Category: Economics

  • Capital Expenditure and Net Present Value

    Conditions under which the capital expenditure of a foreign subsidiary might have a positive NPV in total currency terms but be unprofitable from the parent firms perspective The Net Present Value (NPV) of a capital project is the current value of all cash inflows together with those at the termination of the project less the…

  • Financial Reporting and Analysis

    Nowadays, various financial reports are widely available on the Internet. While this kind of information was previously published in official journals and department statistics, contemporary media sources allow economic news to be rapidly spread among a large number of people. Twitter is one of the most popular social networks for this kind of purpose. Many…

  • International Financial Institutions: Improving Global Economy

    Global financing is a system that involves financial institutions that work internationally or around the world. Such institutions include the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. These institutions are global banks that give funds to countries with financial constraints as well as giving economic advice. This paper focuses on the roles of international financial…

  • Cash for Clunkers Program

    Table of Contents Introduction The success of the cash for clunkers program Effects of the program Reference List Introduction The cash for clunkers regulation is a program which was designed to allow car owners to trade their used cars with poor fuel consumption rate for more fuel efficient ones. This trade is to be accompanied…

  • Considering the Main Marketing Environment Forces

    Marketing environment forces Economic factor This is the most important aspect of the marketing environment. It entails all the aspects that impact on consumer’s patterns of spending (Silk, 2006). Marketing managers of Oatmeal must, therefore, pay attention to the various developments in the economy. The key elements to be considered under economic forces include the…

  • What Makes London a Global City?

    A global city is characterized by several factors like a centre for world finance and trade flows, immigration in large scale, growing income, and polarized occupation (Sassen, 2001) & (Eade, 2000). London has attained the level of being characterized as a global city due to its effort of increasing citizen’s income and occupation. For several…

  • Reducing the United States Debt Crisis

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction The public debt of the United States has been a topical issue in the country for a long time. Nowadays, the already staggering numbers continue to increase despite the fact that the public and the government have addressed the matter. Nevertheless, it is often said that…

  • United Arabs Emirates’ Financial Regulations

    Introduction United Arab Emirates financial industry has approximately 50 banks operating, half of which consists of local financial institutions while the other half is comprised of foreign banks. There are also other financial institutions, for instance, monetary and financial intermediaries and insurance firms among others that together with the commercial bank make a robust financial…

  • Rough Set Theory and Stock Market Analysis

    Table of Contents Introduction Rough set theory Reducts Result analysis Data Mining Business Solutions Works Cited Introduction Background and Objective of Study Data mining is an umbrella term that has been adopted to refer to the methods manipulating various designs and techniques and statistical analysis tools to explore and analyze varying amounts of data as…

  • Naomi Klein’s “The Shock Doctrine”

    In this book “the Shock Doctrine”, the author (Klein) concentrates on the imperfections of neo-liberal economics. The thoroughly studied unconventional history, varying from various renowned economists (the likes of Milton Friedman) to a former president George Bush, brings the author’s argument to the present state of affairs. With rousing reportage, Klein explains modes in which…