Macro & Microeconomics Essays

There is always a high demand for investment opportunities in a growing economy. United Arab Emirates (UAE) economy has been on increase for the past years. This has been attributed to political stability in the country. However, there have been several problems that have prevented investors from exploiting the opportunity.

Strong US Dollar that makes U.S.-made products more expensive to foreign buyers also causes the continued trade deficit. Despite its current trade deficit, American economy is viewed as healthier than other world economies that have been mired by worldwide slump.

The most immediate impact of the destruction of onion crops is the shortage in its supply. Having been adversely affected by the rain in June and July, farmers are unable to efficiently produce this commodity.

Free flow of capital in and out of Canada,free trade and the existence of multinational companies have together linked Canada to the rest of the world's economies.In addition, Canada has become a part of continental integration through the North American Free Trade Agreement

The author states that Brazil’s culture is very much different from other countries recognizing that it is a melting pot of various ethnicities bringing about a rich diversity. Our executives have failed to understand and cope with this culture thereby failing to close important deals. Portuguese is the major language that unites the population.

Jordan presented that if the efficient market hypotheses are viewed from an ideal perspective, then the asset prices published in the markets should be fully reflecting all the available information that shall be useful to the investors to foster their investment decisions in the stocks of corporations. 

The approach is best suited for the objectives of the research which are to study the causes and consequences of the law of restricting the lay-off of emirates citizens and the global credit crisis. In accordance with the perspectives, the study will be undertaken by following an inductive to deductive approach.

The two-tier model, on one hand, highlights the situation when labour from the traditional agricultural sector migrates towards the modern capitalist sector attracted by the higher wages but they are followed by competition where the profits accruing in the modern sector provide the growing volume of savings which finances the formation of capital. 

The research paper uses a sample of 138 countries' data for the purpose of reaching a conclusion. The research purpose was to use the data spread between 1968 and 2002 in order to conclude as to whether there is a rise in volatility in the growth of a country due to their being a democratic form of government prevailing in that country or not.

Since 1998, the world price for crude oil has spiked from a historic low of $15.70 per barrel to see a 1000 percent increase to near $150 per barrel in the summer of 2008. This sharp and rapid increase has often been explained in terms of supply and demand and blamed on the US overuse and the rising demand in the developing countries.

Indian economy is the fourth largest in the world as measured by purchasing power parity (PPP). Due to reduced government controls on foreign trade and investment since the early 1990s, foreign businessmen and investors are swarming to Bangalore and Mumbai to grab a piece of the action. India is the second-fastest-growing major economy in the world.   

In 1990, average monthly wages were approximately 30% below the average for the Soviet Union and were 50% lower than those of the Baltic republics. Official statistics from 1990 show that 35% of the population had per capita incomes below the national minimum subsistence level. Recently, Azerbaijan has witnessed solid economic growth over the last 5 years. 

The supplier wants to sell his products as high a price as possible. On the other hand, the buyer wants to buy goods and services as low priced as possible. The free market economy facilitates the needs of both parties because they are not forced to offer or accept a price against their will.  

The main focus in the essay is on the effectiveness of the interest rate, as an instrument of monetary policy, conducted by the government. It is shown in the paper, that the decline or increase in interest not only affect the consumption levels and investment, interest rates also affect the inflation levels in an economy.

It builds on David Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage by predicting patterns of trade and production based on the factor endowments of a trading region. The model essentially says that countries will export products that utilize their abundant factor(s) of production and import products that utilize the countries' scarce factor(s).

The economic impact of corporate taxation is one which is incredibly significant and influential in many regards, and the tax changes that have taken place over the last 20 years, in particular, have been incredibly impactful on corporate taxation in general. In order to gain a more informed and knowledgeable viewpoint on corporate taxation in general.

The price of any good is determined by so many factors, the majority of which are outside the control of an individual producer/marketer. Among the various factors, demand and supply are the prominent factors that are likely to affect the price. The price of wheat here is determined by the forces of quantity demanded and supplied.

