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The Civil War, Augusta County Virginia, and Franklin County Pennsylvania

square miles and Franklin County Pennsylvania encompasses approximately 772 square miles. Despite their similarity in size, howev...

SHOPS, DISCOUNTS AND KNOWING WHEN TO STOP

price cuts can also be duplicated by the competition (McConnell and Brue, 2006). When a rival moves to lower prices, any potential...

Managerial Economics; the Dominant Firm

2000). There are a number of examples of this model, however it is one that is generally seen as unhealthy on an industry...

HISBAH AND ECONOMICS

is the law, Hisbah (or Al-Hisbah) is the collection of people assigned to ensure the law is fulfilled. In Saudi Arabia, for exampl...

Harford: “The Undercover Economist”

but sometimes works in unpredictable ways. Harford also uses Starbucks to explain why location is so important in real estate and...

ISSUES IN TRADE, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND PRODUCT ROLLOUT

is because the U.S. is becoming a service-oriented economy -- while the country is certainly a net importer of goods, its exportin...

THE ECONOMICS OF U.S. AGRICULTURE

years, thanks to the incentive of subsidies, fields that sprouted different crops have been given over to the growing of corn. Thi...

Threats Against “Four Effects” in Iraq That Could Delay Transition

be an emerging Kurdish state in northern Iraq (Russell, 2007). In addition, the "armed Peshmerga today police the borders of the n...

A HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY: ITS INFLUENCE ON POLITICS AND SOCIETY FROM 2000 BCE TO 1500 CE

This 5-page paper examines the history of the Catholic Church and Christianity until 1500 BCE, and examines its influence on gover...

The Politics and Economics of Stem Cell Utilization

fetal stem cells raises the ethical problems surrounding abortion. This presented a scenario where politicians found themselves p...

Fuel Cells

An 8 page paper discussing the economics and problems of hydrogen fuel cells as power plants for cars. Jay Leno praises the BMW H...

The Relevance of Economics for the Real Estate Agent

agents," 2006). Brokers hire agents as needed. One observation about the business is tied to the economy, as follows: "Employment ...

Pariarchy and the Repression of Women: Reflections in Literature

Mrs. Mallards husband. She describes the "sudden wild abandonment" (Chopin 394) that Louise Mallard felt upon hearing this news. ...

Trade in the Aftermath of the World Wars: A Comparison of Post-WWI and Post-WWII

throughout the twentieth century played a role. In examining the differences between trade before and after each world war, there ...

Managerial Economics; Use, Advantages and Disadvantages

the demand cross. The stock market is the prime example of this. Where there is a demand that exceeds supply then the process will...

Rhoads' The Economist's View of the World

flexibility in economics, and again, he includes a blend of other social sciences, demonstrating that economics is inextricable wi...

Kremlin Capitalism (Book Report)

capitalism in Russia, but it was very weak (Blasi, Kroumova & Kruse, 1996). It is no wonder then that the Russian Revolution would...

The Political and Financial Impacts of Health Coverage

separation of Medicaid eligibility from assistance programs. In fact, this act was designed to increase the access for low-income...

American Political Thought: A Look at the Presidency of Ronald Reagan

did. He was so confident in his vision, that people automatically would trust in the things he said. In reviewing his stint as pr...

A Greece Overview

During the second millennium B.C.E., these folks invaded the Peninsula (now Greece) and the Aegean islands, effectively displacing...

Gay Lifestyle's Socioeconomic Costs

is done. Some might be curious about homosexual sex. In part, these explorations are encouraged by media. Jenkins (2005) charges f...

A 2005 Economy Evaluation

the advents of technology created a great deal of growth. Generation Y, who grew up during those years, is the first generation to...

Six Questions on Economics Answered

the way no enforceable rights will lead to opportunism. Coases theorem states that property rights give the market stability by al...

Avram Bornstein Crossing the Green Line

the border. In the late 1990s, two forms of permission were in common use: a merchants permission and a workers permission. While ...

Joseph Pine and James Gilmore's 'The Experience Economy'

Information is becoming a big component of the economic market as well. While at one time the consumer was dependent on informati...

U.S. and Thoughts on the Great Depression

period of time that argued that the economic policies of the government were too conservative and that it was largely at fault for...

Keynesian Economics, the GDP, and Fiscal Policy

is there, then supply will grow to meet demand. When there is more demand, there are more jobs, as more people are needed to staff...

Accounting and Financials As They Involve Islamic Banking

For the most part, Islamic practices when it comes to money dont adapt themselves very well to more Anglo methods of accounting or...

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairmen Paul Volcker and Alan Greenspan

Carter in 1979, and none too soon. When Volcker came in to take the reigns, the U.S. economy was in a shambles. Under former direc...

Master of Liberal Arts' Program Letter of Educational Intent

no study of economics can be complete without including a focus on the issues of globalization. Whereas companies sought to enter...