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Introduction This paper is about overconsumption and Black Friday influence in the market. The term overconsumption refers to the situation where utilization of natural resources is more than the current ability to generate more (Ardley & May, 2020). When overconsumption is experienced for a long time, it is difficult to...
Budgeting is essential for large companies’ strategic decision-making, recourses allocation, and determining risks and opportunities. Income and expense estimation enables the teams to set priorities, adjust their operations, and initiate activities that affect every employee (Schmitz, 2020). In the ABC Manufacturing case, budgeting addresses the general aspects, such as expenses,...
Capital Budgeting Techniques Capital budgeting is a significant part of a project, and the corresponding techniques allow business owners to improve the wealth of investors and stockholders. The primary purpose of capital budgeting techniques (CBT) is to recover the invested capital and further increase the overall profit of all parties...
Introduction The global economy of the modern world forces economists to consider all of its parts, including East Asia since they influence the market altogether. As highlighted in Africanus (2018), “rapid structural changes from agriculture to manufacturing, rapid employment growth, and improvement in health and safety standards” led to the...
Background At the moment, the real estate business is developing more rapidly. Despite the difficulties that the global coronavirus pandemic has brought, this area of human activity is gaining lost strength. Thus, there are more and more different trends in this area. Researching relationships with them can significantly help in...
One of the main features of the development of the world community in recent decades has been globalization as part of the profound integration processes that are changing the world structure. Since globalization has become a real agenda for the geopolitical arena, critical transformations have taken place in the world....
Introduction The Australian economy has shown flexibility in tough times like the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated that the Australian economic growth rate remains at 4.2 percent as of March 2022 (The Australian Economy, 2022). It is projected that the Australian gross domestic product (GDP) will be...
Introduction The political stability of any country depends on numerous factors and is vital for its further evolution. First of all, the economic factors are critical determinants of how the nation evolves and the health of the whole system. At the same time, the level of citizens’ trust in their...
Introduction It is hard to disagree that there is probably nothing universally positive or negative in this world. Everything has a price, and many processes that allow countries to develop also require people to pay for this development. Globalization is a unique and significant process that erases the borders between...
Introduction Capitalism represents the dominant economic concept in modern reality, based on private property, the competence of actors, and the principle of supply and demand. The role of the state in the capitalist economy is reduced to protecting the rights of citizens and creating a safe and comfortable environment in...
Vehicles and automobiles are one of the most fundamental imports of the USA. The number of cars transferred to the country from abroad has increased in the past decades (Samuels, 2019). The USA is one of the leading net importers in the world of goods and has become the world’s...
Market failure occurs when there is a misallocation of scarce resources through underproduction or overproduction leading to a less optimal result. In the case of externalities, there is a side effect that is generated from economic activities and yet fails to be reflected in the pricing of commodities. Resultantly, there...
Introduction Canada’s economy is among the most sophisticated and most prominent globally. The country’s overall gross domestic product (GDP) in real USD was $1.64 trillion in 2020. As a result, Canada is now the world’s tenth-biggest economy. Exports and imports of goods and services account for around one-third of the...
Introduction International management involves the process of monitoring business activities in different parts of the world where the business operates. It consists of studying and understanding the business environment of various countries and understanding the culture and currencies of the country where the company is operating. Business representatives in multiple...
Introduction For centuries, sugar has been considered a commodity of high trading value. Sugar plantations were profitable to the extent that sugar was called “white gold” because of the high demand for it on the market. Being extracted from a plant called sugar cane, it has been the backbone of...
Abstract The compilation of LAPD’s annual budget involves the administration of all fiscal resources, including the acquisition of all equipment and supplies, management of contracted services, and the processing of travel and training expenses. The Administrative Services Division (ASD) is responsible for the centralization of fiscal wage bills and synchronization...
Initial Situation and Motivation The topic of behavioral economics is interesting and relevant because it outlines the possibility of deploying mechanisms that could affect a number of essential business variables, such as labor markets, private finance, and personal health. Knowing that financial regulations and healthcare provisions are being developed at...
History Of Banking The United States of America has the most powerful banking system in the world. However, this system is one of the youngest, and banking has its own specifics with a lot of restrictions and even archaic elements. Its own banking structure appeared in the United States during...
Introduction Inflation measures how expensive a particular category of goods and services has become in a certain period, usually a year. It is a rate of increase in commodities prices over a certain period. It is usually measured broadly, such as the increase in the cost of living or the...
