Academic papers on Accounting & Personal Finance

Agricultural Commodities / Corn
A 9 page introduction to agricultural commodities focusing on corn. Sections include a general introduction; some of the problems in the corn commodity market; new farming methods, volume of corn produced and stock prices. One graph is included....
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Derivative Market Analysis / White Wheat Futures
This 5 page paper analyzes a sample futures contract in white wheat. Both a practical and technical analysis is performed and an overview on derivatives is provided. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Agricultural Price Indexes
An 8 page paper discussing price indexes in agriculture. The writer examines the consumer price index and indexes of prices received by individual farmers as well as farming conglomerates. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Interest Rate Risk
Derivatives are analyzed in the context of interest rate risk in this 15 page paper. Swaps, forward contracts as well as options are considered. Various types of options are defined. Controversy concerning use of derivatives, as well as its dangers...
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Managing Interest Rate Risk
8 pages in length. Citing that bank participation in derivative markets has risen sharply in recent years, the writer discusses interest rate risk and how to manage it with particular application to derivative contracts. Bibliography lists 10...
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Market Correction Through Governmental Regulation
8 pages in length. We learn from economics texts that for every economic imbalance that occurs, there is a corrective reaction that occurs to reestablish equilibrium. Those corrective actions are not immediate though, and sometimes they seemingly...
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The Money Revolution & America's Infatuation with Interest
A 5 page analytical look at what author and economic analyst Joseph Nocera called "The Money Revolution." The writer examines rising 'interest in interest rates,' the changing financial habits of the middle class, and how the economy has affected a...
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Rising Interest Rates
3 page essay providing a basic overview of the Federal Reserve and rising interest rates. No Bibliography.
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Spending Habits Of Today's Young Americans vs. Yesterday's
A 6 page paper discussing the very different spending patterns and attitudes of young Americans just starting out in the adult world and more 'settled,' thirty-something Americans. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Dividend Distributions
This 3 page essay examines a fictitious company that plans to distribute a $20 million dollar dividend. An overview of implications concerning dividend distributions as it relates to business law and taxes is included. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Loan Choices During Recessionary Times
This 3 page essay examines a fictitious company and its loan choices with the possibility of recession in mind. An overview of economic variables as well as advice about types of loans the company should take are provided. Bibliography lists 2...
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The Salomon Brother Scandal / Wall Street Prosecutes !
A 9 page paper on the Salomon Brothers Scandal of the early 1990's in which a prestigious trading firm was caught submitting $15.5 billion in phony bids to buy more U.S. government bonds and notes than it was allowed. The writer discusses SEC...
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Wall Street / Ethical Issues Presented
A 7 page paper that describes the moral and ethical dilemmas presented to Bud Fox in the movie 'Wall Street.' One of the major themes in the movie is the issue of being a moral individual in an amoral organization, and Bud's character and the...
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Has Negative Publicity Affected Tobacco Companies' Stock Prices?
An 8 page research paper investigating the ways in which negative publicity might have affected the performance of the nation's top two tobacco companies in the stock market. Some analysts have said that the companies' stockholders are bearing the...
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The Effects of Yield Management on the Fortunes of the U.S. Airline Industry
A 9 page paper on the positive financial effects that yield management pricing has had on the major airlines of the U.S., exhibited by a $2.5 billion industry-wide profit after posting losses of over $13 billion over the previous four years...
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