Academic papers on Accounting & Personal Finance

Interest Rates' Real Track
A 5 page paper examining just where interest rates might go. Since 1991, the US economy has been in a slow, steady expansion mode that seems to have no inclination to stop any time soon. Forecasted growth consistently is 2.5 to 3.5 percent; observed...
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Minimum Wage
The first legislation to include minimum wage was the Fair Labor Standards Act - enacted in 1938. Many within the economics profession view the stabilizing of the minimum wage as a sound principle of economic analysis and policy, believing that...
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Government & Minimum Wage
A 5 page paper on the reasons for and effects of government intervention on behalf of raising the minimum wage. Subjects discussed include the contribution to minimum wage decisions and the effects of those decisions on individuals, the economy, and...
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An Increased Minimum Wage Promotes Growth
An 8 page, argumentative paper in which the writer presents sound economic reasons for the minimum wage to be raised. Statistical and historic analysis are provided and counter-arguments are refuted. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Minimum Wage Increase & Inflation
A comprehensive 10 page paper analyzing differing macroeconomic viewpoints about minimum wage increase. The writer explains various angles of the issue of minimum wage, and includes charts to show statistical comparisons. Bibliography lists 8...
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Abolishment Of The Minimum Wage
This 8 page paper takes a stand against the concept of the minimum wage but presents both sides of the economic argument. Trickle down economics is explained as well. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Income Inequality in the United States: A View of the Last Half Century
This 5 page paper provides an overview of the issue of income inequality, especially in regards to gender parity, and outlines a historical view of the possible reasons for this disparity. This paper considers gender and race as factors influencing...
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Inflation & Basic Economic Theory
Basic economic theories behind inflation are explored in this 9 page paper that focuses upon recessions, trends, predictability, etc.; Different perspectives are covered and the ideas of numerous economists are compared. Natural rate theory examined...
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Labor and Refugee Migrations
A 5 page paper which discusses some of the conditions surrounding the migration of various Latino groups into the United States as is illustrated in 'Gendered Transitions' by Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, 'City on the Edge: the transformation of...
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Economic Theory -- Robert Heilbroner's 'The Worldly Philosophers'
A 5 page analysis of this in-depth introduction to the field of economic thought. The writer demonstrates how Heilbroner makes this field come alive through his examinations of the lives and theories of famous economists such as Marx, Malthus, and...
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Riverboat Gambling & The Economy
A 6 page paper on the issue of riverboat casinos. The writer examines the various pros and cons associated with this controversial topic. It is ultimately determined that the economic positives of allowing riverboat gambling far outweigh the few...
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Legalizing Gambling in Sports
A 5 page paper which examines why gambling in sports. especially college sports, should not be legalized. A brief illustration of how gambling is problem enough on college campuses, without making generalized gambling legal. College sports in...
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How Does Wall Street Affect the US Economy?
A 5 page paper discussing the need for restructuring of financial market regulation and the effects that stock market activity can have on the nation's economic well-being. Banks also invest heavily in Wall Street, and market downturns adversely...
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Economic Value Of Human Life
This 17 page report discusses the measurable value of life from a purely economic, rather than sociological perspective. The determinants of value, as well as the means by which comparisons between cultures and individuals are made are examined....
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Jeffrey Madrick's 'The End of Affluence / The Causes and Consequences of America's Economic Dilemma'
This 5 page report discusses the 1995 book written by economic reporter and financial editor Jeffrey Madrick. Bibliography lists one source.
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