Economy Article Reviews Samples For Students

Nafta crown Mexico a super power in production. However, some of the developing economies should not follow suit because some of the policies did not work. For instance the application of free trade, which is referred to as neoliberalism in Mexico needs to be scraped out due to the few tariffs. This will give way to better growth and development strategies for the economy. Compared to the nations that did not follow the same economic directions, Nafta was declared a total economic failure. Jobs in the production sector in Mexico increased in number. The only problem was that the jobs could ...

Unequal development and economic status have been a persistent problem in America. The gap between the rich and the poor is high and is been amplified by several factors. How can an individual help reduce this gap? There is a great deal of actions that an individual can do. This concerns the development of alternative economic institutions including practical problem solving that have begun centered on egalitarian wealth, nurturing democracy and community life and avoiding climate catastrophe and fostering liberty.
A small, thoughtful group can change the world. The following are some of the areas small groups can focus on ...

Hallstead, Ted and Cobb, Clifford, “The Need for New Measurements of Progress,” in Mander, J., & Goldsmith, E. (1996). The case against the global economy: And for a turn toward the local. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books.
Short synopsis of the article: The authors seek to discover why people and politicians are still focused on the obsolete economic measurement, GDP. Beginning by discussing the economic boom of the 1990s, Hallstead and Clifford explain that while Allen Greenspan was assuring the media that the economy was in great shape many Americans were wondering why they were working longer hours with seemingly ...

One of the key processes of the world economy on the brink of the XX-XXI centuries is progressing globalization, i.e. a qualitatively new stage in the development of the internationalization of economic life.
These days, globalization is being discussed very often; it is a buzzword, which quickly turned into some kind of a slogan, a key, which can open the door to any existing and future mysteries. For someone “globalization” is all that he needs for happiness, for others—the cause of all the misfortunes. However, for all of us, globalization is an inevitable fatality of our world, irreversible process, the process, ...

In the article Tableau Economique, Francois Quensay argues that real growth comes from the agricultural sector rather than the industrial and the manufacturing sectors. In an attempt to understand the causal factors of growth in an economy, Quensay defines three classes of people that include the productive class (farmers), sterile class (artisans & manufacturers) and the proprietors (the state). Quensay believes that only the agricultural sector is capable of producing a surplus that could be used to produce much more in the coming year and hence help in the spurring economic growth. The manufacturing industry, on the other hand, is incapable ...

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Introduction

The economy of the world is rapidly changing. When this is the case, an enterprise’s ability to change or adjust is essential if it is to be successful. In the increasingly competitive business world, continuous innovation plays a crucial role in dictating global competition and ensuring one acquires the extra factors of production necessary to maintain a sustainable economic growth path. The conviction among humans is that a high standard of living ought to be determined by a high rate o employment so as to guarantee maximized utilization of resources and ensure wide participation in the wealth of ...

Section A: Monetary policy

For instance, according to the article, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is the monetary authority that is responsible for regulating the monetary provision in Japan. The article presents the economic inertia in the Japanese economy. Due to this economic inertia, the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, has come up with an economic plan that has three parts in order to rescue the country from the stagnant economic situation. This move to trigger a growth in the Japanese has also been initiated by the Bank of Japan. The Bank of Japan has adopted expanding its plan of “quantitative easing” in increasing ...

Local governments have the responsibility of taking care of their residents and inhabitants. They borrow funds and loans to enable them to run their systems and structures effectively and with efficiency. However, some of the funds may be too huge for a local government to handle and may end up risking the economy of the state or government. An article in the Los Angeles Times by David Pierson in June 2009 raises the suspicion of a local government that has incurred huge debts that risk the operations and economy of the local government. According to the article, the local governments of ...

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Fiscal Policy – Aggregate Demand and Aggregate SupplyIntroduction
In managing the economy, the government may opt to carry out a fiscal policy. Fiscal policy comprises of expenditure and taxes and at times borrowing by the government. Provision of public goods is a government’s duty. A public good is a good that the private sector fails to provide either because of the fewer rewards derived from such investments or simply because of the high cost of investment in such projects (Creel 2009, pg. 141). It is thus a role of the government ensure that the citizen enjoy these goods and services. In financing ...