House cleaning service includes a window, floor, rug, upholstery cleaning, and other cleaning administrations utilized by private residential owners. Geologically, the market is arranged into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific like China and Japan, and a few pieces of Latin America and the Middle East. The demand for such services is...
The concept of mindful consumption has a deeper meaning than simply consuming the amount of goods and services necessary for an individual’s life. According to Sheth et al. (2011), mindful consumption has both tangible — the behavior, and intangible — mindset — facets. Therefore, consuming the goods and services mindfully...
Introduction Improved productivity and changing consumer needs have motivated many company owners to globalize. Top executives of large firms, particularly in North America and Europe, recognize that internationalization is the most significant challenge they confront today. Nonetheless, most companies have remained committed to the strategies they have used in the...
Background The purchasing of a house is one of the most complicated financial decisions people make. It requires significant efforts to choose the most suitable option, taking into account all the current and potential necessities of a family. The vital point is the price of a house and other related...
Introduction Entering the global market is essential for growth and development The external marketing environment has opportunities and threats (Lamb et al., 2021) The environmental analysis is necessary prior to entering the country’s market Perigord Bakery from the United States is planning to enter the Canadian market Cultural Factors The...
Political economy is one of the issues that can impact the growth and development of a country. In most cases, leaders ensure that a nation engages in different activities such as international trades to guarantee that more revenues are acquired and used to enhance various sectors. Typically, political economy involves:...
The Ratio Analysis framework is extensively utilized by businesses and provides companies with numerous insights into their financial operations. At the same time, Ratio Analysis has several significant limitations, which include the utilization of past data, the absence of inflation adjustments, and possible changes. First of all, every Ratio Analysis...
The process of globalization is often viewed as an exclusively modern phenomenon that has arisen due to the development of multinational corporations and technological innovation. However, historians have been considering the periodization of world integration for a long time and also trying to determine the time of its beginning. Nevertheless,...
Evaluate Theories of International Development International development focuses on engagement with economically deprived regions to empower its people to improve their welfare by addressing the causes and impacts of poverty. Modernization theory is among several ideas used in international development, and it became prominent in the 1950s and 1960s in...
Based on the industry report by Gambardella (2020), credit card issuers, in this case, Chase Company, earn revenue from interest income, cardholder fees, and interchange fees. Some of the industry’s costs include purchases, marketing, rent, depreciation, and wages, among others. For instance, Chase generates income from the Sapphire brand through...
Anacker, K. B. (2019). Introduction: housing affordability and affordable housing. The author in this article discusses chosen aspects of the inexpensiveness of houses in respect to domestic expenses and domestic earnings and the selected aspects of inexpensive housing. This is an excellent source because it offers appropriate foundations for considering...
Production and Costs The Walmart-branded Equate pharmacy and beauty product line is the target product to analyze. These products are presented in a wide range and include cosmetic goods for body care and therapeutic drugs to maintain health (“Quality care begins here,” 2020). The factors involved in the production process...
Introduction Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank was founded in 1985 and is currently the third-largest commercial bank in the United Arab Emirates by Assets. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank is a UAE-based public joint-stock company that operates in the commercial bank sector. Most of the Bank’s shares (about 65 percent) are owned...
Information technology is constantly developing, building on previous innovations, adjusting not only to market trends but also to the changing economic environment. The digital economy is a key factor in the development and rise of the global economy in modern realities. Therefore, there is a growing interest in cryptocurrency, which...
Introduction Financial goals refer to the aspirations in the life of an investor that needs to be achieved when the person invests his money. By setting financial goals, chances of regretting are minimized and it ensures that the desired goal of investment is realized. These goals vary from one investor...
Advancement in Technology has, to a larger extent, eliminated different forms of jobs in the recent past. Job automation technology coupled with globalization has been the principal force behind the moribund wages together with diminished prospects of most workers around the globe. Within the next 25 years, job growth is...
The phenomenon of attention might seem as a fairly simple concept to define, yet a closer analysis will prove that attention is a rather difficult notion to approach. It appears that attention can be described as the ability to notice details that will inform one’s future choices and decisions. In...
State of Economy Japan has been known as one of the countries with the most advanced economy and the best-developed entrepreneurship. In 2017, Japan’s GDP reached $4.873 trillion, which made it the world’s third most economically prolific country in the world (Central Intelligence Agency). Similarly, other economic indicators have proven...
