An analysis of the crisis in US economy
Thesis - 33 pages - Economy general
Until the early 21st century, developments in America seemed to contradict the thesis of "decline". The most famous example is that of Paul Kennedy, who predicted in 'Rise and Decline of Great Powers' (1987), the end of American hegemony. However, the early 21st century is marked by...
The financial crisis and its consequences on the German financial system
Dissertation - 27 pages - Finance
The triggering element of the present financial crisis was the real-estate crisis in the United States. The crisis began with certain indifference in 2006, but then it reached its peak during the second semester of 2008. This was when we observed, day after day, a fall in...
The impact of the US sub prime crisis on the Indian economy with specific reference to the service industry
Thesis - 21 pages - Economy general
The main objective of the project is to study the ripple effect of the sub prime mortgage crisis in US and its impact on Indian service industry. The paper includes a study on sub prime, causes for the sub prime mortgage crisis, effect of the crisis on the American economy...
Do IFRS have a share of responsibility in the current financial crisis?
Essay - 13 pages - Accounting
The fourth quarter of 2008 witnessed a stock market crisis without precedent, perhaps the most violent ever known in the history of capitalism, as its aftereffects rippled throughout world economy. The implosion of the ‘sub-prime' mortgage market in the US caused major stock market...
How can we prevent the next economic crisis and avoid a domino effect in France?
Essay - 15 pages - Digital & e-marketing
The economic crisis of 2008-2010 often called the Great Recession is in a recession which came most of the industrialized world following the collapse of the fall of 2008, second phase of the financial crisis of 2007 -2010. The United States were the first to enter recession in...
The financial crisis and its consequences on the German financial system - published: 29/09/2010
Dissertation - 27 pages - Finance
The triggering element of the present financial crisis was the real-estate crisis in the United States. The crisis began with certain indifference in 2006, but then it reached its peak during the second semester of 2008. This was when we observed, day after day, a fall in...
The financial crisis: The need for a new system - publié le 07/02/2011
Dissertation - 54 pages - Economy general
This thesis is about our (the world's) monetary and financial system. It starts by focusing on monetary creation, which is the basis of our financial system. After defining the monetary creation process, it is about its control, which has been transferred from the States to the Central Banks and...
The sub-prime loans crisis and the recent turbulences in the credit markets (2008) - published: 12/05/2009
Essay - 6 pages - Finance
The Russian economist Kondratiev has shown, in his theory of the cycles that in the economical life periods of economical recession followed periods of growth, and then followed by another period of growth, in an infinite cycle. The start point of these periods of recession is usually a great...
The current financial crisis compared with the 1929 crisis
Essay - 10 pages - Economy general
The growing number of newspapers and magazines citing similarities between the 1929 crisis and the current crisis raises questions about the relevance of these comparisons. Since the 1930s, the world has experienced other crises, but the magnitude that one is now experiencing,...
Northern Rock Bank: an english exemple of the sub-prime mortgage crisis
Case study - 4 pages - Finance
One of UK's largest mortgage lenders is The Northern Rock. Northern Rock has become the highest profile (UK based) victim of the fallout from the global credit crunch. The reference to the credit crunch is the one which stemmed from the sub-prime mortgage crisis in the US. The Bank of...
Avoiding and preventing financial crises
Thesis - 4 pages - Economy general
Better safe than sorry is an old adage that few can argue with. Rather than suffer the disastrous consequences of financial crises, it would be better to prevent their occurrence, thus preventing the formation of bubbles and slowing their spread. Schumpeter considered the economy as a cyclical...
What kind of lessons can we draw from recent international financial crises in Asia and in Latin America ?
Case study - 5 pages - International economy
It was nearly a decade ago that is probably sometime in July 1997, that the financial markets found themselves in a mess. It was understood that the consequence was the aftermath of two major crises. The baht (Thai currency) collapsed, and in its wake, the Indonesian rupiah, the Malaysian ringitt...
How the Georgian and the financial crisis stress the main difficulties and changes that the European Union is facing nowadays? - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 9 pages - European union
The financial crisis that we are facing in the present scenario is said to be the worst since World War two or even since the great depression. We can't compare our situation to the one in 1929 but we have to be realistic that the crisis is a global issue. We are now far away...
Internship in the real estate sector - Engel & Völkers
Internship report - 15 pages - Heritage and real estate
This internship report summarises months of work and impressions in the Engel & Völkers branch located in Long Beach, California. It especially highlights the context of this internship in terms of macroeconomic perspectives as the US market is recovering from one of the greatest financial crises...
How the Georgian and the financial crisis stress the main difficulties and changes that the European Union is facing nowadays?
