Academic papers on Accounting & Personal Finance

Gasoline Prices in the United States
This 7 page paper looks at the influences on gasoline prices in the United States. The consumer price index between 1962 and 2000 is used to illustrate the effect of supply and demand of oil on the retail price of fuel. Additional influential...
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Financial Innovation and Monetary Policy
A 5 page paper discussing implications for policy makers. Paper and financial products are relatively easy to control and carry little implication for monetary policy as they are being used today. Digital money offers wider challenges, but also...
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The Brain Drain in Canada
This 6 page paper considers the brain drain which occurs between Canada and the United States. This is not a new phenomenon, but has been occurring for decades. This paper looks back to the 1930's and demonstrates that the causes of migration then...
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Colombia's National Debt
A 5 page paper discussing the recent history and current status of Colombia's national debt. Colombia continues to doggedly pursue fiscal health, but the needs of the 1980s remain the needs of the present. Colombia will have to develop an active...
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German Economy After the Reunification: The Effects of German Reunification on Foreign Trade Between the US and Germany From 1990 to 1998
This 60 page paper considers the mitigating factors that have redefined trade between the United States and Germany since reunification. This paper provides a brief historical view of the changes that have occurred over the past two decades, as...
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GAAP Standardizes Software Expenses
A 6 page paper that discusses the American Institute Certified Public Accountants' SOP 98-1. Two issues are discussed: standardizing recording of software expenses and standardizing accounting for insurance-related assessments. Bibliography lists 6...
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Port Privatization
A 30 page paper the effects of privatization on the operations and productivity of many of the world's ports. One aspect of increased globalization has been to illustrate in clear terms the benefits of competition and free-market conditions, and...
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Economics of Transfer Pricing
This 16 page report discusses the economics of transfer pricing. Transfer pricing is the process through which the associated enterprises set prices for the transfer of goods, services, finance and intangible assets between them. Companies can...
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The Impact of the Internet on the Real Estate Industry
This 7 page report discusses the ways in which real estate professionals, whether in the residential or commercial fields, are feeling the impact of the Internet in their industry. The growth of Internet realty services --with more than 200,000...
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Financial Performance of Shipping Industry Sectors
This 30 page paper provides an overview of six sectors in the shipping industry (cruise , ferry, tankers, dry-bulk carriers, container ships and specialist vessels). A financial analysis is provided, assessing each sector in terms of competition...
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Cause and Effect in Gas Prices
5 pages in length. The ever increasing gas prices are causing many people to wonder where it will all end. Will the price rise continue indefinitely? What can be done to slow these escalating costs? These and other questions are answered in...
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Financial Considerations in a Takeover Bid
10 pages in length. This paper is written from the perspective of the financial advisor for the public company of International Leisure and the proposed takeover bid of Gamefair Ltd. This report gives consideration to the interests of the founders...
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Trends and Developments in the United Kingdom Economy
This 5 page paper considers the economic conditions in the UK. This concisely written paper includes the strength of the pound, inflation, unemployment internal and internationalinvestment, and the FTSE 100 along with government policy and targets....
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Supply and Demand in a Consumer Market
This 5 page paper looks at the effect of a change in product demand in a consumer market from an economics angle. The case study is that of British beef and illustrates the way prices change using supply and demand graphs. The paper contains two...
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Financial Analysis of Nike, Inc.
6 pages. A finance project involving Nike, Inc., containing current information regarding stock prices, financial analysis, the capital asset pricing model, along with a discussion of the relative financial strengths and weaknesses of Nike, Inc. ...
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