Country Analysis - Canada (2007)
Market study - 36 pages - Economy general
Canada closely resembles the US in its market-oriented economic system, pattern of production, and affluent living standards. Since World War II, the impressive growth of manufacturing, mining, and service sectors has transformed the nation from a largely rural economy into one primarily...
The foreign direct investments in Canada (2007)
Case study - 10 pages - Economy general
Multinational enterprises (MNEs) interact in the global market, creating lots of jobs all around the world. Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) is the way by which they interact, investing abroad until representing the largest source of external finance for developing countries for instance (United...
Direct investment in Turkey (2006)
Case study - 14 pages - Economy general
We are currently investigating an investment proposal concerning the chocolate confectionery sector, in Turkey. Specifically the analysis concerns the chocolate tablets production. Below follows an explanation of the elements of the investment decision, the general aspects of the Turkish economy...
Game theory and Nash equilibrium in industrial organisation: a critical analysis
Worksheets - 8 pages - Economy general
The origins and motivations for game theory was given by a question from Aumann in 1985 "What is game theory trying to accomplish?". The interest in strategic games started in 1944 by the publication of the paper of John von Neumann's and Oskar Morgenstern's theory of 'Games and...
Collect foreign exchange spot and forward rate data and interest rate data for two currencies: examine whether CIRP holds: Analyze and discuss the results
Essay - 10 pages - Economy general
The purpose of this assignment is to analyse whether the Covered Interest Rate Parity (CIRP) holds in the relationship between two actual currencies. I decided to focus on the euro and the dollar because it is the financial instrument the most active and the most used in the world. Since the euro...
Explain and assess this statement: "It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity" Kofi Annan
Essay - 7 pages - Economy general
Since 1995 and the establishment of the WTO, the quick spread of new technologies, and the increasing interdependence between countries, supporters and detractors of globalization have been arguing about whether globalization actually exists and if its effects are positives or negatives for the...
Distinguish between equilibrium and cyclic unemployment, and outline the private and social costs associated with each type
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
Unemployment is seen as a plague in many countries. Plus, we are often told about how to tackle it and given some figures spelling the number of unemployed people. But what does this really mean? Governments do not tell much about unemployment's features and the real consequences it entails....
A "fat tax" to encourage consumers to switch away from fats, sugar and processed foods
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
People are obviously getting more and more fat. This fact cannot be denied. That is why, to curb this phenomenon, Kelly Brownell launched the idea of applying a fat tax on unhealthy food, in his article published in the New York Times in 1994. Such a tax could encourage people to buy less...
Information technology's constraints
Essay - 7 pages - Economy general
During this information technology assignment, we're going to focus on the weaknesses of the system. Effectivelly, information technologies are more and more involved in our daily and in our professional lives. Everybody agrees to the fact that information technologies are one of the most...
Asymmetry of information
Essay - 8 pages - Economy general
In economics, information asymmetry occurs when one party to a transaction has more or better information than the other party. (It has also been called asymmetrical information). Typically it is the seller that knows more about the product than the buyer, however, it is possible for the reverse...
Corporate governance - What are the arguments for and against agency theory as a basis for understanding corporate governance?
Essay - 6 pages - Economy general
Corporate governance and the theory of the firm are two of the fastest growing topics in modern economic theory. Berle and Means argued that modern corporations were so dependent upon professional managers that a managerial economy had emerged, characterized by the separation of ownership from...
Is free trade desirable?
Essay - 13 pages - Economy general
A free trade system is a market form in which goods and services can be exchanged between and within countries without any kind of government restriction or regulation. The free trade debate is obviously the most important debate of the 20th century. It has been very much politicized and the...
The European Union (EU): a trade superpower?
Essay - 4 pages - Economy general
Europe is obviously one of the largest concentrations in economic power in the global arena. It possesses all the cultural, natural and historical assets to rise as a fundamental actor in the world economy. Thus, by forming a regional organization in order to cooperate, the member states have...
The Business Gateway to Qatar 2006
Essay - 102 pages - Economy general
The state of Qatar offers a unique variety of opportunities. Having almost entirely transformed itself during the last several years, the country keeps its incredible momentum of steady development. However under the auspices and progressive guidance of His Highness the Emir of the State of...
The increase of power in China and India
Case study - 10 pages - Economy general
Globalization is the increased mobility of goods, services, labour, technology and capital throughout the world. This process has speeded up over the years, especially with the growth of new information and communication technologies. Through these changes, we can see the growth of emerging...
Is globalisation sustainable?
