Essays on Economics

Market Maturity occurs when industry sales level off. Competition gets tougher as aggressive competitors have entered the race for profits. Industry profits continue to go down during maturity because promotion costs rise and competitors continue to cut prices to attract more business. New firms may …

Penetration of the Chinese market must be one of the hardest plans that Starbucks had ever made to continue their business expansion. Everyone must be aware that tea has been part of the culture of this country and selling coffee may risk the whole business …

Through the new adoption of the new leniency policy in 2002 by the European Commission, more companies are willing to admit to participating in cartel activities. One of the companies is ABA. The revelation of this illegal activity has caused it to be a case …

Human immunodeficiency Virus (H.I.V) is spread through  Sexual intercourse with an infected individual. Use of needles or syringe for injections with an infected individual. Transfusions of infected blood and blood clotting factors; Children to an infected mother may be infected before, during or after birth …

One of the most prominent controversies of government spending in recent years has been the funding of space exploration. Space exploration requires substantial costs. And commitments, which are certainly enough to put a country in serious debt if budgets are handled poorly. With other domestic …

Nigerian Economy/GDP and Production Nigeria recorded a Current Account surplus of 11. 60 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product in 2011. Current Account to GDP in Nigeria is reported by the African Economic Outlook. Historically, from 1980 until 2011, Nigeria Current Account to GDP …

Octal Yuk – Information on Economic Patterns, Geographic Influences, Art and Architecture, Religion and Values, and Social and Political Organization By Evangel Economic Patterns: The community’s economy was apparently based on agriculture, along with a developing practice of cattle raising. Also it is the first …

Formal rules refer to the rules made by laws or government regulations, according to which firms must do or cannot do in doing business. More importantly, government often plays an important role in formulating formal rules. In China, different government carries out completely different formal …

Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) is a single currency area within the European Union single market in which people, goods, services and capital move without restrictions. It creates the framework for economic growth and stability and is underpinned by an independent central bank and legal …

Lack of standard management can cause problems in business when using this control system because employees may take advantage, or shrug responsibility without guidelines. This control system is advantageous to business and management because it can also encourage employees to take initiative and increase knowledge …

In the new product development process the product proposed has already reached the pricing strategy. With the engagement of beta stage the product is at the verge of market pressure to justify the analytical anatomy of the product that will meet the economics of the …

It is true that scarcity of resources prompts man to study and explore all kinds of possibilities to maximize production in a certain given period of time. In a given economy of two goods, there is an established model that explains the relationships of production …

Introduction The Gilded Age, spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries, marked an era of unprecedented economic growth, technological advancements, and industrial expansion in the United States. At the helm of this transformative epoch stood a coterie of business magnates and tycoons, whose influence …

What is poverty? Poverty is the economic condition in which people lack sufficient income to obtain certain minimal levels of health services, food, housing, clothing, and education generally recognized as necessary to ensure an adequate standard of living. What is considered adequate, however, depends on …

Executive Summary Seiko Watch Corporation and its predecessor had always been innovative in watch technology development and brought many industry firsts to the watch market, and Seiko was very successful before the 1990s. With competitive environment change started in the 1990s, Seiko found it was …

Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner shows that in life, everything has a hidden side. The book also discusses many topics, such as: incentives are the cornerstones of modern life, the conventional wisdom is frequently wrong, dramatic effects often have distant causes, …

Why did mass-production emerge as the dominant industrial process in the late 19th/early 20th century? Provide examples to support your argument.”As a concentration on principles of power, accuracy, economy, system, continuity and speed – mass production is one of the most prolific production technologies the …

Malaysia Herbal Market Currently, the value of global herbal market for nutraceuticals is at USD 70 billion and USD 20 billion for phytomedicines with an average growth rate between 15 to 20 percent annually. While the Malaysia herbal market is valued at RM 4. 55 …

Thomas Sowell said, “The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it…” In this paper the author will define economics, microeconomics, macroeconomics, the law of supply and demand and will identify the factors that …

The cost of inflation depends on two cases; perfectly anticipated inflation and unanticipated inflation. Anticipated inflation is defined when individuals are able to make accurate predictions of inflation, they can take steps to protect themselves from its effects. Also, trade unions might use their bargaining …

There are three main types of economies in the world according to the types of business they do: 1. Agriculture based economy – This is the oldest form of economies in the world. The economy by its nature has small firms and has a limited …

The Hong Kong ‘s economic system is presently in an upward tendency. It is said to be the universe ‘s freest economic system, the 2nd largest beginning of foreign direct investing ( FDI ) in Asia, the universe ‘s 9th largest foreign exchange militias keeping, …

Competition has always been a tricky matter for USPS as it is a government funded unit and has many advantages. The rivals frequently claim that USPS has created a monopoly for itself and the revenues it generates from this monopoly are used to compete against …

There are many types of consumers in the market. Even through the consumers share one category of market segmentation, there are still many factors that the marketers need to consider in combining the marketing mix for the product. There are many types of attitudes and …

The most common belief is that Agency Theory is based in the economic model of man (e. G. Brenna , 1994). Jensen and Neckline arguing that the theory is grounded in what they call REAM – the Resourceful, Evaluative, Maximizing Model (Jensen , 1994). They …

3 Key Elements of Economics There are many key factors that make up the economic system all which must work together in order to effectively direct scarce inputs into wanted outputs. For this purpose the focus will be on 3 of those key elements. this …

1) Malcolm X spent much of his life fighting for equal rights for African Americans. Like others, Malcolm suffered from discrimination, economic suppression, and violent acts at the hands of the whites. Throughout his life, he could not escape the atmosphere of racial prejudices, as …

One of the best technological ideas that helped AT&T stay competitive in the market was the introduction of the Apple pad. The pad offers deferent features and options for different ages, and has become one of the top rated mobile devices available. The Pad Is …

Yes. This is because when the opportunity cost involved in production of any commodity increases, it makes the production possibilities frontier to shift inwards. This means that the cost would be more to produce a commodity that it would be to purchase it. For example, …

Apple Inc. is a multinational company that specializes in both hardware and software products. From preliminary research of their website, it major area of specialization is on consumer electronics such as smartphones, smart watches, tablets, and laptops. Theirline of products includes the app store, Mac, …