The today health crisis poses the problem of its financing in large part by public debt - With the subprime crisis, how can the impact of such a cost be sustainable on the budget ?
Dissertation - 8 pages - International economy
According to an article published on April 28, 2020, in the newspaper Les Echos and written by Renaud Honoré, the current rate of French public debt is twice as high as that of the subprime crisis in 2008. In fact, we never reached these figures since the Second World War. European debt...
Financial Reporting Practices and Earnings Management: Assessing the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on French Companies
Litterature review - 8 pages - Finance
In the field of corporate finance, earnings management represents a crucial dimension that affects stakeholders' perception of a company's performance. This concept refers to legitimate or sometimes opportunistic accounting practices through which company management influences...
Financial Analysis - Vinci & Bouygues
Thesis - 20 pages - Government finance
The following report presents the financial statements of two leading French construction groups: Bouygues and Vinci. With the help of several economic and financial metrics, we will analyze and assess the companies' strengths and weaknesses and give an objective opinion to...
Participation of women in the firm's board of directors and financial performance
Litterature review - 3 pages - Management
Board diversity, especially gender diversity, has gathered increased attention in the context of corporate governance. While the involvement of women on the board of directors has grown, evidence relating to the impacts on financial performance has received a mixed reaction. A good number...
How to measure the value of a professional football player through a financial valuation model?
Dissertation - 8 pages - Sport marketing
The takeover of Newcastle United FC, 19th in the English Premier League, for 350 million euros by a Saudi public investment fund illustrates the attractiveness of football as a thriving and diverse industry. Indeed, the fund's liquidity is estimated at 400 billion dollars, making Newcastle...
Financial markets transfer resources across time and space
Case study - 4 pages - Finance
Financial markets comprise a collection of formal and informal institutions whose functions stretches to facilitate movement of financial resources. Firstly, financial institutions provide mechanisms for where economic agents clear and settle their obligations. This arises...
Financial Statement Analysis - BMW
Case study - 12 pages - Finance
The Liquidity and Solvency section aims to analyze the financial situation of BMW through two different perspectives: Firstly, by analyzing its liquidity, which indicates the ability to pay its short-term liabilities, and secondly, by evaluating its solvency, which indicates the ability to...
The worst economic crisis - Late 1970s to early 1980s
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
The worst economic crisis that happened in the world history occurred between the late 1970s spreading over the years to early 1980s. The USA was one of the world economies that were greatly hit by the economic downturn. The debts escalated and savings went down in the American economy...
Crisis In Global Governance - Zorawar Daulet Singh (2013) - What challenges must global governance face in the context of Western economic decline and the rise of the BRICS countries?
Text commentary - 2 pages - International relations
Zorawar Daulet Singh's article, Crisis in Global Governance, published in World Affairs: The Journal of International Issues (Autumn 2013), analyses the challenges facing global governance in the wake of Western economic decline and the rise of the BRICS nations. [...] This commentary...
Financial Analysis of 2 American beverage companies: Coca Cola Vs Pepsi Cola
Financial analysis - 9 pages - Purchasing & supply chain
Through this study which in an analysis of financial statements of 2 competitors in beverage activity, Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola. This analyze is based on features available on a website specialized in finances. In a first part, we have presented both companies with an overview of each...
Organizational Development: Motivation through financial and non-financial incentives
Case study - 7 pages - Management
Nowadays, salary and non-financial incentives constitute part of the methods that companies and managers use to motivate people. Through the study of different theories of motivation and needs, we explain the most important catalysts of motivational behavior. There are no doubts that all...
Financial Innovation Essay: High Frequency Trading and its social impacts
Essay - 2 pages - Finance
A Financial Times article argues that HFT is beneficial for society, and that banning HFT from use would increase volatility. I agree with this point of view, as algorithms democratized trading by allowing a direct access to the markets and decreasing the costs of the transactions. Also,...
The Role of Convertibility in the 1999-2002 Argentinian Crisis
Case study - 20 pages - Economy general
Convertibility definitely succeeded in blocking running hyperinflation and developing a financial sector that before was almost non-existent. Nonetheless its maintenance during the decade turned out to be counter-productive because its consequences partly caused the crisis which...
Financial performance measure alone as opposed to an approach which encompasses both financial and nonfinancial measures
Essay - 3 pages - Finance
Bacidore et al (2019) state that "An appropriate performance measure gauges how management strategy affects shareholder value". Shareholders, as well as stakeholders, plays an essential role in the management of an organization. The evaluation of a potential strategy to apply with the outcomes of...