The widespread issue of the inflation and of its acceleration, and especially the reduction in its dispersion, has led to a rather general acceptance of the view that it is being transmitted among countries to a greater extent than before, to expositions of various possible mechanisms of transmission, and to econometric testing of the relative importance of these mechanisms.

Since it was the most serious crisis in the Canada's history, thus this paper will examine the reasons which cause such horrible outcome, criticize the present situation and have a better understanding in unemployment for prevention.

Once the percentage rises over a pre-determined level, it is considered an inflation crisis. And then it has its impacts across several facets of the economy.From the article, one can infer that expansive public spending as a result of budgetary surpluses, population growth, and rapid growth in demand are the root causes of inflation.

The primary objective of an FTA is the reduction of trade barriers in the form of import duties, between the countries signing the FTAs. This reduction or elimination of import tariffs creates many benefits for U.S. businesses. The United States and Singapore signed a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) on May 6, 2003.

The privatization of the LCBO is "counterproductive".  It will increase alcohol production prices; the consumer choice of alcohol beverages will decrease; the level of consumer services will not as high as that provided by the LCBO controlled by the government; the revenue level through privatization will also be decreased.

The internalization advantage theory gives the reason why firms will invest abroad rather than license other foreign firms to undertake their production process, according to this theory when a firm licenses another firm or even subcontracts a foreign firm to undertake production there arises transaction costs which may be greater than the costs that will be realized.

The United Kingdom’s business and legal policies have at times run against EU business and legal policies. Population size is related to the success or failure of a business. Area size can affect the sales of a company. The following paragraphs explain the intricacies of the UE economic conditions when mixed with UK economic conditions. 

Structural measures are implemented by the government in achieving greater efficiency in a stylized model and it increases the price elasticity of demand for government expenditures. The structural policies improved the efficiency of public spending and it changes the positive pattern across the countries; it follows the asymmetric fiscal shock.

In order to keep tight control of the elite over people, the hegemonic class of Japan selectively hired some elements from the liberal logic and the traditional ideology . In terms of liberalism, the main element employed by the Meiji Japanese leaders was the idea of equal opportunity, which allegedly guaranteed that everyone could get awarded according to his/her talent.

The IMF was a part of the Breton Woods system, established in the aftermath of the second world war. It is primarily concerned with regulating the financial aspects of most of the interactions amongst nations. It is concerned with surveillance, wherein it monitors and regulates the fiscal policies and economic interactions of a member-nation.

The Fed is responsible for regulating the economy through the control of the money supply. They are also charged with the oversight of the banking industry to insure compliance by the participants. They also act as the servicer for several other banking institutions.

The concept of small is beautiful can hardly be accepted in this globalized economy when there is fierce competition among the firms for marketing similar type of products. At that point one factor plays a key role in keeping the products moving, is its 'price'. So how a company will be successful in reducing the price of its products so as to get a larger share of the market.

The author states that on the contrary, the war had very little to do with apartment shortages. The purpose was to prevent gouging and to share scarce products. By 1947, price controls disappeared, but rent controls remained. Proponents argued that rent control needed to remain in place to ensure affordable housing for low and moderate-income tenants.

This is a study that explores the concepts of recession and depression. It explains the definitions and the causes of recession and depression. In this study, factors such as inflation, tax rates, interest rates, increased debt and consumer perception of the economy have also been discussed. The study further gives examples of how individuals can take precautions to protect themselves in case of recession or depression.

For me, this article suggests that it’s cheaper to become obese than to be healthy. First, healthy foods are more expensive. Second, facilities for physical activities are expensive. And third, healthy foods are timely to prepare thus reducing the opportunity cost of parents to earn money. Of course, these statements are true.   

The ratification of the Maastricht treaty in November of 1993 was responsible for the creation of the European Monetary Union or EMU and adopted the Euro as their common currency (European commission, n.d.).