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Summary
This article analyzes declining economic growth of China. Additionally, it tells about several forecasts that predict even stronger slowdown of China’s economic growth in future, and discusses possible reasons of this decline. According to the article, average economic growth rate of China from 1980 and until two years ago was equal to approximately 10%. However, during the third quarter of this year, Chinese economy grew by only 7.3% year-on-year. Several sources, including experts from the Harvard University and the IMF, assume that the growth rates will fall to 6.3% by 2020.
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The article by Antony highlights the future implication of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and its effect on the countries under it. The most significant idea from the article is the issue on the isolation of Egypt. Before the five members of GCC together with other Arab countries prompt to relieve Egypt from the two most important Arab and Islamic Organization, and it resulted into a drastic aftermath. The article shared that history will not likely repeat itself since the countries involved learned their lesson by paying a great price. Egypt was important in the maintaining of Bagdad’s effort to preserve ...

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/28/nyregion/red-ink-in-states-beginning-to-hurt-economic-recovery.html
The influence of the state government economy is slowly influencing the country economy. The federal government fiscal policies operate under pro-cyclical local policies. The more the federal tax system is managed under pro-cyclical local policies the more the total spending will go up. The impact of cutting the state spending is being felt by the middle income earners who nearly on the spate government to regulate on their economy. Cutting the spending meant that people are going to lack basic commodities that have in the past been influenced by the state spending thus calling for the overall ...

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This article shows statics and comparative of economy between years of the last decade in order to analyze what will be the situation for the present year.
The weak growth of labor market during the last decade has caused trouble with spending culture in North America, which also affects the whole economy in the Country; this means that the inflation is also growing weakly in order to maintain a balance in society, but this is not the target the government wants for the Nation just because the more money people spends, the more hiring will be offered ...

Supply chain managers may see decline in warehouse vacancies

The article “Supply chain managers may see decline in warehouse vacancies” talks about the decline of vacancies in warehouses across the country, highlighting that this trend is a sign of revival of the U.S. economy after a few years of post-2008 recession. The momentum is strong both in leasing and absorption, as well as in the level of construction, indicating that warehouses may no longer remain vacant, as it was the case during the previous years.
The news about higher activity in the commercial real estate market seems to be a sign of the overall economic recovery. The demand for warehousing space ...

Inequality

The inequality in the USA is growing with the passage of the time and is getting worse. The gap between the poor and the rich is widening. Due to this inequality the economy has become weak due to restricted growth. The inequality I prevailing in the country due to fiscal deficit, current account deficit, ever growing inequality and dysfunction at political level. According to the article and the video, this might however affect the growth of the economy; growth of the economy might become fragile. It may also slow down the process of job creation; people may face difficulties ...

The Ricardian trade model explains of the home and international labor that is, wine(W) and cheese (C) assist in determining the suitable resources to be used by a country. The following initials are used to denote; aLC = labor units which are recommended for production of cheese whereas aLw = labor units to produce wine. Unit labor for foreing is by (*). Using the world relative supply to expound on the amount of cheese compared to the amount of wine which has been supplied all nations each at a relative price is denoted by 
RS = (QC+QC*)/(QW+QW*) whereas the vice ...

The period discussed in chapter 34 is characterized as “age of anxiety”-(1920s-late 1930s)-since it was the period after the great depression in Latin America as well as the end of the Great War. Anxiety ranged when political activists and intellectuals in the affected nations (Africa, Asia and Latin America) begun to challenge the economic and ideological underpinnings of neo-colonialism and European imperialism (Bentley and Herbert, 356-362). This gave anti-imperialists and nationalists’ movements the opportunity to prosper and gain momentum and support in these nations. The United States and European became disillusioned and pessimistic as their culture ...