Introduction Consumer behavior can be “defined as the study of when, why, how and where people do or do not buy a product” (Torocsik, 2003, p. 2). The study tries to comprehend what drives buyers to decide on what to or what not to purchase (Murray, 2002). Several studies conducted...
Introduction Globalization has been widely related to the fast-growing economies of the countries around the world. Developed countries are observed to easily catching up with the emerging trends when it comes to the economic issues of the country. As the developed countries continuously grow as a progressive countries, the developing...
Introduction In recent times, it has been found that corporations are enjoying too much power and with power, there are several vital problems associated. It appears that they almost enjoy the power of running a parallel government, like corporate espionage. There are several instances of issues related to ethical, environmental,...
Micro Economic Theory The micro economic theory is a function of many micro economical factors that relate to internal affairs of a given company. The micro economic theory is based on the fact that a company’s operations and success is primarily based on the company’s position in terms of its...
An economic tool refers to methods that are utilized by economists in the analysis of various issues. Such tools include the demand and supply curves which are used to illustrate various concepts such as elasticity and conduction of marginal analysis. In the health care industry, there is a wide range...
While multinational corporations (MNCs) play a big role in the development of economies in developing countries, evidence supports that they are responsible for much of the poverty and violence in some developing countries they operate in. Multinational Corporation is a term that is used to refer to the companies that...
Outline Due to invention of highly developed technology business community has more and more become a unit and as a consequence, global business is the present form of trade in this 21st century. Also due globalization concept there have been immense disregard to countrywide boundaries, the governments of many countries...
Introduction Production refers to the process of converting inputs into outputs. It is an economic process that involves use of resources in creating a good or service that is important for trading purposes. Production covers aspects of manufacturing, aspects of packaging, shipping and storing (Frank, 2004). Isoquant in economics is...
Globalization refers to the “increasing interconnectedness of people and places through the converging process of economic, political and cultural change.” Currently, the rate of Globalization has continued to increase; the continued increase in the globalization rate can be associated with technological changes and advancements, among other factors. Globalization has brought...
Introduction Many years have passed over with worlds states struggling for better ways in which they can bring about beneficial integration through the globalization of many fields. The results of such struggles have yielded numerous changes mostly in the fields of technology and communication. The introduction of such globalize ways...
Introduction Microeconomics is a branch of economics that studies how individuals, households, and firms make decisions to allocate limited resources typically in markets where goods and services are being bought and sold. It examines how this decision behavior affects the supply and demand for goods and services, which determine prices,...
Economic development varies from one country to another depending on the nature of economic and non-economic factors. These factors determine the quantity of goods and services that a country generates in a given period, as well as the trend of the real gross domestic product (GDP). Capital, technology, population, and...
Introduction The inequality in financial matters, socioeconomic policies and the public domain has become a global concern. Russia has moved from the Soviet era of populism to abject poverty and extreme riches. The fast financial development that Russia has encountered in the previous decade did not cause any change in...
Online Banking Services in the UAE: Abu Dhabi Islamic BankIntroduction In 2019, most banks around the world offer online and mobile banking services. The advantages of the Internet and communication technology have immensely improved the speed and convenience of banking operations for customers and financial institutions alike. The availability of...
Introduction Whereas there are diverse variations of economies, planned and market economies are considered the dominant ones. It is important to emphasize that they are contrastingly different: corporations in counties with the planned economy are owned by the government, and in-market economy societies, businesses are only regulated by state bodies....
Introduction The last century was marked by a spectacular battle between two powerful economic systems and ideologies: communism and capitalism. By the end of the 21st century, it has become exhaustively clear that capitalism seems to prevail and bring countries to prosperity and economic domination. Communism, on the other hand,...
Introduction: The Issue Divorcing a strong and powerful economic community is a rather controversial decision that will inadvertently cause significant internal and external conflicts for any state. The case of Brexit proves that the refusal to be a part of the European Union (EU) is fraught with serious consequences that...
External factors such as Consumer Price Index (CPI), consumer behavior, and inflation rate play a very important role in stimulating economic growth. For instance, the rate of inflation of a given economy will affect its growth since a high inflation rate may lead to low economic growth. Though internal factors...
How can policies and regulations impact financial institutions? Whenever regulations are lifted, some financial institutions may most likely run into financial losses. In most cases, earnings are increased through protected monopolies. However, the introduction of policies and regulations often break this link and hence, financial institutions end up losing greatly...
Introduction The budgeting process is the way toward outlining, executing, and operating spending plans. It is the administrative procedure of budget spending and planning, budgetary control, and the related strategies. Budget planning requires volumes of the bookkeeping regarding the firm’s operations (Okpanachi & Mohammed 2013). In summary, spending plan is...