Essay - 9 pages - European union
The financial crisis that we are facing in the present scenario is said to be the worst since World War two or even since the great depression. We can't compare our situation to the one in 1929 but we have to be realistic that the crisis is a global issue. We are now far away...
Impacts of the mega events in times of crisis: The Olympic Games of London, 2012
Dissertation - 29 pages - Economy general
The economic crisis that most countries are experiencing is the largest since 1929. Like other recessions that have hit some countries (Japan's crisis of the 90s) or certain parts of the world (the crisis of communism after the fall of the Berlin Wall), the latest...
In your opinion what was the primary cause of the financial crisis/recession of 2008-2009?
Case study - 3 pages - Government finance
I believe that the main reason for the economic depression that happened to United States in 2008-2009 was as a result of failure by the insurance companies and banks. The cri8sis was mainly as a result of a combination of global macroeconomic imbalances and weaknesses that were so sever in the...
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 crisis compared with ABX logistics/ Valencia
Case study - 6 pages - Finance
What is a financial crisis? What are the causes of a financial crisis, and what are its effects? What are the expectations, for the evaluation of the financial crisis? These are the questions that are going to be answered in this report. This topic is in relation with the...
Crisis: are the banks yes or not guilty?
Text commentary - 1 pages - International economy
Banks are not the only reason for the crisis which we live in today. The states have also a share of responsibility by putting in work expansionist economic policies and massively injecting liquidities in the economy to maintain purchasing power by growing debt. The reproach made at the...
Financial Risk Management - In which circumstances should you hold gold?
Essay - 9 pages - Finance
The universal crisis of capitalism that shook the world in the year 2008 showed that speculative business, especially mortgage loans, are at high risk, because in the long term they triggered a crisis due to the bursting of the bubble financial. They have thus shown that there is no...
The European financial crisis and the future of the euro
Essay - 3 pages - European union
Europe has suffered from the recent subprime financial crisis, which has spread through the stock markets in all developed market economies. This crisis will bring these countries to an economic downturn, which will perhaps, allow them to take stock, and hopefully help them...
How exactly are British young people affected by the current economic crisis and job cuts?
Text commentary - 3 pages - Micro-economy, job-unemployment
The topic I am going to deal with today is that of Youth Unemployment. It is a known fact that in times of recession, young people are even more badly affected than the rest of the population by job cuts. The first article, "UK youth unemployment rises above European average", is from People...
How the Hong Kong Stock Exchange will face the international crisis and its dependence to China?
Case study - 9 pages - Stock exchange
The Honk-Kong Stock Exchange (or HKEX) functions from the last reform of the Hong-Kong stock market undertaken by the Hong-Kong financial secretary in 1999. In Honk-Kong, the first trade of securities began in the middle of the 19th century. But the first formal market appeared only in 1891. It...
European Real Estate Market Analysis: Residential and Commercial Price Trends in Luxembourg, Berlin, Brussels, London, and Paris (2023)
Dissertation - 10 pages - Heritage and real estate
Discover the latest trends in European real estate markets. Compare residential and commercial property prices in Luxembourg, Berlin, Brussels, London, and Paris. Learn how interest rate changes impact property valuations and explore investment opportunities in 2024. Understand the evolution of...
The Interplay of National and European Considerations in the Foreign Policy of EU Members - The Countries Other than France and Germany
Course material - 8 pages - Political science
France and Germany alone can no longer call the tune in the EU. They henceforth have to take much more into account the agenda of the other members. We shall see first that agenda, regrouping, of course, the different countries into larger groups along their affinities, and then the possible...
The United States and the World: Globalization in Historical Perspective
Course material - 8 pages - Modern history
The concept of globalization is not new: in his Communist Manifesto, in 1848, Karl Marx underlined that the bourgeoisie needed constantly expanding markets. Some distinctions are important. Globalization happens, or at least is discussed, in the context of several different fields, in which it...
Impact of European Banking Regulation on Bank Profitability
Course material - 12 pages - Bank law
The document discusses the effects of European banking and prudential regulation on the profitability of European banks compared to foreign banks, and the role of investment funds in financing economic activity.
Limited liability and its moral hazard implications: the systemic inscription of instability in contemporary capitalism - Marie Laure Djelic and Joel Bothello (2013) - The systemic instability of contemporary capitalism
Text commentary - 4 pages - Finance
The moral hazard problem inherent to the financial safety net provided by the government protection of depositors has been identified as one of the causes of the 2008 financial crisis. Banks endangered financial stability by promoting lending to risky actors and proposed speculative...
Management and operational and strategic decision - Lehman brothers (2007-2009)
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy. With USD 639 billion in assets, nearly USD 619 billion in debt and 25,000 employees worldwide, Lehman was the fourth-largest investment bank in the United States. Given its financial strength, far superior to those of Enron or WorldCom,...
