Measurement of Development
Course material - 11 pages - Economy general
There are at least four good reasons to measure development: - For policy making organizations (international organizations, governments, NGOs), we need to verify how the actions are making any progress. The point is to know is something if effective to change things. That requires tracking...
Development as Growth: Macro Theories of Economic Growth
Course material - 10 pages - Economy general
Why do some countries have much higher levels of income per capita than others? Why do some countries grow (in terms of their output or income per capita) faster than others? From a public policy perspective: what are optimal policies to promote growth? Growth depends on two processes: the...
The Spirit of Development: Dreams and Projects
Course material - 7 pages - Economy general
A framework frames the vision of an environment, and in the case of development, the framework also has implications on what to do about what we are seeing. The word development has multiple meanings and understandings and there are different theories about how we bring development about. We need...
Impact evaluation
Course material - 10 pages - Economy general
When you really do database business of development policy making, it makes it sound very idealistic to, for example, providing easy access to health, which means you intervening when someone is sick. In this case, you are intervening at the earliest stage (for example, providing clean water to...
Applied Microeconomics - Bunching in the Classroom
Case study - 4 pages - Economy general
Bunching grades suggest that instructors do not really grade on a curve, nor do students' distribution of grades fit the Gaussian distribution. Nevertheless, it is quite possible to assume for instance that bunching may be accounted for by the fact that most students in higher education and...
Paying for a Green New Deal with Modern Monetary Theory - Dean Baker (2019) ; Mixed Economies Today, Compared to Those of Antiquity - Michael Hudson (2019) ; The Green New Deal, Capitalism and the State - Rob Urie (2019) ; The Great Austerity Shell Game - Richard Wolff (2013) ; The crisis of globalization: interview with Mark Blyth (2019)
Case study - 5 pages - Economy general
Dean Baker offers in this column a critique of the Green New Deal (GND), a set of legislative proposals put forward by progressive (left-wing) members of the Democratic Party in the United States. The GND is an ambitious set of policies designed to revamp the entire American by making it less...
Crises of Capitalism: 1847, a 19th-century crisis heralds the future
Essay - 4 pages - Economy general
Between slave societies, characterized not only by exploitation but by the possession of man by man, and capitalist society, where man is free in law but where the labour of those who have only their arms exploited by the owners of the means of production. While capitalism, as the dominant mode...
The growth of the Luxembourg real estate market: speculative bubble or viable situation?
Thesis - 38 pages - Economy general
Demand for housing is very high in Luxembourg, but new construction is not enough to meet it, especially since no new real estate projects are planned for 2023. In addition, borrowing is made difficult by the rise in interest rates on mortgages. Indeed, since the end of the year 2022,...
Foundations of Economics and Sociology Foundations of Economics
Course material - 25 pages - Economy general
It is within the multiple and different enterprises, which together define to a large extent a national economy, that the observation of economic and social facts is the most extensive and undoubtedly the most visible. The company is a reality that weaves its way through our daily lives because...
Technology Industry in India - publié le 10/08/2022
Case study - 5 pages - Economy general
To begin with, we will talk about the history of India but without going too far back in time because what we are interested in is the part of the history that still has a significative impact on the current socio-economic situation which leads the Technology Industry in India including IT...
Technology Industry in India
Presentation - 7 pages - Economy general
Ce travail datant de 2022 a été réalisé dans le cadre d'un cours de niveau Master sur le Business en Inde. Ce document traite plus spécifiquement du développement de l'IT en Inde. Il retrace l'histoire du développement de cette industrie, sa situation actuelle ainsi que les...
Kazakhstan : un pont entre les mondes
Essay - 20 pages - Economy general
Il s'agit d'une dissertation en anglais concernant la position du Kazakhstan dans le monde.
Country risk: macro-financial economic model and crises
Study guide - 8 pages - Economy general
Finance is widely viewed as a driver of growth, through various channels, but growth is also a driver of finance. Ross Levine, author of many studies of the subject, strongly supports that financial development is key in the overall development of a country.
What is operational effectiveness ?
Essay - 2 pages - Economy general
After reading Michael Porter's article "what is strategy" which appeared in the Harvard Business Review in 1996. We can retain some key points such as "the growth trap", trades off or "fit" for example, but in this essay, I have decided to focus only on a single point, which is...
Computerised farming: the cow of tomorrow - The Economist (2019) - How and what means do companies use to computerise the breeding of cows?