Abstract The current research paper dwells on the critical differences between the US and Canadian economies in order to make informed conclusions regarding the gap between consumer price indexes of the two countries. So as to do that, the researcher conducted a literature review on the subjects of product pricing...
Abstract The halo effect in business is a kind of a cognitive bias, which is created as a result of the customer’s tendency to perceive brands, companies, or products relying on the overall impression. The effect appears when the rater develops a holistic opinion before performing a detailed analysis. As...
Introduction The purpose of this paper is to analyse foreign direct investment (FDI) in India. FDI refers to “the net inflow of investment to acquire a lasting management interest in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor” (World Bank 2015). Developing countries have focused on...
The entry strategy chosen for Emaar is FDI or foreign direct investment. This strategy was selected due to the specific economic state of Kazakhstan, which will supposedly soon enjoy steady economic growth but remain to be a developing country. For Emaar, a company that is present in more than 30...
For most intents and purposes, credit cards are superior to carrying cash. They are more compact and secure and can enable payments over the Internet. The situation for vendors is somewhat different, but credit card readers are becoming increasingly widespread. Nevertheless, many people prefer to use cash instead of cards...
Introduction Globalization is defined as a concept that refers to expanding network of international economic activities resulting from increased movement of commodities, technology and information across national boundaries. Globalization as a process, therefore, ensures that the state retains the political role while the economic functions of the state are being...
Introduction Speculators in the telecommunication industry provide information on the bright future of the sector. The telecommunication industry is a wide sector in every country and calls for massive investment from both public and private investors. There are several countries, which leads to the list of the advanced countries in...
The public budgeting leaders have the responsibility of fulfilling various roles including planning, reforming, and budgeting. Public budgeting involves three areas that are mostly dominated by the fields of economics, planning, and data sciences. Planning is used to determine goals and setting up the necessary programs to achieve them. Programming...
Introduction Economic integration makes international trade easier through the removal of trade barriers and tariffs. With economic integration, good and services, labor, and capital find their way in the country where they can be put into maximum use. Increase in mobility of factors of production faces some negative challenges especially...
Underlying Theme Freakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner is an exploratory study of economics and the manifestation of its principles in everyday life. The main premise of the book can be described with the following quote: “Morality, it could be argued, represents the way that people would like the...
World Expo is regarded as an important international venue similar to the Olympics. This world exhibition is aimed at exhibiting products, trade, and innovation that can help the humanity address the major challenges it is facing (“In Depth”). The first world exhibition took place in the middle of the 19th...
Executive Summary Stock research essentially involves arriving at precise inferences on particular securities’ worth, based on the gathered legitimate information and the subsequent release of this information to investors. However, investment banks have an incentive to trade by buying undervalued stocks and selling highly-priced ones against the instructions of the...
There are various definitions and assertions as to what constituted the transition period. According to Marx, the transition period was a time when the means of production was brought into common ownership by the working class using the power of the state. In other words, it was a period when...
Introduction It is hard to underestimate the impact of economical theories on the development of modern society. Looking back on the progress that has been made to reach the status of informational society and start the globalization process all over the world, one must admit that people owe much to...
The Japan-US relations have been a complex issue for a long period of time. The problems based on the idea of the American military bases on the territory of Japan, Okinawa in particular, caused a number of discussions as it had a certain impact on the country’s economic and political...
Book Citation Chomsky, Noam. Profit Over People: Neo-liberalism and Global Order. New York: Seven Stories Press, 1999. Print. Author’s Credentials Professor Noam Chomsky is the author of the book “Profit over People”. Chomsky is a scholar who has written many books and journal articles in current affairs, politics, governance issues,...
As the borders between countries erode and different economies and cultures start to interweave, the world begins to be more and more defined by globalization. The new technologies and methods of communication and transportation make distances less and less of an obstacle, and it becomes easier to establish commercial and...
Legal Challenge Against IRS PTIN Fees and Court Ruling The article “IRS must refund excessive PTIN fees it charged” discusses a case of a district court ruling that the IRS overcharged for services related to return preparation. According to the author, the IRS was ordered to reimburse the increased costs...
Singapore’s Economy and FDI Potential Singapore is the country chosen as a recipient of foreign direct investments (FDIs) in the present paper. Singapore has a population of 5.454 million people, and its GDP reached approximately 397 billion dollars, according to World Bank statistics from 2021 (The World Bank, 2021). The biggest...