Article Review: Japan’s Growth Strategy is All Wrong

Abstract
The article Japan’s growth strategy is all wrong is about the policies implemented by the Japan government led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that is viewed to jeopardise the country’s low interest rate environment that is conducive for spending and investment. The purpose of the student in writing this paper is to present the economic problem faced by Japan as an implication of the policies executed by the government, applying the concepts and principles that I have learned in my Economics.
The article entitled Japan’s growth strategy is all wrong is about the ...

The world is a complex synergy of relationships. Among these relationships is the articulation of political values, use and existence in relation to a state’s economic stand. There is relationship between a country’s economy and it politics. This idea is in great support by authors Patrick and Ronald. In their view, the economy is mothered by politics.
Firstly, they pose an argument from the mainstream that suggests that economic functions are natural with function akin to the law of gravity (). They argue that, economic activities depend on the exchange of products. In addition, they suggest that the two aspects ...

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This article gives an analysis of the recession and the youth unemployment in EU. This gives much focus on the economy of countries like Spain, France and Italy in relation to their budget and the impact on the youth unemployment and the general effect on the economy. The article also shows measure taken by the European Commission in trying to curb the economic recession with help of various monetary and fiscal policies.(Basci,2007:19) The commission also gave the measures taken in relation to the debt crisis in Germany and the EU in general without much alteration of spending ...

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Define the term trade deficit and select the one article that you wish to discuss on the topic trade deficit
Trade deficit is used in measuring the balance of trade, the balance of trade is said to be at equilibrium when the imports are equal to the exports, however when there is a negative result, that is the imports are more than the exports then it is termed as a trade deficit (Schultz, 2012). Within the international business cycles trade deficits usually occur but are corrected by market forces and equilibrium is achieved and the market clears. An extended trade ...

Comparing the 2008 Us Crisis with the Japan’s “Lost Decade”

Both the Japan’s lost decade and the 2008 United States and the world financial crisis were caused by excess savings and inflation of huge asset bubbles. By 1980s many Japanese resorted to a lot of savings on their income as they expected to retire. This translated negatively on the economy as it lowered the Gross Domestic Product and weakened local demand of commodities. Furthermore, much savings simply meant that the Japanese citizen had foregone consumption. However, this problem was disguised in the Japanese poor finance policy as well as financial technology. Inflation therefore arose from poor regulation of the ...

This is as extract from The New York Times. This article is a result of a research on the jobs in the United States. The research compares the contribution of the health sector against the other sectors to the total jobs in the U.S. According to the author of this article, who says she was fascinated by a post in the local dailies about the buffer provided by the health care in the past few precedent years. The article indicates that the health care sector has steadily contributed to the GDP despite the dramatic cutback of the other sectors of the economy. ...

Canada does have its own federal regulators. One of their jobs is to ensure that while resources are being developed in the country, the environment is not being exposed to unnecessary harm. Another job of the regulators is to monitor any undo financial risks to protect the economy of the country. According to a recent report, the country’s decision to aggressively pursue development of some of its resources has come before the protection of both the environment and the safety and security of the country’s finances.
Canada’s commissioner of the environment and sustainable development, Scott Vaughan, ...

In the past few years, many economies in the world have been affected by inflation. It is important to define inflation on the economic perspective in order to understand its phenomenon. Inflation is the general increase in the price level in the economy of a country (Joseph 3). There are various economic terms that are related to the issue of inflation. For instance, inflation may be brought about by an increase in the aggregate demand. Demand is the quantity of a product or a service a consumer is willing and able to buy at the existing market price at a given time period.
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Exam 1 Extra Essay

A summary of the evolution of economic:
The evolution of capitalism and socialism is based on the analysis of the largest economies in the globe. China is a model of countries that do not support capitalism for specific reasons. In the 19th century, there were capitalist developed countries as well as the non-capitalist underdeveloped countries. Following the Great Depression experience in Europe in 1920s and 1930s, the world got classified into the socialist developed countries, the capitalist developed world, and the underdeveloped world (Boettke, Coyne and Leeson, 2005).

Capitalism and Socialism throughout the 20th century:

In the early 20th century, massive criticism of capitalism over socialism ...

