Socioeconomic status and educational achievement in impoverished communities in the United States
Case study - 4 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The purpose of the study is to assess the socioeconomic status and educational achievement in impoverished communities in the United States. The research will involve a non-experimental, qualitative approach to examining the multifaceted social dynamics underlying the unequal distribution of...
Economic development plan based on comparative advantages
Creative writing - 1 pages - Marketing theories
"Our advice was solicited in order to establish hereby an economic development plan. Thus, we have studied each specificity of your nation and will explain the steps to follow in order to increase your wealth creation."
Climate Change Economics: The Social Cost of Carbon discount rate
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - International economy
The Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) is the monetary value that society should be willing to pay in the present to avoid damage caused by incremental CO2 emissions in the future (Price, Thornton, and Nelson 2007). It is, therefore, an important standard for the formulation of climate policy. The SCC...
Sri Lanka, economic analysis of an emerging country
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
With more than 21 million inhabitants, Sri Lanka is an emerging country, with high-growth rates during last years. The key economic forecasts are good, with a positive and moderate inflation. However, debt risks remain real with a current account negative since 2011 and which should be...
Economic Growth in Nigeria and Its Impact on Human Development
Dissertation - 51 pages - Economy general
Despite its significant economic growth and status as a major economic power in Africa, Nigeria faces numerous challenges. Over-reliance on the oil and gas sector, corruption, and poor resource management have prevented the country from fully realizing its economic potential....
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...
To what extent should economic theory provide expertise for decision-makers?
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
The use of economic theories can give rise to interpretations, depending on one's ideas, but also to biases that need to be taken into account. For example, the economics of nudge developed by Robert Thaler demonstrates that an economic theory does not necessarily have to...
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 right skills for the job? Rethinking training policies for workers, Chapter 2, Almeida, Rita, Jere Behrman, and David Robalino (2012) - Labor Economics in Latin America: The Economic Rationale for Skills Development Policies
Text commentary - 2 pages - Micro-economy, job-unemployment
The authors focus on skills development policies and their relative ineffectiveness since they are not properly distributed. They question the place of the private sector as a complementary solution to provide a real boost to this essential sector of the economy. Despite the action of the State,...
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...
Economic and Financial Management - Jaguar Land Rover
Case study - 9 pages - Finance
This report entails an analysis of Jaguar Land Rover's financial statement. This report explores the firm's financial performance regarding the different financial ratios, including liquidity, profitability, leverage and net profit margin. A comparative analysis of the firm's financial ratios for...
Global Business Economics and Finance - AmRest Holding SE
Case study - 13 pages - International economy
AmRest Holdings SE is a public limited company with operations in the global bar and restaurant industry. The firm's headquarters are in Madrid, Spain. AmRest enjoys market dominance in Eastern and Central Europe. It operates several subsidiary firms, including Burger King, Pizza Hut,...
Country risk: macro-financial economic model and crises
Worksheets - 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.
Employee protection and economic liberalism in the US: does the search for a balance still make sense?
Essay - 6 pages - Labor law
American history, such as most countries nowadays in the world” history, has been through several periods of crucial changes, socially, economically and in general, politically. Very frequently, this also led to some changes in the legislation that was applied and evolved through most...
How does the phenomenon of unemployment impact Brazil both economically and in its development?
Essay - 5 pages - Micro-economy, job-unemployment
With an area of 8,514,876 km², Brazil is one of the five largest countries in the world. It is located in Latin America and borders seven countries, some of which are Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay. Brazil is also the eighth-largest country in the world with a GDP of 2054 billion dollars....
African Conflicts in International Relations - China in Africa : Political or Economic interests ?
Essay - 5 pages - International relations
China's involvement in Africa cannot be reduced to only one dimension. It would be an oversimplification to label the Chinese interests on the continent as either political or economic solely: these two aspects often constitute two faces of the same coin. China's increasing...
Greece - Economic, Social issues and Migration crisis
Essay - 5 pages - Foreign markets
Greece is a country located in the South East of Europe. It is a member of the European Union and its population is about 10.75 million inhabitants. It's a member of the EU since 1981 and joined the Eurozone in 2001. In the past few years, Greece experienced an economic crisis, social...
Introduction to economic principles and terminology
Course material - 20 pages - Theories and economic notions
Economics is currently in a phase of uncertainty: economics is not an exact science. There is a rising trade war between the US and mainly but not only China. The US also has trade disagreements with the EU and its partners in NAFTA (North American Free Trade Association: Canada and...
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...
Managerial economics - Macro assignment
Case study - 6 pages - Economy general
Describe the business cycle over 2001-2006 via the evolution of indicators like the Q-gap, inflation & growth. In 2001 and 2002, Portugal's real GDP was bigger than the potential GDP, resulting to a positive Q-gap. That meant that firms were operating above capacity, translating into growth,...
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...
Macro & micro economics: Disney-Pixar merger
Case study - 5 pages - Economy general
A merger occurs when two or more organizations come together under common ownership. The benefits of mergers step from the concept of synergy which holds that when units are combined together greater value is achieved (Gaughan 2010, p. 132). The coming together of companies gives them the ability...
Economic analysis of Singapore
Essay - 2 pages - Economy general
A highly developed and free market condition is prevalent in the economy of Singapore. Detailed economic analysis done on the Singapore economy indicated that the open and corruption free market condition with stable prices prevail in the economy of Singapore. Export of consumer...
Competitiveness of the European Union versus the main economic power of the world
Essay - 12 pages - Management
The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union composed of 28 Member States born February 7, 1992 by the Treaty of Maastricht. With a total population of over 500 million inhabitants, the EU is the world's leading economic power and generates 25% of global GDP. It is...
The economic development of India - An essay
Essay - 2 pages - International economy
India has always been in the shadow of China's influence around the world, and therefore has very often been neglected as a real growing economy, despite its great performances and its huge population. Nevertheless, some phenomena can explain the fact that India has never been seen as a...
The Mediterranean exclusive economic zones
Essay - 13 pages - International economy
Water is the most vital and essential element on earth. Water is synonymous to life as it is this liquid that controls life especially on planet Earth. As water composes nearly everything on planet earth, it is most often believed that water constitutes nearly 70% on earth. The 70% is covered up...
"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...
Labour Economics Exam
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Micro-economy, job-unemployment
This document tries to answer the four following questions: What are the short run demands for labor differences between competitive output markets and less-then competitive (i.e. monopoly power) output markets? Why is labor demand more elastic if the share of labor in total costs is greater?...
Economic investigation : variations of the prices of flights
Case study - 6 pages - International economy
By analyzing the graphs, some factors which influence the price of flights can be found: - The distance: longer the distance between the departure airports from the arrival airports is, the greater the price of the ticket will be. This factor could be considered as logic because longer the...
Managerial Economics: Welfare Corporate Social Responsibility
Case study - 5 pages - Criminal law
Free market theory was a dominant theme of the 1780s propagated by economists such as Adam Smith. Amongst other things was its exclusive resolve that there should be minimal government involvement in the business of the economy if any at all. It was the era of the industrialization concerned with...