Introduction The Panic of 1907 and the Great Recession of 2007-2009 were both significant financial crises that had profound impacts on the U.S. economy. Similarities A key similarity between the two events is the role of financial contagion and the subsequent loss of confidence in the banking system. In 1907,...
Unique Features of a Governmental Unit The main difference between a commercial company and a governmental unit is that the former aims to generate profit, whereas the latter focuses on providing public services. When it comes to ownership status, the public owns a governmental unit, which a public servant or...
Market dynamics are based on the interaction between supply and demand. The need for a steady supply of power increases as the world’s population rises and urbanizes. The utility sector, with electricity as a good example, is crucial to this knowledge. To highlight how important the electricity sector is to...
Introduction The healthcare system in Mexico is a complex combination of public and private providers. The government, through the Ministry of Health, controls access to health care to a significant degree. Mexico has a universal health care system known as Seguro Popular, which was implemented in 2004 to ensure that...
The topic will illustrate the digital currency and its effects on consumer behavior in Saudi Arabia. A digital wallet is any program, electronic gadget, or internet service that enables people or organizations to conduct transactions electronically. Along with other things like gift cards and driver’s licenses, it keeps users’ payment...
Introduction The purpose of the original settlements of Virginia and Massachusetts was very different. Virginia was founded as a commercial venture by the London Company in 1607 (Chet, 2019). Its primary purpose was to make a profit, as the settlers were expected to find gold and other resources to bring...
Introduction Real GDP Refers to every financial activity done by the government, including consumption, investment, and transfer payment. Each form of public spending is dependent on the availability of government revenue. Most governments use different approaches, such as taxation, to generate revenues (Moore & Prichard, 2020). While some obtain it...
Perfect competition matters because it creates numerous producers of identical goods and services, so no single producer may affect the market price. Prices are governed by supply and demand dynamics and are identical for all producers. This form of competition generates an efficient market since each producer is motivated to...
Existing Knowledge Globalization, as a complex process of increasing connectedness and interdependence of different countries, economies, and cultures, has had a significant impact on multiple spheres of human life. In particular, one of the decisive fields where the influence of globalization might have far-reaching effects is education. Indeed, research shows...
The Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR), which entails the set percentage of cash required to be kept in reserves as against the bank’s total deposits, has over the past increased in Nigeria, lowering commercial bank earnings and thereby harming the country’s economy. Therefore, if commercial banks in the country want to...
Executive Summary Globalization is a term used to describe the increasing interdependence and integration of national economies. Local economies could suffer if globalization has the opposite effect of helping developing countries. This paper investigates the impact of globalization on China’s aviation industry. The report covers a wide range of topics,...
Fiscal policy uses government expenditure and taxation to control the economy during macroeconomic conditions. The government uses the policy to create strong and sustainable growth and reduce poverty (Bossone, 2021). During recessions, governments might consider lowering tax rates or increasing their level of expenditure to spur economic activity and encourage...
Gentrification has many potential benefits for both local and new residents. The article by Meltzer & Ghorbani (2017) focuses on defining the effects of gentrification on employment in low-income neighborhoods. The authors suggest that the main benefit of gentrification is the growth of employment opportunities and job gains for residents....
Summary In a three-stage expansion process, Netflix could make strategic decisions and establish effective policies in those markets. Before moving forward, they carefully selected a few calls to employ as a test and then studied those markets. One of the best strategies the business can employ to expand is to...
Introduction The methods of analyzing the investment attractiveness of companies have been influenced by factors such as the specifics of the companies’ activities, a small material component, and high profitability. The rise in the value of Facebook’s securities is due more to investors’ optimism than the development of the main...
Jane Schneider’s interpretation of the fairy tale in which the demon offers to help a young woman spin straw to gold is the depiction of how industries have thrived at the expense of social welfare. The argument can be supported further by Jane Collins’ statement that the corporations subcontracting garment...
A phenomenon that gathered speed after World War II, globalization has tremendously impacted the international economy, society, and culture by enabling greater interconnectedness and cross-border exchange of people and ideas. Globalization is a complex phenomenon that has benefited developed countries economically while unfairly distributing wealth to underdeveloped nations and disenfranchising...
Introduction This memo concerns the analysis of the Daycare Center’s operations budget for the year 2000. An Exhibit A from the Northville Daycare Center Case Study shows the prospective expenditures that this daycare center will have in the first year of its operations. One of the most crucial aspects of...
