What has the so-called death of distance meant for the economic prospects of cities and nations?
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
In the 19th and 20th centuries, cities were able to attract people and develop primarily because of the lower cost of transportation for goods, people and knowledge that they provided. Distance is costly; search costs for the market and for suppliers, management costs, shipping costs, and...
The impact of multinational economic development of firms on countries in process of development
Essay - 5 pages - International economy
Since about twenty years, globalization has resulted in a display of multinationals, a development of the global networks, the international trade, the explosion of the volume of the foreign direct investments, the ascent in power of the Asian countries in the world economy. Certain countries...
Which Factors Motivate Generation Z to Pay for and Recommend Premium Streaming Music?
Thesis - 40 pages - Digital & e-marketing
This thesis focuses on the music industry, and more specifically on the new economic model that is allowing this sector to grow again: on-demand music. Also known as music streaming, on-demand music has profoundly changed the way music is distributed and consumed and seems to meet a need...
Economic history of Hong Kong during the 20th century
Thesis - 8 pages - Economy general
In this essay I will explore the economic history of Hong Kong during the 20th century. Hong Kong, during this period, I will argue, went from an entrepot trading outpost, which nevertheless attracted large British trading companies, to a major independent regional trading center. I will...
Economic consequences of the last European union enlargement - publié le 17/05/2009
Thesis - 20 pages - Economy general
The idea of a united Europe was once just a dream in the minds of philosophers and visionaries. Already in 1620, the Duke of Sully imagined "a body politics of all the States of Europe which could produce between its members an unalterable peace and a perpetual trade". In The 19th Century, Victor...
Critically examine the factors that ultimately led to the enlargement of the EU in 2004. What are the stages and debates?
Essay - 5 pages - European union
According to the article 43 of the European Community treaty, 'any European State may apply to become a member of the Union[...]the conditions of admission and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the Union is founded which such admission entails shall be the subject of an agreement...
"Lump together and like it" - The Economist, November 6th 2008, Development Economics, Fall 2008
Text commentary - 4 pages - International economy
Focusing on the Chinese example, this article emphasizes the controversial relationship between urbanization and growth in poor countries. Based on the World Development Report (from the World Bank), it presents the point of view of those who are willing to slow down the urbanization process, and...
Managerial economics focusing on cost and revenue analysis
Thesis - 19 pages - Economy general
Health service providers have to carefully manage the use of scarce resources while meeting a growing demand for services and rising expectations for quality. Conducting cost and revenue analysis can greatly increase a managers' understanding of the factors that affect resource use,...
Managing hotel occupancy in times of economic and financial crisis: Region Bulgaria
Tutorials/exercises - 24 pages - Economy general
This student dissertation addresses managing hotel occupancy in Bulgaria during the financial and economic crisis. Bulgarian hospitality industry is among the sectors which were severely affected by the global financial and economic crisis. This paper analyses the current condition...
Economic consequences of the last European union enlargement
Essay - 27 pages - Economy general
The idea of a united Europe was once just a dream in the minds of philosophers and visionaries. Already in 1620, the Duke of Sully imagined "a body politics of all the States of Europe which could produce between its members an unalterable peace and a perpetual trade". In The 19th Century, Victor...
Discuss the main factors that determine product prices in the UK
Essay - 3 pages - Economy general
Predicting firms' behaviour and reactions to events is central for recent microeconomics. Economists have indeed put forward many theories to analyse firms' behaviour, main decisions of economic interest relate to outputs, investment, technology and above all prices which is the object of...
Discuss the main factors that determine product prices in the UK - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 3 pages - Economy general
Predicting firms; behavior and reactions to events is central for current microeconomics. Economists have put forward many theories to analyze the behavior of firms, main decisions of economic interest related to outputs, investment, and technology and above all prices which are the object...
Impact of the economic boom on Irish society (2006)
Case study - 16 pages - International economy
"To be Irish in 2006 is to be living through an unprecedented social experiment" (Holmquist 2006). This statement exemplifies the Irish economic performance in the 1990s. It puts an end to the years of high spending and taxes, an increasing inflation, low growth and soaring unemployment....
Economics is the study of the allocation of scarce resources amongst unlimited and conflicting end uses
Case study - 2 pages - Economy general
In this world that we live in, there exists a problem due to the conflict between the scarcity of resources and the unlimited wants of the people. Economics is concerned with dealing with this problem, as efficiently as possible. Why, then, are resources scarce? The problem of scarcity...
The difficulties to stay the leader on a market: The French Wine Industry and its fragile economic position
Market study - 34 pages - Business strategy
• Recent events: Numerous violent strikes were organized by the wine growers to draw attention to their difficulties; for instance, they demanded more assistance following the bad weather conditions that ruined the annual harvest. • A succession of demonstrations: It is a traditional...
