling their high tech labor needs. Unemployment in the late 1990s has reached its lowest point in 28 years. It is difficult for any employer to find the right people to fill openings, but some observers claim that the shortage most greatly felt ...

A 9 page research paper on the influence of Adam Smith, Jean-Baptiste Say, David Ricardo, Karl Marx and Alfred Marshall on labor value and distribution of income. The writer discusses Marshall's synthesis of earlier theories and ethical points, and closes with a modern 'ideal society' scenario based on his synthesis, which foreshadows a ...

24 pages in length. These essays review economics topics such as monopolies, oligopolies, competition, price leaders, game theories, economic performance, marginal revenue, diseconomies, pure competition, monopolistic competition, absolute advantage, labor sourcing, and the Heckscher-Ohlin Theorem.

A 6 page paper discussing Smith's account of the origination of worker specialization, or division of labor. It was the worker who devised improvements to make his job easier and more productive. The goal of each small invention was not to contribute to the good of society or to propel the workman into ...

A 3 page essay looking impartially at both sides of the free trade issue. The paper defines free trade and presents some of the arguments both for and against it. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page review of 'Multinational Enterprise and Economic Analysis' by R.E. Caves. Explores how both small and large businesses play a role in shaping international relations and how technologies such as the Internet are important in this process. No additional sources cited.

This 7 page report discusses the budget issue regarding Social Security and the impending retirement of the “Baby Boom” generation. Boomers are estimated to consist of approximately 77 million Americans, representing fully one-third of the population of the United States. In 1996, the first of the “boomers” turned 50. As a result, Congress, ...

A 10 page research paper that analyzes Handy's book, The Age of Paradox. Handy's predictions on trends in business and management have been unfailingly accurate and, consequently, the corporate world is beginning to pay attention to what Handy has to say about such trends and how they apply to economies and business. Bibliography lists 4 ...

A 5 page research paper on the 1929 stock market crash. The writer recounts how the nation was told, up until the crash actually occurred, that everything was all right. The details of the crash are given, along with a brief synopsis of where the country stood when the Depression bottomed out in 1932. Bibliography ...

5 pages in length. An economic paper covering the stages of production as well as average costs, marginal costs, average revenues, marginal revenues and charts and graphs. The changing relationship between input and output can also be described as the stages of production. Stage I is where we experience increasing returns to ...

3 pages in length. Discusses the supply curve of a firm in perfect competition and whether in the short run it is the same as the marginal cost curve above the average fixed cost curve. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page research paper that examines several questions relative to the world system theory of Immanuel Wallerstein. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 7 page paper presents a critical analysis of the rise in interest rates brought on by the Bank of England. An overall macroeconomic analysis is provided along with explanations of monetarism versus Keynesian economic theory. Projections for the future health of the English economy are included. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the role of government intervention in the U.S. economy by using the tiger economies as examples. Singapore and Taiwan are highlighted. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

5 pages in length. Considered perhaps the most important concerns in any presidential candidate's political platform is that which addresses economic policy; indeed, this is certainly the case with regard to the current stance between George W. Bush and Al Gore's candidacies. It can readily be argued that while studying each man's stance ...

This 7 page example editorial delves into the ramifications of e-commerce. Several points are made but an emphasis is placed on the way technology has changed daily life for most people. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7 page paper considers the way in which national income is calculated in the United Kingdom. Subjects such as the gross domestic product (the GDP) balance of payment deficits and foreign income are all examined. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 10 page paper considers the use and calculation of elasticity measures when determining price and profit. Elasticity of price on demand and supply are examined. Influencing factors and examples are given to illustrate these variant determinants clearly. The paper then goes on to discuss the correct usage of elasticity and how maximisation of profits ...

This 7 page paper considers on the arguments for and against the legalisation and decriminalisation of drugs. The economic influences are central to the paper with issues such as supply and demand on prices and the elasticity of different addictive products considered. The paper contains 1 graph. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 5 page paper considers to role of supply and demand on price. Graphs are included to illustrate the ways in which price equilibrium may be influenced by different external factors such as substitutes and durability. The idea of price elasticity is also discussed. The paper uses an example of a small house building firm ...

5 pages. Classical theorists are most times at odds with Keynesians in regards to tax policies. What type of taxes would the Classical theorists support as opposed to those of a Keynesian? Different economical theoretical perspectives on tax policy, both of the classical and Keynesian theorists, are examined in this paper. ...

This 25 page report discusses various aspects of feminist economics and argues that masculine methodological forms and parameters imposed on economic theory and the control stance have kept economists and the science of economics from considering behavior in ways that might be useful under different methodological systems. Feminist economics consider other aspects of economic models in terms of ...