Abstract

The need for economic development is the key success factor for any community since through economic development; people are able to sustain themselves by making the basic needs of food and shelter affordable. This as discussed in the article Economic Development and Jobs is the key determinant on the living condition of the people both at the local, regional and even national levels. It is through the community economic development that a country’s economic empowerment is possible. Economic development means creating those economical boosting activities while at the same time ensuring that the activity does not affect the social ...

In 2015, American workers began finding new jobs at a time when the United States economy was supposed to take off. However, Americans were not able to find employers who were willing to contribute to meaningful pay increases. Data suggested that unemployment was at a seven year low and the economy was at a steady pace when it came to job growth. This data was released at the same time the Federal Reserve was considering a raising interest rates. This would be the first time in almost a decade the Federal Reserve considered making such a decision. In the ...

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Since the inception of the modern technologies, the world of business has really evolved. The hi-tech transport and communication facilities have made it possible for countries to import and export goods and services. This has led to the emergence of global and regional business powers. UK has a stake in international business, as shown in the essay below.

UK in International Business

1. UK Government role in international trades & international investment.

Sine time immemorial, the UK has been a key player in businesses around the world. This dates back to the Trans-Saharan trade, the triangular trade and the slave trade. During all these periods, ...

Q1. What were the three signs that the U.S economy continued to improve at the beginning of 2016?
Ans: The three signs that showed that U.S economy improved is the consumer spending which grew from 1.8 % to 1.9 % from the previous year. The inflation rate increased by 0.7% from the year 2015 and the GDP growth rate increased from 2 % in the first quarter to third quarter(“U.S. Economy Staring 2016 on Solid Footing”,2016).
Q2. How does the current state of the U.S economy compare to macroeconomic conditions in Japan and Europe?
Ans: The U.S economy was more ...

Effect of Monetary Policy of Canadian Economy

The monetary report of January 2016 brings to light the performance of the global economy and the effect to the Canadian economy. Shifting terms of trade dominated the economic outlook. While major central banks in the world continue expanding their monetary stimulus, the U.S Federal Reserve started withdrawing it. This shows an improvement of the labor market hence inflation rates will reach the two percent target. The global economy forecasts a decline in oil prices which over time would boost global activities in the economy. The report also showed that China is transitioning into sustainable growth.
Global low economic ...

27th January2016

The article talks about Canada central bank’s move to keep its interest rate unchanged despite an economic slowdown. The Bank of Canada revised down its annualized growth rate from 2% last year to 1.4% in the first half of this year. The economic slowdown can be attributed to the current decline in oil prices. The central bank’s move to maintain the lending rate at 0.5% is a move seen to encourage more lending by the banks and, as a result, increase spending rates in the country. Oil is a product that has a significant impact on Canada's ...

The article The Nation State and the Globalization of the Economy by Gritsch lay the foundation of the fundamental impact that globalization has on the sovereignty of the state. The emergence of an international organization such as the World Bank, European Union, and International Monitory Fund characterize the trajectory of global economies through regional integration. The debate raised in The Nation State and the Globalization of the Economy holds the view the relationship between the global economic, through the lens of Marxist theory and the functional theory of international organization, shapes the reduced ability and sovereignty of the state ...

Summary of the Wolfers’s Article

This assignment will first summarize the article published by Wolfers (2016) in the New York Times, about policymakers’ possible response to an economic slowdown.
Wolfers (2016) begins his article referring to an employment report that suggests job growth is slowing down. He brings up the possibility that the economy may suffer a significant slump, maybe even a recession. Wolfers (2016) suggests that the recent economic recovery may have come to an end. Worse, it is hard to think of a time in recent history when policy makers were so unprepared to answer to the challenge (Wolfers, 2016).
If the ...

This essay seeks to explain more on various world economies to include, Ottoman, Safavid, Qajar and North Africa. These savings had existed before the modern global economy came into existence.
On the eve of world war 1, Ottoman empire comprising of present day Turkey, Syria and Palestine, Iraq and parts of the Arabian Peninsula, originates from early times of the reign of Suleiman who was the Magnificent. He led the country into becoming one multinational, and lingual country that had Western Asia, North America, Caucasus and South East Europe under their rule. It had a period of economic reforms ...

