Essays and Research Papers on Misc. Economic Issues

This 16 page report discusses the economics of transfer pricing. Transfer pricing is the process through which the associated enterprises set prices for the transfer of goods, services, finance and intangible assets between them. Companies can inexpensively sell goods to their parent firms in another country, thereby booking losses and avoiding local taxes, through the transfer of profits abroad. Transfer prices also ...

5 pages in length. The ever increasing gas prices are causing many people to wonder where it will all end. Will the price rise continue indefinitely? What can be done to slow these escalating costs? These and other questions are answered in this close look at the cause of the escalating prices and what ...

This 7 page paper considers the environmental effect of deforestation, specifically in relation to paper production. Issues such as opportunity costs and green audits are considered along with the different costs incurred on the environment and future generation. The issue of sustainable development is also considered. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This five-page-paper gives an in-depth overview of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the NAFTA as well as the outlook for the future of NAFTA in regards to labor movements, tariffs and globalization. Bibliography lists five sources.

This 6 page report discusses the positive aspects of and an argument for the privatization of the Social Security system of the United States. Issues such as personal investment control, better financial return, and the success of privatization of social security programs in other nations are discussed. The writer strongly supports privatization and notes the political and economic benefits of the ...

This 6 page paper focuses on the Russel 2000 and NASDAQ 100 while providing a general discussion on how the stock market is valued. Volatility is discussed and projections for the future are made. Also included is how the indices are calculated and how it all began with Charles Dow at the end of the ...

This 5 page paper looks at the economic effect an increasing number of pensioner may have on the economy. The paper lists a total of 40 economic effects which may be seen due the lower mortality rate and increase ranging from tax and health costs to the changes in supply and demand due to changing ...

6 pages in length. This informative paper discusses the merger of Beacon Properties and Equity Office Properties. Subjects covered include the capital structure, initial public offerings and the strengths and weaknesses of each. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page research paper that examines how activism in the developed countries may eventually result in improvements within undeveloped third world countries. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page research paper that analyzes the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning tax credits. The writer argues that while these programs have helped to a degree, the severe restrictions on these programs have limited their efficacy requiring a further tax credit program. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 10 page paper discussing the still-emerging new economy and the factors defining it. As the US continues in the longest period of economic expansion it has ever known, some economists wonder aloud if perhaps the model of the business cycle is passe. While economists who should know better still need not proclaim the ...

This 6 page paper looks at the role of technology and intellectual property in change the economic base of society. Aspects such as the change from demand to supply economies and the adoption of pull manufacturing techniques are discussed in conjunction with the effects these change may have on society. The bibliography cites 4 sources. ...

This 7 page paper looks at how the optimum level of harvests in the fishing can be calculated considering birth and death rates and other repopulating factors. The paper considers what is actually meant by the optimum harvest rate, and the dangers that a equilibrium harvest policy may entail. The paper includes 1 graph. The ...

A 9 page paper that investigates venture capital financing. Many people think of a venture capitalist as a very wealthy individual who is somewhat philanthropic giving money to people with good ideas. This is a misperception. The greater majority of venture capital comes from venture capital firms that are professionally managed and usually limited partnerships ...

11 pages in length. The possibilities for hemispheric integration are still uncertain but many feel it is possible and even probable this vision will come to be. This excellent paper focuses on The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) as a viable plan, and different countries have different reasons for being interested in its success. Considers NAFTA as ...

; This 3 page paper looks at the arguments and available evidences which either supports or refutes the argument that a minimum wage will create unemployment. Using the United Kingdom as an example the paper argues that it may actually stimulate an economy and create employment. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 5 page report discusses the gross domestic product (GDP) of an economy and explains how is serves as one of the best possible measures of a nation’s economic activity. The straight-forward nature of the GDP is generally used as one of the most accurate descriptors of a nation’s overall economic health. Ultimately, the Gross Domestic Product is a ...

This five-page-paper presents a discussion on the differences between public administration and private administration. The two are contrasted and compared.

(5pp)With the Unites States Department of Defense marching forward into a new century, President Clinton's fiscal year 2001 Federal Budget request sent to Congress in February 2000, proposes a record spending request level of $1.83 trillion dollars. Consequently it seems only proper to examine the present status of the US Armed ...

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 ...

Much has been happening in Thailand in the past decade. This small country of 63.1 million people has undergone an economic boom as well as the economic crisis of 1997. This 7 page paper explores the housing industry in Thailand. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

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 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.

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 ...