Many United States companies like McDonalds, Unilever, Kentucky Fried Chicken and 7 eleven 24 hours have set up their branches in many major cities around the world.In 2006, "The mighty United States stock market is defying gravity.

The author states that the citizens who choose to evade taxes never realize that the taxes collected by the government will be utilized for their growth and development. This paper will focus primarily on an article published in the Wall Street Journal dated 7 March 2009; the Wall Street Journal is a very reputed newspaper.

The end of the cold war has brought many changes in international politics. Not only did we see a change from the bipolar world to the unipolar political scenario but also the changing nature of war. The periods since the end of the cold war also gave rise to new complexities. The Cold War presented a fragmentation of the global strategic balance. 

As a unit of account, money provides a common and acceptable measure in valuing goods and services. Money is also used as a store of value, a repository of purchasing power over time. This means money can be used by the person anytime in availing of goods and services. However, money becomes an effective store of value. 

     At the beginning of the twentieth century, three groups exerted their pressure on the American government — the strategists, the missionaries, and the businessmen. The businessmen, though they had been reluctant to go to war, had a stake in the trade with Japan and China, and were looking for new markets. The strategists argued in favor of Caribbean bases as necessary for security.

An attempt has been made to analyze the interest of the US in the oil resource of the country.The steps taken by the present US administration to monitor the oil industry has also been discussed in detail.

A tariff is a tax. We cannot think of it as doing something good. A tariff is a tax on the consumer. The competition is what really encourages producers to produce better products at lower costs and keep the prices down. In the case of free trade, producers do not enter into free trade for the benefit of somebody else.

The author states that learning curves are well documented and refer to falling labor costs as workers “learn by doing”. The Boston Consulting Group went much further in promulgating the concept of the Experience Curve which allegedly drives down all costs. They used this as a basis for a once-influential strategy.

As the paper outlines, the assessment of the performance of the economy is essential in any given country. It is imperative that we use specific economic tools in order to measure the expansion or contraction of an economy. One of the most popular measures of economic performance of a given country is the Gross Domestic Product. As such it is an indicator of a country’s standard of living.

The subprime mortgage crisis is considered as one of the most serious economic crisis of the century as this crisis produced an impact on many other important economic variables hence indirectly affecting the whole economic system not only of the United States but of other modern countries also, most importantly the UK.

Consumption denotes household expenditure for goods and services while investment refers to business spending on capital. It should be noted, that government spending is comprised of public expenses to finance projects to the benefit of the whole economy. Examples are bridges, schools and other public infrastructures. 

The author states that most of this information is given out after some information from the consumer, is collected. For example, the most basic requirement to get useful and specific information from a website requires the consumer to submit an email address. Companies can now monitor every move of a consumer once the consumer is on the website.

This paper focuses on the evaluation of economic efficiency of Saudi Aramco company, considering its monopolistic position on the local market. Despite being a monopoly, Saudi Aramco company, is considered as one of the most efficient and finely run organizations in the world with revenues in billions of dollars.

Economic performance lies ahead as performance measurement is always surrounded by uncertainty because it depends on inference rather than direct measurement and observation. “The amount of uncertainty varies with the lags between measures and their impact on economic performance, and the volatility of the business environment.

As the author of this paper underlines it, on top of a decrease in demand for the supply that will result from the fall in the economy from the high unemployment rate, there will be more foreclosures, as businesses will have to lay off more staff if they are not meeting enough of a demand for their supply.

Bank Rate Policy is one of the major instruments which are closely linked with interest rates prevailing in the economy. Interest rates charged by commercial Banks on the loans advanced to their customers as well as the interest rate paid by them on their savings deposits are affected by the bank rate changes.

The author states that interdependency can be observed from the increasing trade volume between the U.S. and Asia, which has doubled in 10 years. The complication increases the chances that the Fed could make a policy mistake by pushing rates too high or leaving them too low. It could cost the economy deadly if an error is to be corrected later on.