Academic papers on Accounting & Personal Finance

Consumption Choices
This 4 page paper looks at the different influences that may impact on the way consumption take place in an economy and how consumers will try to maximize their income. Influences discussed include interest rates, tax rates, consumer confidence and...
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Bank Of American Control Mechanisms
A 4 page paper. The first section of the paper discusses control mechanisms at this bank. There is one specific mechanism reported and the others are more general. The second part of the paper discusses how these mechanisms affect the four functions...
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The Lawrence Massachusetts Auto Insurance Fraud Task Force
A 3 page overview of this anti-fraud unit. This paper traces the background of the unit and outlines its investigative techniques. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Singapore Stock Exchange; SGX
This 10 page paper looks at the SGX. The paper gives a brief history of Singapore Exchange (SGX)- derivative market, discusses the way that the exchange operates and the products offer, the level of activities and how investment managers can ...
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Offer for Shang-Wa
This 3 page paper discusses the way a valuation for the purchase of the fictitious company Shang-wa may be determined based on given figures by looking at the net assets and the future cash flow expectations. The bibliography cites 1 source.
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Margin Trading and Its Potential Impact on Developing Market Stock Exchanges; A Research Proposal
This 10 page paper is a research proposal and methodology to investigate the impact of margin trading on stock exchanges, to determine whether it is likely to increase volatility or aid with stability, with special attention to developing countries...
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Eco Mining Company Case Study
This 10 page paper looks at a fictions case supplied by the student concerning issues of hedging and currency exchange risk. EMC is an Australian mining company, the paper answers 6 questions, looking at the different ways hedging may take place and...
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Devaluation and Inflation in Zimbabwe
This 3 page paper answers questions regarding Zimbabwe, including speculation on why the government is refusing to devalue the currency, why there is inflation and how hyper inflation is cause the supply of essential goods to dry up. The last per of...
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Assessment of British Airways 2005
This 11 page paper assesses British Airways. Written in three parts the first and longest section looks at the performance of the company between 2005 and 2008 from a number of perspectives, including market position, financial performance and...
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The Behavioral Aspects of Budgeting
This 5 page paper examines the budgeting process. Behavioral aspects are explored. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Influence of Economic Rationalism on the Welfare State
This 10 page paper looks at how neo-liberalism or economic rationalism affected the welfare state in Australia looking at the development and changes in line with this economic concept that have had a direct and an indirect affect. The changes are...
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The Independence of Auditors; the Australian Perspective
This 10 page paper looks at the issue of auditor independence, looking at how important independence is, including discussing whether or not there is an over emphasis on independence rather than other issues such as quality of work and ethics. The...
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International Accounting Standards
This 10 page paper looks at the benefits and difficulties for the adoption of international accounting standards where there is already a strong accounting regime in place. The paper discusses the way general changes may be needed and considers the...
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Researching Insurance Claims
In five pages this paper describes how an insurance company
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International Financial Reporting Standards
This 12 page paper considers how and why it was determined by the AASB that international financial reporting standards should be adopted in Australia. The paper considers the development of A-IFRS and looks at the benefits and the potential...
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