Apple is a consumer technology company that markets a wide range of branded consumer electronics. According to Porter's typology, Apple utilizes a differentiation strategy, wherein it markets to a mass audience but focuses on finding ways to differen Continue Reading...
Production Possibilities Production possibility curves are representation of the amount of two different goods that can be obtained by shifting resources from the production of one, to the production of the other. In addition, the graph represents m Continue Reading...
If the quota were to be granted to a domestic resident, then the rent that would be generated would be kept within the domestic economy, and therefore it would be referred to as a 'domestic rent capture barrier'. (Non-tariff Barriers: The Reward of Continue Reading...
investment in a rental/real estate property. There is a one-time purchase of $10,000 in land that can subsequently be rented for a yearly $3,500 rent for a period of several years. At the end of the rental period, the investor aims to sell the land Continue Reading...
leasing assets vs. buying. The question of whether to buy an asset or to lease an asset is quite complex. Indeed, the answer is not always a black and white, straight response. Often, there is a grey area when researching whether to purchase or lea Continue Reading...
This would be only natural for central bankers, as wealth effects may be a very relevant factor in determining fluctuations in aggregate demand. Studies on wealth effects have been conducted in recent years, also in the Bank of Italy, making use of Continue Reading...
Mortgage Fraud If a rash of armed bank robberies swept across America next year, and if in these robberies criminals absconded with $30 billion dollars, one may be certain that a public panic would ensue. The banking system would likely be changed f Continue Reading...
"Forecasts by Moody's Economy.com now use a 20 percent drop in median existing-home prices from their 2005 peak as a baseline, with prices weakening through at least mid-2009" (Shinkle, 2008, p. 44). Moody's director of housing economics Celia Chen Continue Reading...
While war is often a major factor in changing the nature of property ownership, much as major depressions, such as that of 1920 to 1940, another factor can be large increases in competition, such as that in industrial production that has risen in J Continue Reading...
Steps were also taken to organize a stock market in Lahore (Burki, 1999, pp.127-128). Also organized during this period were the Pakistan Industrial and Credit Investment Corporation (PICIC) and the Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan (IDBP), b Continue Reading...
4) Consider a firm that has just built a plant, which cost $20,000. Each worker earns $5.00 per hour. a) Based on this information, fill in the table below. Number of Worker Hours Output Marginal Product Fixed Cost Variable Cost Total Cos Continue Reading...
Rental Investment May Seem Safer than it Really Is" offers counsel regarding the pros and cons of venturing into rental property investments (Bernard, 2013). The article explains the appeals of using rental investments to create a new profit stream Continue Reading...
9 trillion in treasuries to move unemployment down to 6.5%" (5). These outcomes make it abundantly clear that the national economy is not particularly responsive to short-term stop-gap measures that do not take the long-term needs for economic growth Continue Reading...
Give me that which I want, and you shall have this which you want, is the meaning of every such offer" (Smith, 1776, p. 118-119). The unintentional consequence is thee same as it was before: an increasingly respectable and thriving nation, one so m Continue Reading...
Reject Shop -- Recent Events (January 1st, 2010 -- March 31st, 2011) EVENT 1: Publication Date: February 16th 2011 -- Impact of floods on sales The Reject Shop issued a statement declaring uncertainty regarding the aggregate cost of the floods and Continue Reading...
Sukuk Al Ijara Introduction to the selected Sukuk Structure (Sukuk Al Ijara) Sukuk Al Ijara is considered to be the most regularly employed sukuk structure centered on the amount of issuances. The attractiveness and admiration of this structure can Continue Reading...
American Tax System vs. Other Countries The federal government first imposed an individual income tax in 1862 as an emergency means of financing the Civil War. It also established the Bureau of Internal Revenue, predecessor of the Internal Revenue S Continue Reading...
This means that the demand increase will produce an increase in supply at a controlled rate. d. How can you apply what you learned about the concepts of supply and demand from the simulation to your workplace? The simulation sheds particular light Continue Reading...
His lectures were a success as many eminent people of Edinburgh attended them and earned him a decent income. During the course of his lectures on English literature, Smith perhaps realized that his real vocation was economics. Hence, addition to E Continue Reading...