1How does monetary policy affects the economy?

There is no doubt that national monetary policies pose a great impact on the economy of any country, that is, employment, income and investment. Theories trying to explain this mainly draw their arguments from the general nominal rigidity as applied in prices and wages. It therefore means that monetary policy has an impact on the economy due to the fact that workers and firms respond to the increase in liquidity through improved production rather than increasing the prices and or wages. Notably, there is a significant disparity in decision making as far as wage setting is concerned. Most theories ...

In an era dominated by peace, citizens are more inclined to look into economic growth and development. In particular, individuals look at how economic growth will manage to make their lives or that of their loved ones better. In this perspective, a candidate aspiring to seek a position of power must provide their intended proposition on tackling economic issues. On the case of candidates seeking re-election, their previous record is scrutinized and compared with that of the contender. In the prevailing times, the biggest issue is how an individuals can be able to affect the per capitata income and output. Per ...

Article Review: Underground Economy

INTRODUCTION
In essence, a successful critical analysis concentrates in achieving a balanced appraisal. The economic meaning of this idea is the analysis should include the audience in a concise analysis of the strengths, applicability, and weakness in the ideas presented in the paper. Ideally, good peer-reviewed articles in Economics should follow the scientific technique of research. This paper is a review of Blackburn, Bose and Capasso’s study on the interconnection between the underground economy, tax evasion, and financial development. It tends to analyze how the authors’ contents fit the objectivity and logic of Economic Research.

OBJECTIVE

The article sets ...

The summary of ‘America can be a full-employment economy once again’ article

The article focuses on the lack of full employment among the people in the United States as the main cause of poverty. It shows the connection between employment and the economy. When the levels of unemployment are too high, the economy becomes poor because the purchasing power of the people is low. Some factors that have led firms to hire few employees include high rates of taxation and unfavorable government policies. According to the article, the labor market has reduced the number of employees, which has created a big challenge because individuals need jobs to earn a living (Komlos ...

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What Will Happen in the World’s Largest Nation?
Article Review: Bank Ownership and Efficiency in China:
What Will Happen in the World’s Largest Nation?
This article (a draft, notably) was written in 2005, and starts off with the report that China was “partially privatizing” three of its four largest banks and opening them to foreign ownership. The article presents data claiming to demonstrate that allowing foreign ownership would increase “efficiency” levels in the banking sector generally. The article also includes a brief yet interesting history of the Chinese banking system.
Ten years later, the article can be ...

Article Summary

The article sheds light on how large corporations such as Enron and WorldCom have been involved in malpractices related to the way these corporations were run. Both Enron and WorldCom were guilty of ignoring the demands of the stakeholders. Therefore, there is a strong need for major changes in the way such corporations are run, and for environmental and social factors to be kept in mind. One way of pleasing all parties is through a process called Socially Responsible Investing or SRI. SRI does not mean that businesses ignore the financial side of things and safeguard social and environmental factors at the ...

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This article elaborates the several factors affecting the housing and property in the markets of Malaysia. The international credit agency has given focus on this housing and property markets in relation to the forces of demand and supply in their economy. The rise in the prices of property has attracted great concern since they have a great impact in the economy of Malaysia. It is therefore necessary to emphasis and focus on this issue in order to consider the general impact on the economy as well as how to curb this problem using various economic means and tools.
The ...

I agree with by Paul Krugman that inflation is till considerably low. Therefore, Fed should worry more about unemployment than inflation. The level of inflation is relatively low than 2% therefore, Fed should concentrate on reducing unemployment. The economy is currently recovering and the aggregate demand is also increasing so Fed should continue to apply expansionary economic policies to help the economy to fully recover. This should be the way to go despite Phillips curve argument that unemployment decreases then inflation increases because little increase in inflation may be less harmful if it creates more employment opportunities by encouraging ...