Essay - 15 pages - Economy general
Economic globalization is a major driver in today's world and has obvious and hidden implications on business and our daily life, as it is one of the factors of an extremely complex interconnectedness of human life across the planet. Local competition has existed since man was able to travel,...
Global Governance and Economic Development
Case study - 11 pages - Economy general
According to common perception among economists, the idea of institutional economics started with Ronald Coarse's article, “The Nature of the Firm” (1937) where the concepts of transaction costs and economic analysis were first introduced (Coarse, 1998, p. 71). Since then, the field...
Flexicurity: the Danish Model
Essay - 7 pages - Economy general
The word "flexicurity" is used to describe a social system combining an easy possibility for the employers of hiring and firing - flexibility - to important social benefits for unemployed people - security. This model is typical for Denmark for different reasons. Welfare benefits are centralised...
The rolled-up holiday pay
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
The Working Time Regulations (“WTR”) were introduced in the UK in 1998 to implement the EU Working Time Directive 93/104/EC (“the Directive”) and are intended to be a health and safety measure. Under the Regulations, workers are entitled to four weeks paid annual leave. One of...
Comment on the article "Can India fly?", from The Economist n°8480, 2006
Essay - 4 pages - Economy general
"Indian Business has much to celebrate", says the author of the article "can India fly?—now for the hard part", published in the june 3rd 2006 edition of The Economist. India has been recently swept by great optimism, thanks to its phenomenal economic growth. Indian GDP growth hit of 7% in...
Senergy
Case study - 17 pages - Economy general
Government support through financial incentives and the public's trend toward environmentally friendly products has opened the way for alternative energy based companies to thrive. In the French market, with little direct competition, we believe our company will experience success. Senergy...
Burundi: Will the heart of Africa stay poor for ever?
Essay - 11 pages - Economy general
Burundi is a landlocked country with an equatorial climate on the east of Africa. The country is called "The heart of Africa" and it is located in a hilly and mountainous place, dropping to a plateau in the east. There are some plains but no maritime claims. Concerning its area, the country is...
Balance of payments: France
Essay - 12 pages - Economy general
"The balance of payments is a measure of the payments that flow between two specific countries. It is used to analyze and summarize the international economic transactions of that country during a specific time period."(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balance_of_payments). It is an important...
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) and public contracts
Essay - 8 pages - Economy general
The World Trade Organization aims at ensuring “harmony, freedom, equity and security” in trading activities. The organization has the institutional means to control the compatibility of national policies to its requirements. From financial to commercial items, all fields of legislation...
A number of assumptions are typically made on preferences to give so-called "well-behaved indifference curves"
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
The consumer choice theory aims, among other things, at modeling preferences that will guide the consumer in his choices. To do this, an assumption will be made: the consumer is able to rank any two consumption bundles as to their desirability, that is, the consumer is aware of his own tastes and...
Explain the role of conjectural variations within the context of quantity settings duopoly. Use this idea to explain the difference between Cournot and Stackelberg models of duopoly
Essay - 7 pages - Economy general
In the context of oligopoly, firms do not have to worry about strategic behaviour as do monopolies, as far as consumers are concerned. Nonetheless, as they face competition from a few other firms, strategies in terms of price-setting and quantity-setting are of prime importance. What we want to...
Trade and counterfeit
Worksheets - 4 pages - Economy general
Counterfeiting and piracy are terms used to describe a range of illicit activities linked to intellectual property rights infringement. It includes violation of trademarks, copyrights, patents, design rights, as well as a number of related rights. Counterfeiting of goods can be seen as one of...
The introduction of methodology and practice in economics
Worksheets - 3 pages - Economy general
The methodology in economics is important, because it gives us a better understanding of the economic analysis. The purpose of the economic theory, is to provide a comprehensive framework for the study of human behavior', Gary Becker had declared (1976). As the aim of the economy, governments...
Globalization and work: The role of trade unions in balancing globalization
Essay - 13 pages - Economy general
The trade-union teams of a company, a branch or a territory, are confronted daily with the stakes in globalization. It is the case when, because of the saturation of the mobile telephony market in Europe, Mitsubishi closes its unity of Vitré to become established in China; when to increase its...
On what basis does Keynes (General theory) discount the list of other feasible variables? In particular, does he dismiss subjective variables because he cannot measure them?
Worksheets - 2 pages - Economy general
Keynes, in his book, ?The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money' argues that objective variables are the most useful tools that fiscal policy-makers can adopt. In this book, Keynes' primary objective is to discover the prime determinants of the volume of employment. He asserts...