Marxist political economy looked more like critics on classical political economy proposed by liberalists, yet it didn't give any definite solution to the problem of political regulation of economics. Socialist theories of political economics which Continue Reading...
International Trade and Comparative Advantage Because trade between nations is as ancient as mankind itself, there have been a number of theories advanced over the years to help account for why some countries seem to benefit more than others in the Continue Reading...
Infrastructure is the foundation of a healthy economy and an equitable society. The World Bank's Policy Research Report on Reforming Infrastructure: Privatization, Regulation, and Competition evaluates infrastructure issues in several major sectors: Continue Reading...
In terms of similarities, each of these budgets contains roughly the same basic format. While the specific charts may differ, each budget separates revenue sources and attempts to break those down. The budgets also explain the expenditures, and typi Continue Reading...
Marine Insurance The concept of Marine insurance is something that has been developing at a fast rate of late. (Marine Insurance: Barlow, Lyde and Gilbert) What exactly is insurance and how long has the concept been recognized? Insurance can be defi Continue Reading...
Primary and processed primary products still account for nearly half the South's total merchandise exports to the North, and for many developing countries remain the sole source of foreign exchange earnings. Moreover, both casual observation and ser Continue Reading...
Modernization in the United States and the Global Community How does modernization manifest itself in U.S. society? Truly, modernization in the United States began in earnest with the inception of the Industrial Revolution in the late 19th and earl Continue Reading...
). Basket of Goods the PPP exchange rate calculations are also controversial because of the difficulties involved in finding comparable 'baskets of goods' to compare purchasing power across countries. People in different countries typically consume Continue Reading...
Unemployment and Young Workers One of the hardest-hit groups during the recent economic crisis in America was that of young college graduates. Lacking experience and possessing high rates of student debt, many struggled to find a foothold in the new Continue Reading...
As with many diseases, affluenza is contagious. Cultural conditioning through media and advertising promote an image of "the good life" that is associated with possessions. Instead of hard work and frugality, possessions such as fancy cars, McMansi Continue Reading...
It can also be negative which is known as deficit. The most vital point to consider is that going by the definition the aggregate of every sector's financial surplus/deficit must be equal to zero. This is due to the fact that borrowings by deficit s Continue Reading...
From a position of business ethics, the landowner suddenly shifts his focus to one of social norms and interpersonal relationships. He comments on the use of money as a tool by which to gain friends seems sinister, and contrary to the general canon Continue Reading...
S. domestic law, a U.S. citizen or resident (Non U.S. person) who is a beneficiary of a foreign retirement plan would be subjected to the existing U.S. income taxation on all of the income that is accrued in their foreign investment plans even though Continue Reading...
The curve describing this relationship between risk and return is a hyperbole connecting one and the other. Logically and economically, this also makes sense: if the investor is willing to assume more risks, he is also likely to potentially discover Continue Reading...
The consumer's indifference curve would be on a lower budget line against their preference but this would have effects of its own beyond individual consumers (below). On the other hand if we shifted the good on the X axis to "rent" and called that a Continue Reading...
Property portfolio ownership and management is not based on charitable foundations but rather on the idea that investors will benefit from that ownership. Therefore, in order to ascertain the profitability of owning and managing certain specific pro Continue Reading...
The purpose of a contract remedy is to make each party whole. An appropriate remedy would have been for the contractor to be responsible for the necessary repairs, and to pay for any resulting damages (for example, hotel charges if the repairs rende Continue Reading...
Housing Market in China: A Critical Survey of the Literature This is a critical survey of the literature on the state of housing market in China. It highlights the high and rising cost of housing in major markets, which have attracted worldwide att Continue Reading...
Energy Efficiency and Environmental Justice… Policy Energy Efficiency Energy Efficiency and Environmental Justice: From Incentive only to Mandate with Incentive Policy Plans Energy Efficiency and Environmental Justice: From Incentive only t Continue Reading...
Retail The global economy overall is mending from the 2008 crisis. Many key metrics over the past 5 years have improved materially relative to the crisis years. The S&P 500, for instance, after reaching its low in 2009 has recovered more than 15 Continue Reading...