Germany and its economic standing

Germany is the largest and the most populous country in the European Union and it is one of the main political powers in the region. The country exists within its present borders from 1989 after the unification of the East and West parts of Germany. The population of Germany in July 2012 was 81,305,856 people, and 43.62 million (2011 estimate) belong to the labour force. In 2011 the country registered an unemployment rate of 6% according to the International Labor Organization, while Germany’s Federal Employment Agency reported an annual unemployment of 7.1% for 2011. Almost two ...

Economy

Economically, Mexico is emerging from a ‘rock bottom’ situation. After the signing of the North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 1993, nearly 10 million farmers were left bankrupt (The Economist). This because cheap food stuff was imported into Mexico from other neighboring countries making farmers in northern Mexico unable to continues with farming.

Experts further assert that the economy worsened during the financial crisis suffered the United States, the biggest trading partner of Mexico. Recession in United State’s economy reduced exports from Mexico by about 25%. This decline in exports pushed the economy of the country into deep recession. Mexicans ...

Article Analysis: World Poverty

Introduction
In 2015, the United Nations is working with the World Bank’s ambitious plan to end extreme global poverty by the year 2030. This means that for the first time, every person in the world would afford common items and food to make their life easier. Many experts would debate on the main cause of poverty as it could be the changing trends in a certain country’s economy. Other factors would also include the lack of education, overpopulation, the presence of epidemic diseases like AIDS and malaria and even environmental problems like drought. Extreme weather can cause ...

Introduction:

The government policy target of Nigeria for the minimization of credit cards use in Nigeria in areas involving alien transactions; control measures of foreign exchange and the overall implications
Exchange Control: The regulations that are adopted by the state for the management of foreign and local level currency amounts that are globally traded in the market. It generally includes ban and restriction of the exchange amount.
Demand-Supply: The theory that the forces of demand and supply have an interrelation as a result of an effect on each other for the establishment of the state of equilibrium.
Price Elasticity: The ...

The economic crisis that hit the global economy in 2008 is often compared to the Great Depression. The crisis has caused hundreds of thousands of small tragedies, depriving people of homes and livelihoods. Knowing about the events that occurred in the last century, one could not help drawing an analogy with the current global financial crisis. All began in the United States, again everything started with the financial sector and then spread to the real economy, the stock market collapsed, consumer demand plummeted, unemployment increased drastically, money devalued. Although the past events are reminiscent of the current situation, are ...

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Introduction

Government interference play huge role in the economic processes: by conducting monetary or fiscal policy, policymakers are able to stimulate the economy during the periods of downturn and moderate too fast growth during the periods of economic boom: both these cases have devastating consequences for the general growth and development. Particularly, central banks, that make decisions regarding the monetary policy, are most important players. By using different tools, such as interest rates, open market operations, required reserves etc., central banks might influence on aggregate supply and aggregate demand, thus shifting equilibrium to the desired level (in other ...

Transport geography refers to the investigation of the movement of people, goods, and information, and the connection between these factors Rodrigue, Comtois & Slack (2013). As a special branch or specialty in geography, transport geography deals with specification of space on the surface of the earth, particularly the location, substance, form, and effects that transportation ha on processes, land cover, and land use. The aim of transport geography is to detect and describe the transportation of people, goods, and information across the earth (Rodrigue, Comtois & Slack, 2013). Transport geography also seeks to identify and explain the effects of transportation on ...

1. How does Monetary Policy Affect the Economy?
Monetary policy is a strategy by which a monetary authority of a given state or country formulates with intent to regulate the supply of money in the country targeting stabilization of interest rates to ensure general trust in the currency (Poloz 10). Monetary policies serve to stimulate the economic growth in various dimensions as a long run way to control inflation. These policies affect the primary business when they are executed by the stipulated standard modules used in the policy analysis. When the central bank lowers interest, households and firms adjust ...

Summary

The success of the US economy should be measured on its ability to touch human life and protect human dignity. The article is written to address the effects of the US economy on the human life. It is an invitation to Catholics to analyze the Christian faith, economy, governance, and society. The letter is not aimed at advancing the economic discourse. However, it examines the moral principles from the Scripture and social teachings of the Church aimed at establishing what economic life should serve.
Economic life of a society should be discussed and shaped by its effect on human, ...

