Essays on Recessions

U.S. Trade Deficit The US has been running the significant trade deficit over the last four decades. As a result, the country is the biggest debtor in the world with almost $3 trillion net debt. Obviously, this situation raises concerns among many researchers and policymakers, as they suggest that the long-run trade and current account deficits might make devastating effect on the growth performance. Actually, the issue is quite controversial and debatable: for example, other researches claim, that trade deficit is merely the result of the effective re-allocation of resources in the global economy and there is no consequences, ...

Prior to the Great Depression policy makers in the United States generally tended to accept that business cycles happened and in accord with Adam Smith's "invisible hand," tended to be self-correcting. The stock market crash of 1929, and the more general problem of massive unemployment forced a reconsideration. Smiley (2008) and Bernstein (2016) both point out that the human face of the Depression left no choice but for some government intervention. Jahan and Papageorgiou (2014), discussing Keynesian Economics put it plainly: “The central tenet of this school of thought is that government intervention can stabilize the economy.” The centerpiece ...

Question 1

The tax rate, in any taxation system, refers to the ratio according to which a person or business is taxed. There are several methods in which the tax rate can be presented, and one of these is the marginal tax rate, which can be described as the tax rate that demands that an individual should pay a specified amount for every additional dollar of income (Miller and Selden, 2013). It is, therefore, the tax percentage that is accorded to the last dollar that an individual earns. In 2013, the United States of America recorded a marginal federal income tax ...

Supply Chains.

Question one. Walmart might counter the actions of Tesco by planning alternative store initiatives across the world and creating barriers to the US market entry for Tesco. Clearly, Tesco has higher market significance in all markets shared with Walmart (Hill, 2012), but Walmart can maintain and raise its market shares in these markets by establishing small stores in local towns both in the US and across the globe. Establishment of small supermarkets in local towns can create important outlets for local populations that might be underserved by Walmart. By using small supermarkets, Walmart could gain a wider reach of ...

1.0. Introduction Every business is exposed to small and big risks in its internal and external business environment and risk management strategies are directed to eliminate, avoid, or manage these risks. An effective mechanism for risk management ensures the long term survival, growth, and profitability of an organization. The importance of risk management is peaking in the modern business climate that is much more characterized by uncertainties and risks than its classical form. Financial institutions, as well as all other types of organizations, are also faced with certain threats within their business life, and several of them, if not ...

Abstract

The current paper explores the main differences of the Great Recession in 2007-2009 from other economic collapses in the history if the United States. Section I discusses the general features of a recession and describes the main responsibilities of the National Bureau of Economic Research. Section II is devoted to the comparison of the Great Recession with the recession of 1980s. The section is divided into four subsections. Subsection A presents the basic comparison of recessions in the U.S. history and explains the choice of the 1980s period for the further comparison. Subsection B explores differences in unemployment in ...

Three methods exist for measuring national income – the output, income, and expenditure approaches. The output approach measures the value added or intermediate output at the industry level in a year (Yin). Nations estimate the gross output in various sectors, the intermediate output, and the decrease in the value of assets from depreciation. The GDP then results from either adding up all the different components of intermediate output or subtracting the value of depreciation from the gross output or the intermediate output. For instance, if the cost of pig iron, rubber, steel, and other components used in making a car ...

Business Cycle Case Study

Introduction Business cycle refers to the unsteadiness in business activities within a given economy over a given time. The business cycles are mainly characterized by periods of recession or expansion. During periods of expansion, the economy is experiencing growth, this is indicated by factors such as; increase in the rate of employment, increase in production processes within industries and increase in sales as well as incomes. The period of recession is when the economy is experiencing a contraction. Indicators of contraction in an economy are; unemployment, decrease in production processes and a decrease in sales and incomes.( Stock, pp ...

Introduction

The soft drink industry is one of the fastest growing business sectors in the world today. Different firms compete over the best products that attract customer attention by meeting their dietary, monetary, and refreshment needs. Much of these companies have embarked into the production of energy drinks. Red Bull GmbH is one of the globally recognized companies for its energy drink the Red Bull. The product finds a market in all parts of the world because of its uniqueness in content, flavor, originality, and the ability to supplement customer's energy. The paper discusses marketing analysis of Red Bull energy ...

Q1. An overview of the selected company (history, financial status, etc.) Chrysler is the recognized as the third largest Detroit’s auto firms around the globe. The invention of the Chrysler can be traced from the Maxwell Motor Company that was formed in 1913. In the early 1920s, the company faced financial constraints, and they sold their rights to Walter P. Chrysler. I think that Walter approach to revitalizing the company was unique, and this is the reason the company bounced back to reign the automobile market. Chrysler is presumed as the pioneer to convince the firms to manufacture ...