Sustainability of economic development in China
Case study - 15 pages - International economy
Napoleon Bonaparte had once said "When China wakes up, the world will tremble". Three centuries later, indeed, China is considered, today, as a frightening economic power. China's growth has been exceptional since 1978. Developing countries can grow rapidly with good policies and...
Herzberg attempts to identify drivers of satisfaction and dissatisfaction factors at work
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Hygiene -the environmental factors (noise, heat, salary, status, relationships,) they are related to working conditions and must have a basic level. If the conditions are below this minimum level, the work suffers, but productivity is not influenced upward if working conditions are above...
Discuss the main factors that determine product prices in the UK - publié le 28/02/2007
Essay - 3 pages - Economy general
Predicting firms; behavior and reactions to events is central for current microeconomics. Economists have put forward many theories to analyze the behavior of firms, main decisions of economic interest related to outputs, investment, and technology and above all prices which are the object...
The reasons for Britain's slow economic growth in the 1970s - publié le 12/01/2009
Tutorials/exercises - 5 pages - Economy general
Britain already had experienced economic difficulties in the 1960s, but the concerns did not grow since the overall standard of living was keeping on rising. On the contrary, the 1970s proved to be much more worrying economically, as they presented a sluggish and lasting economic...
Economic sanctions: what effectiveness?
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
Economic sanctions have been an increasingly conspicuous feature of world politics since the end of World War I. This increase owes largely to the decreasing legitimacy of the use of force and the world's growing economic interdependence. With World War I, it became generally...
Factors influencing the payout policy
Essay - 4 pages - Finance
During their life firms face the constant decision of whether or not to distribute cash among their shareholders and to what extent to do so. There are two main methods for redistributing cash to the shareholders: dividends and share repurchases. Through dividends, a fraction of earnings is paid...
International economics: The World Trade Organization - publié le 16/01/2009
Thesis - 9 pages - Economy general
Pascal Lamy, General Director of the WTO recently said that “negotiations towards a conclusion to the Doha Trade Round are 70% complete”. Indeed, the WTO trade talks have not been efficient over the last few years. Lowering agricultural and industrial tariffs, reducing subsidies in...
Mankiw's ten principles of economics
Thesis - 4 pages - Economy general
Economic principles refer to the ideas that govern the “principles of economic life”. According to Harvard Professor N. Gregory Mankiw, these principles may be consolidated under 10 heads and refers to how the economy works and what factors influence the...
The reasons for Britain's slow economic growth in the 1970s
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
Britain already had experienced economic difficulties in the 1960s, but the concerns did not grow since the overall standard of living was keeping on rising. On the contrary, the 1970s proved to be much more worrying economically, as they presented a sluggish and lasting economic...
Two centuries of economic growth: Europe chasing the American frontier (Robert J Gordon)
Thesis - 6 pages - Economy general
This paper deals with the gap between the economic developments of the United States with respect to the main Western European Countries in the last two centuries. In the mid-nineteenth century, Europe and the U.S. had similar GDP and productivity levels. However, over a period of time...
The economic, territorial, and cultural impact of the European Union on the Danish identity - published: 09/01/2009
Case study - 5 pages - European union
Created by the treaty of Rome in 1957, the European Union now has 25 member states. Over the years and decades, it has developed a wide range of policies with an emphasis on economic measures. The member states have had to adapt themselves to this new system of governance and to the...
Impact of economic liberalization on the flow of private foreign investment
Case study - 15 pages - International relations
The impact of Economic liberalization on the flow of private foreign investment can have different impacts on specific regions. One common perspective is that economic liberation on the one hand can be beneficial for the developed countries but on the other hand it can actually harm...
How far do you agree that the crisis experienced by China in the late 1980s was due to "the inevitable consequences of the policies of economic liberalization by Deng Xiaoping"?
Case study - 5 pages - Political science
Shortly after the death of Mao Zedong in 1976 came the rehabilitation of Deng Xiaoping. During the latter's reign, China experienced a crisis in the late 1980s, the 1989 Tiananmen Crisis, during which the army attacked students who held a demonstration demanding political liberalisation. This...
Asian crisis - context, factors, phases and exit
Course material - 8 pages - International economy
After thirty years of sustained growth, the four "Dragons" (Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan) and the "Tigers" (Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines) have almost reached the economic performances of Western countries. Based on high savings, high investment rates,...
International economics: The World Trade Organization
Essay - 10 pages - International economy
Pascal Lamy, General Director of the WTO recently said that “negotiations towards a conclusion to the Doha Trade Round are 70% complete”. Indeed, the WTO trade talks have not been efficient over the last few years. Lowering agricultural and industrial tariffs, reducing subsidies in...
