Understanding Financial Concepts: From Government Bonds to Economic Booms and Busts
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Economy general
A government bond is a debt security issued by a government in order to support government spending and obligation. These can be paid periodically, and they are sold to investors to support government spending.
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....
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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.
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,...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
Rapid Economic Development in China
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
China is among the fastest growing economies in the world. The rate of economic and political growth in China is so great that it has threatened world order. For example, the Chinese economy has overtaken all European economies and is catching up with the United States at a fast rate. This...
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...
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...
Measurement indicators of economic efficiency
Case study - 5 pages - Sports
Before analyzing the measures of economic efficiency sponsorship, we must remember that the ultimate goal is to increase business revenue. Sponsorship is a real strategy for businesses. In times of sponsorship operation, and if the growth of the company exceeds the periods without...
Political Theory review - Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts, Marx, K
Case study - 3 pages - Medical studies
The advanced learner's dictionary defines alienation as a state of being isolated from a group or activities that a person should be a part of. For example, keeping a person from their families fits in to the definition of alienation. There are many other applications of alienation, but this...
Evolution of lodging networks during the economic crisis: What happened to Airbnb and to budget hotels in the context of the crisis in the USA?
Case study - 25 pages - Management
The financial crisis started In September 2008, in the USA, with the bankrupt of Lehman Brothers. This financial shock led to a deep and long economic crisis. The USA has started to experience economic recovery in 2010 but the economic growth has still been low. The...
Economic and policy issues from the spill : Gulf war oil spill of 1991
Essay - 3 pages - Ecology & environment
In any oil spill, looking at the economic issues that are raised, the first parameter that is used is the number of gallons of oils that were spilt to measure the loss that was suffered in monetary terms. In the case of the gulf war oil spill of 1991, it caused the loss of millions of...
Economic Growth and Construction Industry in Libya
Case study - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The sector of construction is ranked as a vital factor that influences policies of the economy in countries that are still developing like Libya. The sector entails backward and forward linkages with various sectors of the economy. In other words, they are dependent on each other. Countries like...
Indicators of Chinese current economic strength
Essay - 2 pages - Economy general
Growth in GDP- the reason for choosing GDP is because it has grown by a great margin when comparing 1978 and 2010. In the year 1978, it was US$230 only and in the year 2010 it had grown to US$4000 (Tong & Wong, 2012) this is a very wide margin.
Chanel Bags Company micro-economic analysis
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
There various factors that affect the demand and supply of channel bags, in this case, leather bags will be the specification. The major factor affecting demand of these Channel bags is price. Every time there is change in the prices of these channel bags there is always a movement caused in the...