Category: Economics 2707

  • International Economics: Tariffs in Argentina and Child Labor

    Tariffs in Argentina Having accessed the WTO website, I selected Argentina as a country for the analysis of tariffs. As the website confirms, in Argentina, the taxes and other duties on agricultural products are higher than those on non-agricultural products. According to the data provided by WTO, the final bound of tasks applied in 2014…

  • Mixed Economy: Blended Theory by Mark Zwelling

    The business marketplace undergoes considerable changes regularly, creating new options to improve the working process or avoid unpredictable problems. The promotion of specialization is a common and reliable step in terms of which specialists understand their duties and do their work faster because of the level of knowledge and experience in particular spheres. According to…

  • Corporate Investment Decisions and WACC

    The following analysis of Wilson Corporations equity cost and Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) is aimed at determining whether the CEO of the company made a reasonable suggestion to increase the long-term debt and balance debt by 60% and equity by 40%. In the beginning, it is important to mention that in order to…

  • Every Man for Himself: Third-World Economies

    Every Man for Himself is an editorial published on September 28, 2017, in a popular daily Philippine newspaper, Business Mirror. This research revealed the influence of developed countries on third-world economies. It is a case study that examines a specific theoretical model of the development of the third world countries after gaining independence to determine…

  • The Fed and Housing Bubbles

    Introduction There is general agreement that the financial turmoil of 2007-2009 was caused by the bursting of the housing bubble, which triggered the worldwide economic crisis. Many scholars maintain that the crisis was instigated by the malpractice and miscalculation of private actors, a lack of regulation, and a bubble mentality (Moroni 1296). Therefore, there is…

  • The United States and Chinas Gross Domestic Product

    For every countrys economy to be successful, there are some factors that are rather crucial. One of them is the gross domestic product, or GDP, that influences any countrys welfare and prosperity. The purpose of this paper is to provide the gross domestic product figures of the United States of America and China and compare…

  • Compensation Plans for CEOs in North Americas Private Sector

    Introduction Organizational leaders and chief executive officers (CEOs) are some of the key employees whose performances contribute to the success of their respective companies. Shareholders always expect such managers to use their abilities to move the targeted firms to the next level and make them profitable. However, these leaders require proper compensations if they are…

  • The Flaws of Neoliberalism

    Neoliberal ideas have emerged to be the leading political, economic, and social paradigm in modern American society. Many scholars examine the effects of this system on the different manifestations of life (Foer, 2017; Fukuyama, 2016; Gray, 2011). The theoretical framework of neoliberalism does not coincide with the practices it utilizes and the outcomes it leads…

  • Regulations Helping the United States Economy From 1865 to the 1930s

    Table of Contents Introduction Four Examples Opposing View Legacy and Impact Today Sources Introduction The period from 1865 to the 1930s included a variety of processes in the countrys economy, which the government tried to control. The commonly accepted principle of non-interference started to be altered to more strict interference since laborers and businessmen asked…

  • Opinion on Protectionism

    In my vision, protectionism cannot be undertaken in all cases; however, there might be a situation when I would be in favor of adding tariffs to imports. At times, foreign production starts permanently substituting domestic supply and hindering the distribution and development of internal products. It usually happens due to the high quality of import…