Financial markets in Emerging Economies: Comparison with developed economies
Essay - 12 pages - Economy general
The financial markets of emerging economies have seen a huge growth in the last few years. These markets are attracting large investments from the developed world, especially because of higher expected return. At the same time; investments in emerging markets are considered to be riskier than the...
Capitalism, planned economies and the concept of supply and demand
Worksheets - 1 pages - Economy general
Capitalism is characterized by a private enterprise system contrary to a planned economy which is based on the collective or governmental ownership by the means of production, that is to say that all the enterprises in the country are public. Capitalism is theoretically based on a pure and...
Philippe Hugon's analysis of the changes wrought by globalization on the African economies
Case study - 4 pages - Management
Despite the effect of globalization on some economies, particularly those of East Asia, Africa has remained untouched by this phenomenon. Among the 49 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 34 are now on the Dark Continent. Although the continent accounts for 11% of world globalization, it only...
Environmentally sustainable economies
Case study - 3 pages - Psychology
Economic growth is what propelled America's leap to become the world's only superpower and most influential nation, but not without sacrifice. Our exponential growth has depleted our nonrenewable resources and polluted many of our nation's greatest natural wonders. While it is imperative that...
Globalization: Its impact on economies
Thesis - 7 pages - Economy general
Globalization has made the world smaller. Trade barriers have fallen yet the full effects of globalization are yet to be visible especially in the developing countries. Globalization has also increased the risk appetite which has resulted in financial meltdown in previous decades. With the...
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...
New Theories of International Trade
Essay - 7 pages - Theories and economic notions
Through this quotation from Joseph Stigltiz, co-prize winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics for his work on asymmetric information, we note the interconnection between countries that globalization brings about: with its advantages but also its disadvantages. A questioning of this process...
The Euro Area Debt Crisis
Case study - 8 pages - Finance
Over the past decade, productivity in most economies, both in central and peripheral countries has doubled beyond the initial estimates. This has partly been the contribution of implementing robust investment tools and informed investor on maximizing returns.However, the implications of the...
Chilean Wine Industry
Case study - 11 pages - Business strategy
In today's globalized economy, international competitiveness in the international market is a growing concern for all stakeholders including government and firms. While the corporate leaders embrace dynamism to cope with the changing business climate, strategies of the firms are subject...
Islamic finance and its come back after the last economic crash
Case study - 4 pages - Criminal law
The economic crash took place between 2007 and 2008. It originated from the United States. It is the worst economic crisis that has ever hit the world up to today. It has become a global issue, hitting economies in all countries. It has led to the fall or decline in the economies, markets and...
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...
Critical analysis for the Brazilian case
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
The Brazil felt a huge change in the economy after the Real Plan in 1994. The plan has changed the economic environment in Brazil to check the stability of the economy after a long period of high inflation. From this year on, we used two types of monetary policy: a fixed exchange...
Are entrepreneurs born or made?
Essay - 2 pages - Startup, entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurs are seen as pillars of the market economy and their activities as creators of value and employment. Indeed, we live in an entrepreneurial economy model. In the first place, it is important to define the word 'entrepreneur': she/he is an individual who has the...
Industrialization in Germany
Essay - 3 pages - Economy general
This research paper analyzes various aspects of the German economy, tracing its development from the early nineties to the present. The country is an economic powerhouse which has spurred over the years to advance from its financial troubles to become one of the worlds' best-performing...
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...
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...
Comparing prohibition, the Great Depression and the recession
Essay - 1 pages - Economy general
Our country has the keen ability to solve issues in an unbiased fashion. The skill to overcome obstacles through democracy has allowed our nation to thrive. Over the past century we have found solutions to two problems that seem to be a recurring issue. Our nation's economy has suffered...
Interaction of sectors and real money
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
The importance of money as means of payment and as a unit of account and the relationship between the money supply and the change in the general price level is among the topics of greatest interest of the first economic thinkers. Initially, the concern was with the role of money in 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...
Can Marketing Be a Science? - Robert Bartels (1951) ; From Marketing Mix to Relationship Marketing - Christian Grönroos (1997) ; The Marketing Revolution - Robert J. Keith (1960) - Marketing in Retrospective
Text commentary - 2 pages - Marketing theories
The formalization of the concept of marketing takes place after the Second World War with, in particular, the appearance models such as the marketing mix, the 4Ps... From the 1970s, "consumer behavior" strives to appear as a specific field of research. From 1970 to 1980, marketing is accused of...
Pestel Analysis - The real estate market in the US
Case study - 6 pages - Services marketing
The United States' housing market is experiencing a considerable shift. As the government tries to quell the impacts of inflation with relatively higher interest rates, every other aspect of the economy from foreclosure rates to housing market prices remains in flux. As such, housing...
Department store: Case study
Case study - 6 pages - Business strategy
A department store is a business establishment, retail in nature, which offers a large and extensive range of goods and is to serve in different departments. All the departments have a contribution to the success of the departmental store and in most cases all departments are under the same roof....
Strategic Analysis of Suncorp
Case study - 15 pages - Business strategy
For too long, most financial service companies in Australia maintained their back-office activities within the domestic borders more than their kind companies from the Western nations. Despite the presence of shared-service centers being a common phenomenon in the Australia, most local companies...
Colon Free Trade Zone
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
In recent years, numerous governments about the globe have sought to provide financial incentives to investors. These incentives are tailored to attract investment and the growth of trade and thus benefit the local people. One of the methods they are currently applied to attract investment is the...
Supply Chain Management: The Main Groups in the Transport/Logistics Sector
Case study - 9 pages - Logistics
In all liberal economies based on the free movement of goods, people and capital, the transport and logistics sector is essential. The logistics sector is also one of the most dynamic in France, representing 10% of French GDP and generating nearly 2 million jobs. For several years, the...
SWOT Analysis - Emirates
Case study - 5 pages - Tourism marketing
The tourism sector is one of the most important sectors for the economy, regardless of the country. However, tourism has been impacted by the onset of the health crisis, which has generated millions of euros in losses worldwide for the entire segment. Airlines have also been hit hard by...
Supermarket Chains
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
The consumers can have the benefit from the supermarket. In references to analysis, the four brands take more than seventy-five percent of the market share particularly Tesco since it has the biggest market share with regards to the UK market. Because of market supply done by several...
The United States Foreign Policies - The Relationship between the United States and China
Case study - 6 pages - Political science
The world has become a global economy. This has facilitated the need for countries to interact from a personal level. The desire to interact is facilitated by the fact that countries have the same desire to progress economically and socially hence the emergence of the need for countries to...
Exercise: Senior Operations Manager, Rider Operations
Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy
The COVID-19 outbreak led to a decline in the organisation's earnings. Some companies have subsequently considered divesting their non-core products. Divesting non-core products can be risky, complex, and may affect an organisation's future competitiveness. The French economy is...
Management and cultural aspects
Course material - 25 pages - Management
Human beings have needs in order to survive and the purpose of economic activity is to satisfy these needs by providing people with what they need. Such needs will vary from person to person because each person seeks different things at different times. Those who are poor would like to satisfy...