Introduction In this essay, I want to highlight the main concepts from Chapter 4 of macroeconomic principles and tell you what they mean. I believe the basic concepts are supply and demand, market equilibrium, monopoly, oligopoly, and competition. I can say that the whole economy is built on these concepts,...
In today’s world economy, there is only one rule that can be applied to a free market: supply and demand. In this case, the free market has nothing to do with corporate social responsibility. Milton Friedman’s philosophy was also based on the idea that despite the claims of large companies...
To assist the economy in achieving its objectives of expansion, level of employment, and price stability, the government is taking several measures. It exploits its power of taxing and spending through fiscal policy and exercises its authority to control the money supply and the level of interest rates through monetary...
Introduction Numerous experts are unanimous in stating that globalization is a leading feature of the modern world. This term denotes that numerous nations establish close economic, political, and cultural ties with one another so that physical borders almost disappear. However, globalization is not equal to global trade, which denotes that...
Introduction Change in the competitive domains of several firms, technological advances, improved cross-border labor, and Foreign direct investments are the leading forces that are responsible for the contemporary internationalization of various enterprises. Mainland China has got a substantial number of multinational corporations that are rapidly growing. Some examples of the...
Introduction The strength of the national economy is determined by various aspects and market indicators, including GDP growth, the level of foreign trade, and many other criteria. One of the significant factors to consider is the currency’s stability and its relevance to the international market. Regarding the countries of the...
Introduction Africa has been struggling for years with attempts to increase the country’s economic growth and make it more progressive. Although the government eventually succeeded in some areas there is still a lot to achieve compared to the developed European countries. The main three reasons for slow growth are economic...
Regarding human rights abuses, Morocco, which is ranked 39 on the index, proposed an emergency law that denied citizens their right to movement, as well as assembly and free speech. Furthermore, the act was applied as legal protection targeting government critics and advocates of human rights. Thus, companies that would...
There are many microeconomic issues which affect American cities, and one of the most prominent of them is the housing crisis. In New York, the problem with the rising rent and a growing homeless population is particularly notable and attracts considerable attention of local media. In the article, “Eric Adams...
Introduction Reform strategies, including abolishing price restrictions, deregulation of capital markets, reduction of trade-based barriers, and commercialization and austerity, are examples of neoliberalism today. Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. came into agreement with the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994. The free-based trade agreement went into effect on...
Money is one of the vital tools in society; this invention helped to develop trade and exchange. Many people refer to money as a physical entity; indeed, in economics, money plays a significant role in electronic exchange. Money has several functions; for example, it serves as a medium of exchange,...
Introduction The article State Capacity and Long-Run Economic Performance by Mark Dincecco and Gabriel Katz (2016) explores the relationship between political transformations and sustainable economic growth. Specifically, the authors analyze how increasing state capacity and establishing a limited government in Europe affected the financial performance over several decades. They have...
Analysis of social processes is governed by the idea of globalization in modern science. Globalization today is the determining factor in political, economic, and cultural development. It encloses the most important economic and social evolution processes that accelerated modernization, cultural change, and economic growth. Moreover, globalization innovates new issues and...
Introduction Inflation is a dangerous condition when people’s purchasing power declines because of rising prices. It can be increased by several causes: rising production costs, mass lending, and others. However, one of the most important reasons inflation may increase is the printing of money by a country’s central bank. In...
Introduction Taxation primarily imposes mandatory levies on entities and individuals through countries’ governments globally. While there are many varying tax systems, the majority of the United States citizens recognize the essential part played by taxes paid to local, state, and federal governments in the provision of public utilities. For a...
Introduction The eradication of hunger and consequent malnutrition is one of the most critical tasks of contemporary history. Malnutrition causes detrimental physical and mental suffering and hinders progress in many other areas of development, such as education, the economy, and the workforce. The number of people worldwide who do not...
Introduction Hong Kong is a very attractive city business wise, and currently many business people are willing to invest in it due to its enticing tax policies. Taxation is a very important factor for investors who might be considering new avenues for their business. Many countries of the globe are...
Evian drinking water is a sort of bottled water produced by the French company Evian Inc. As mentioned by the producer, water is collected from the French Alps consisting of naturally occurring electrolytes and enhanced with zinc and magnesium. Water costs $12.53 for six one-liter plastic or glass bottle. As...
Despite the general rapid development of humanity over the past decades, a large number of global problems have arisen: climate change, natural disasters, political and social instability, and wars. All these conditions have led to the need to create a completely new type of behavior directed at more efficient and...