International Finance and Investment-The Greece Debt Crisis
Case study - 21 pages - Educational studies
Human fallibility ripped off Greece the dignity accorded to its rich history as the economy has been marred with endless conflicts, whose effects spreads beyond its national frontiers. The events revealing themselves in the Greece economy have caught the entire Eurozone in denials and bargains of...
Financial analysis - Tesla
Financial analysis - 3 pages - Automotive marketing
Founded in 2003, Tesla Motor is an American company that designs electric cars. Currently headed by the very charismatic Elon Musk, the automaker has set up its headquarters in Palo Alto, in the very heart of Silicon Valley, in the United States. By offering models of electric cars that are both...
A marxist view of the 2008 banking crisis
Essay - 3 pages - Economy general
In 2008, there was a major issue facing the American banking sector and the global financial world right now. A catastrophic loss of confidence stemming from a failure of the securities market has caused a number of banks to suddenly find themselves in danger of collapsing. In a sudden...
How are companies adapting their activity to the COVID-19 crisis?
Case study - 9 pages - Management
In this argument, we will try to explain a management problem that companies constantly encounter in their environment, whatever their sector and size, taking into account more particularly in the current crisis context. Thus, the following question will be answered more precisely: "How...
Panel Data Analysis - Empirical Financial Modelling
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Finance
We formulate the following three hypotheses after reading the literature: H1: There is a positive relationship between bank loans and ROAA. H2: There is a negative relationship between bank loans and the business climate dBSI. H3: There is a positive relationship between bank lending and GDP...
Managing financial resources and decisions
Case study - 3 pages - Finance
Financial resource management is a process through which the management maximizes resources available through implementing controls and managing cost. This is made boosted by the use of financial statements that reflect the real position of the firm. In essence, financial...
Financial Analysis - Airbus
Financial analysis - 24 pages - Finance
Airbus Group is the European leader in aeronautics, space and defense. The group was founded in 2000 following the merger of three companies of German, French and Spanish origin. It is present throughout the world and, along with the American Boeing, is positioned as one of the two leaders of...
Analysis of Clariane Group Auditors' Reports 2018-2022: Financial Statement Transparency and Compliance with IFRS
Case study - 5 pages - Audit
Discover the comprehensive analysis of Clariane Group's auditors' reports from 2018 to 2022, providing insights into the company's financial situation and annual accounts. This in-depth review covers the impact of significant events such as the Covid crisis and stock...
The Great Evils of Financial Globalization
Essay - 2 pages - Economy general
This document discusses the negative impacts of financial globalization, citing examples such as the 1997 Asian Crisis, the 2008 subprime crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Financial Consequences of Boeing 737 MAX Crashes: Analysis of Impact on Boeing and Airline Clients
Case study - 1 pages - Finance
Discover the far-reaching financial, material, and human consequences of Boeing's 737 MAX crisis. Learn how the company's airline clients, financial institutions, and the victims' families were impacted by the tragic air crashes. Boeing faced significant...
What causes financial stress and how to prevent it?
Essay - 3 pages - Everyday's life
Along the course of life, there are various problems that people face. These problems can be either personal or professional in nature. Whatever the nature of either of these problems is, they have adverse effects on the overall aspect of an individual's life. They affect the overall...
The economic crisis - external debt
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
The economic crisis in Brazil at the beginning of the 80 forces the company to maintain, throughout the decade, approximately the same number of pigs slaughtered in 1980. What is striking is that in 1986 the Concordia plant of Sadia group hit 855,501 heads and in 1989, only 601 507 (almost...
Financial tools and reflection - Presentation of an investment plan
Case study - 2 pages - Finance
Depositors earn interest on their savings deposits and on some demand deposits. Most also offer CDs and money market deposit accounts that pay slightly higher interest rates. The federal government insures deposits, including CDs and money market accounts, up to $100,000 per depositor at a given...
The International Community response to the 2006 North Korean nuclear crisis: overcoming stick-and-carrot diplomacy?
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
On October 9, 2006, the North Korean state news agency announced that the country had completed its first nuclear test with success. This "great leap forward" was the first step toward a "powerful self-reliant defense capability". In the following days, Moscow and Washington confirmed that North...
1956: The Suez crisis and the Hungarian revolution
Case study - 7 pages - Medieval history
Human history has been riddled with periods of crisis. Such a crisis was the Hungarian protests in 1956 against the government and its Soviet imposed policies. The United States stayed away from the war waged by Israel, France and the UK against the Egypt of Gamal Abdel Nasser. If...
The subprime loan crisis
Thesis - 9 pages - Finance
There is always debate during an election year whether there is too much or too little government intervention in the social or economic realm, but whatever a person's personal beliefs are, the truth is that government regulation is a fact of life. The topic of this paper is the role that the...