Evidence showing that RBA is justified in considering an interest rate fall

At the beginning of the month of May, the Australian cash rate was said to be at 2.75%. This statistic was achieved shortly after the May’s bank rates were cut by the Reserve bank of Australia. This marked the lowest cut level achieved in the last 53 fiscal years in this country. The RBA’s board should consider cutting the cash rate because of the prevailing economic conditions in Australia today. The country’s financial markets are currently trading at a 14% chance of suffering a 25 basis points reduction; this sentiment was echoed by Credit Suisse while advocating for ...

The article discusses the unemployment statistics in 2011 and compares it with the previous year. Although the overall numbers indicate a positive employment dynamics, in comparison with 2010 the growth of employment was much slower. Moreover, the wage cost increase per year has exceeded the wage growth, which may suggest further decline in the employment in the upcoming years.

Globalization: Progress Or Profiteering?

The benefits and costs of globalization depend solely on the prospective, as it is stated in the article. While the rich welcome globalization as a tool to increase margins and reduce costs, the poor and unqualified workers see it as a direct threat ...

Introduction

Apprentices and trainees currently represent 25 per cent of the 1.7 million students enrolled in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) system and 3.8 percent of the entire workers (NCVER, 2010). More than 13 per cent of the entire Australian workforce comprises of 1.2 million workers in the technical and trade sector (Expert Panel, 2011: 8). Therefore, the quality and effectiveness of the Australian Apprenticeships systems will impact on the productivity of the wider Australian economy. For decades, Australians have completed apprenticeships and traineeships that have provided pathways into satisfying and rewarding careers in trade or vocation, or into ...

2007 Economic Crisis Review

Abstract

This article is an academic review of the economic crisis that struck in 2007 whereby the world economy experienced deep and long prolonged recession with the crisis being considered as the worst to be experienced since the Great Depression . This article largely lies its basis on the U.S experience during that period with the effects, which resulted from the crisis in the overseas markets outlined. Also, the article brings an understanding of some of the conceptual underpinnings of the issues lying at the heart of the economic crisis. The underlying causes of the economic crisis ...

There are current issues that affect international business. One of the current issues is the Britain exit (Brexit) in the European Union. The article focuses on how the exit of Britain could affect the economy of Britain. Notably, the economy of Britain has tremendous impacts on the global economy and international business. Most of the companies in Europe have developed because of the European Union and their involvement in international trade. Brexit could disintegrate the European projects that are streamlined towards enhanced business and economic growth (Goodman). For example, a bartender asserted that exit of Britain could lead failure ...

Federal Taxation Paper Analysis

Section one – Summary of Article one:
Taxation has been an important topic for researchers and policy makers as well and has been an important source of revenue for the government. In multiple courtiers, it has been a source of economic growth (Palomba, 2004). The aim of this assignment is to determine the two tax related articles and present the summary of those articles.
This section presents the summary of the article “Effects of Income Tax Changes on Economic Growth” written by William H. Gale and Andrew A. Samwick in 2014. The paper analyzes the ways in which the imposition ...

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Germany Chancellor Merkel is facing a tough economic decision of trying to balance the interest of her country and that of European countries facing an economic crisis. Influential leaders across the world like the Pope are calling on the powerful to help the weak in an attempt to convince Merkel to soften her position and lend more money to countries like Cyprus. The leaders of countries facing crisis think Merkel need to support them and show solidarity with them in their difficult economic situation (MARCUS, 1).
Germany is proposing a variety of austerity policies that cannot gain any political ...

Article Review

The US economy is exhibiting a slower recovery after the recession of 2009. The second quarter of 2015 has shown moderate growth though the first quarter was rather low on growth pace. While the first quarter growth rate was 0.6 per cent after a contraction of 0.2 percent in the previous quarter the second quarter growth was a modest 2.3 per cent . The economy grew at an annual average rate 0f 2 per cent from 2012 -14. In the second quarter of 2015 the growth was 1.5 per cent which is lower than the growth rate in the same ...