Balance of Payments: Analyses and Implications In the first quarter of 2021-2022, India’s current account balance experienced a surplus in the balance of payment. The increment was 6.5 US billion dollars, representing 0.9% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (“Reserve Bank of India”, 2021). In the fourth quarter of...
Since it was discovered in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, COVID-19 has caused massive human suffering and undermined the global economy. The lives of billions of the world’s populations have been turned upside down by the pandemic, which has significantly affected the social, environmental, health, and economic domains. By now,...
The auction represents a valuable aspect of the existence of the modern economy. Furthermore, an auction is a type of market trading in which the seller, in order to maximize profit, uses direct competition from several buyers present at the auction. It is worth noting that it is the seller...
A greater understanding of the processes that govern market operations is an essential part of creating and running a successful business. The study of economics enables one to get a bigger picture of the relationships between companies, governments, and customers. This essay reviews the following topics: supply and demand, elasticity,...
Introduction and Research Design The reflexive practice involves assessing an individual’s thoughts due to their professional development. As a result, the scope of this research is to determine the role of reflective practices and the essence of self-awareness on financial managers. I selected self-awareness due to its integral role in...
Explain how overall national savings is related to overall investment and why savings is always equal to investment. Savings are a part of income that is not consumed now, that is, the accumulation of finance. Therefore, savings, formed by the difference between income and expenses, are the primary investment source....
Introduction In economic theory, there is a concept of market efficiency; the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) is one of the basic ideas of finance theory. There are three forms of market efficiency: weak, semi-strong and strong. The criterion of efficiency is determined by the access of its participants to information....
The establishment of the US dollar as the global vehicle currency in 1944 during the Bretton Woods Conference influenced the global economy after World War II. This economic system created a resilient platform for the stabilization of global economic performance in the 1950s and 1960s. However, this system was short-lived...
Introduction and Background Holland Village is a neighborhood situated along the border between Bukit Timah and Queenstown in central Singapore. The village is a renowned retail and dining destination for youths and tourists. It is dominated by and frequently visited mainly for its restaurants and bars and a few specialty...
Businesses strive to achieve the maximum possible revenue to stay competitive. This essay will compare profit maximization strategy with satisficing. Maximization implies a continuous chase for the highest possible profit margin (Qiu, Bai, and Lu, 2020). It allows a company to gain a competitive advantage at the cost of significant...
Introduction GDP, or Gross Domestic Product, is one of the common measures of a country’s economic development. Calculated by adding up the value of all the goods and services produced in the country, the GDP is widely understood to be a sign of a well-off country. This measurement is applied...
The Great Recession is fairly described as a horrendous financial collapse that left millions of families with fewer money or even deeply in debt, it also caused multiple companies to go bankrupt. Remarkably, nearly 8 million Americans lost their jobs, 4 million homes were foreclosed, 2.5 million businesses were closed...
The delineation between the public and private sector is often emphasized in legal regulations and requirements, yet the differences between the two may not be visible to a side observer. Indeed, the similarities that the public and private sector share place them in the same economic context, allowing both publicly...
The main reason why an investor would pay attention to the balance sheet is the presence of detailed information on liabilities and assets. The significance of all the resources that an organization either owns or owes could become decisive in the long run, protecting the team from unexpected losses or...
Folgers Coffee is one of the most successful companies selling coffee blends and drinks. It is owned by J.M. Smucker Co., the price of the stock of which is the object of discussion in this paper (Folgers Coffee. n.d.; J.M. Smucker Co., n.d.). The company’s current (December 1, 2021) stock...
Market Inefficiencies Caused by Monopolies The simulation game taught me that monopolistic models are detrimental to both market actors and consumers. The dominance of monopoly in the marketplace produces two types of inefficiency, namely consumer exploitation and allocative inefficiency. When only one entity rules the entire market, consumers cannot purchase...
Introduction The modern world is characterized by a high level of globalization and multiple travel opportunities. The development of different means of transport, especially civil aviation, provided millions of individuals with a chance to move to numerous states. This openness is viewed as one of the most outstanding achievements; however,...
Introduction It would not be an overstatement to claim that the Great Depression era was one of the darkest pages in U.S. economic history. Causing the U.S. economy to suffer a tremendous collapse, Great Depression led to poverty rates spiraling out of control, while also affecting other countries such as...