Text analysis - 1 pages - Economy general
Today, computers have made it possible to control computers, programs and even robots, which is fascinating, but the idea of the machine taking over from humans can be terrifying. This idea is quite justified to cross our mind considering the evolution of computer science which has evolved to...
It should be illegal to produce and sell tobacco
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
Over the years, tobacco has been produced in many countries around the globe, especially those from the American continent. In countries like Mexico, Brazil and Colombia, tobacco was considered in the past, as a gift from God, as a product to use in order to conclude a deal or a treaty of peace...
A critical discussion of the argument for public provision of merit goods
Case study - 3 pages - Economy general
A merit good is a commodity that is considered meritorious enough to be provided by the national budget as it serves the common good of the population. Some economists believe that society should be provided with merit goods through public financing because they are necessity goods and benefit...
How has game theory contributed to our understanding of human co-operation and conflict?
Essay - 4 pages - Economy general
Humans come into conflict for many reasons. Conflict can arise due to disagreement, difference in opinion, methodology and values, ownership struggles, and the list goes on. During conflict, individuals or groups of individuals work against each other to achieve separately desirable goals. They...
China and the future world
Essay - 2 pages - Economy general
China is nowadays one of the most powerful countries in the world. In a short time, the emerging country has become a big nation. It is now a superpower that should handle the ascent and certain claims. How can China mix economics development, social and politics claims together?
Global Macro economics
Essay - 3 pages - Economy general
The increase of policy rates signals an end to an abnormally long period of low interest rates, and this could have repercussions on other countries as well. This is particularly the case in emerging economies that benefited from these low rates in order to attract foreign investment and issue debt.
Consumer Society - Buy, Buy Holidays
Essay - 2 pages - Economy general
History and the upheavals it has brought have definitely shaped the ways of life and the cultures over the centuries. The notion of trade has existed for hundreds of years and saw its dawn in the early stages of human civilisations. The modern capitalist societies developed a particular shopping...
Economy - Types, factors and effects of inflation in Malaysia
Essay - 21 pages - Economy general
In the economy, inflation means an increase in the general price of goods and services in an economy from time to time. G. Ackley defined inflation as ‘a persistent and appreciable rise in the general level or average of prices'. With the increase in general price levels, each unit of...
Foreign aid in South Asia
Dissertation - 39 pages - Economy general
This thesis involves an analysis of international aid, its implementation and its effectiveness in Southern Asia. An analysis of this topic leads to show the complex relationship between donors and recipients when it comes to development goals and priorities. This topic also suggests to deal with...
Suggest an institutional change that would reduce rent-seeking in France
Essay - 3 pages - Economy general
Economic literature emphasizes monopolies have advantage to deploy administrative expenses to the allied pressure groups, elected officials, administrations and the public, to gain their favor. Actions influence on politicians and administrations, to obtain the production of partisan regulations...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution
Essay - 4 pages - Economy general
We are approaching a technological revolution that will change the way we live and socialize. This revolution will be more complex and more of all the revolution that humans have known the thing that will infect the public sector as well as the private sector and civil society.
Can competition really be compatible with ethics?
Essay - 3 pages - Economy general
In a world where technical progress makes it possible to treat most diseases, one remains incurable: inequality. This scourge is ravaging our society and is making people gradually lose hope in the modern economy. Capitalism should therefore accommodate itself to more moral and conscientious...
How to make sense of Shanghai? The colonial city model versus the postmetropolis paradigm
Tutorials/exercises - 9 pages - Economy general
Shanghai never ceased to exert a strong fascination, from the "Paris of the East" of the late nineteenth century to today's showcase of China's economic power. It has also become a global symbol of the "prowess of capitalism" and of cosmopolitanism, as a huge revenge on China's...
The economy of tax havens - Pros and cons
Essay - 6 pages - Economy general
Tax evasion and tax avoidance that are more easily achieved thanks to the internationalisation of the economy are also often considered as plagues against the creation of a fair international economic environment, preventing countries from accessing essential financial resources for their...
Economic development since the Second World war - (Developed vs. Developing World)
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
After the Second World War, there have been significant changes in all aspects of life. The increasing concerns about the economic development caught much attention of economists. It is during this era that the European colonization ended and the world seemed to be divided into two parts whereby...
Economics assignment
Case study - 5 pages - Economy general
There are many restaurants in the city providing significantly differentiated menus and are currently generating profits. Depict in a diagram showing the profit maximising equilibrium for such a typical restaurant. Will this typical restaurant maintain profits in the long-run? Depict this long...