Introduction According to Smith, prosperity results from human determination and self-interest. He argued that by giving everyone freedom to exchange their own produced goods, the economy would grow significantly. Correspondingly, opening markets for individuals to trade their goods to foreign countries will attract more funds to the US. Smith suggested...
Introduction In the selected article, the author indicates that markets have failed to return to normal following the end of the infamous financial crisis. The concept of secular stagnation tries to explain how such a situation has developed. It describes how an increasing susceptibility to save money and a decreasing...
The 2007-2009 global financial crisis was an unprecedented economic disaster which affected many countries simultaneously and led to a global recession lasting for years. The crisis was triggered by the proliferation of high risk-financial products connected to subprime mortgages in the context of a deregulated environment. The Great Recession put...
Pietra Rivoli’s book The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy describes the processes that a T-shirt moves through before and after it makes a finished product. The author uses the T-shirt creatively to analyze issues related to international business, including the market, power, and politics of global trade....
The people who provide financial backing to a company for the return of lifetime dividends are known as shareholders. One can become a shareholder of a particular organization either by memorandum subscription during incorporation and they can also invest in new company shares or by purchasing shares of an existing...
Exchange rate volatility The exchange rate can be defined as the currency of a given country expressed in terms of another country’s currency. The changes in the exchange rate affect the profits made by international trading partners and multinational corporations. The exchange rate also affects the value of investments as...
The issue of participating of the government in the economic life of the country was widely discussed in the 19th century. This tendency was characteristic of American politicians as well. In the 19th century, Henry Clay appeared to be a prominent statesman, whose activity was influential in the context of...
Introduction There are several types of foreign exchange rate systems namely; floating exchange rate, pegged exchange rate and fixed exchange rate system. In a floating exchange rate system, the market movements determine the rate of exchange. The government or the central bank does not interfere with the rate of exchange....
Introduction Brand-new technologies have become a critical element of the labor market and its working operations. They make it feasible for organizations to automatize the production process so as to increase the level of output and overall performance. However, with the introduction of machines, manual and routine tasks previously operated...
Introduction Fairtrade®: Definition With the rise in globalization, opportunities for trade have expanded tremendously, allowing for cooperation between organizations on a global level, and reinforcing international partnerships. As a result, the necessity to create homogenous standards for interacting in the global economic environment has emerged. Thus, the platform for building...
Introduction One of the most important issues studied by macroeconomics is the decision-making process and motivation, where economic incentives play an essential role. In business, policy-making, and different kinds of economic relations, incentives are believed to define people’s behavior and induce a particular reaction. Since incentives serve as the trigger...
Michael Lewis is the author of the article titled Wall Street on the Tundra which attempts to describe events that led to the financial crisis that befell Iceland. Even though Iceland’s financial meltdown attracted scant global attention in relation to other calamities that reverberated through the global economic powers, the...
Introduction Nairobi is the capital city and administrative headquarter of the republic of Kenya, in East Africa. The city is situated 10 South and 360 East, 87 miles off the Equator. The city is at an altitude of 5,512 feet about sea level and has an area of 266 square...
Michael Porter’s Theory of the National Competitive Advantage of Industries MichaelMichael Eugene Porter has written over 20 books and other works that had a significant influence on the world of economics. In the 1980s, he published his article Competitive Advantage, which shortly revolutionized the field. However, his fundamental work, The...
The rate at which the use of computers in Africa is growing so fast. There is an increase in the need for computers plus their accessories in countries like Kenya. Educational institutions, the public, and the private sectors are all undergoing computerization. There dire need for computers to enhance efficiency...
Canada’s economic system is robust and supported by many industries’ success, including banking and finance. Besides, attractive investment and business-friendly taxation policies attract new players to the Canadian market, allowing for healthy competition and creating new jobs. It is also important that Canada has excellent talent potential, as most Canadians...
The first customer category that is likely to be interested in a laptop is travelers. Their primary interest would be portability, which all such products provide to some degree by default (Idemudia, 2018). As Muller (2020) adds, they are also interested in battery life and screen brightness, as they expect...
Introduction Modern society tends to substantially develop itself within the scope of discoveries, technical achievements, and improvement of social relations. Moreover, in the scientific dimension, discussions are no longer merely about the gradual transformation of historically established conditions, traditions, and trends. It is about the attainment of the so-called sustainable...
Introduction There has been a growing tendency for cooperation among Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in the development of economic and financial institutions. The manifestation of the ubiquitous nature of globalisation has increased the need for embracing standardised accounting regulations in order to improve cooperation and enhance efficiency of financial...
