|
» Economy and Money Essays and Papers
Actions Of The Government And The Increase In Prices
<view this essay>.... of the decrease in total spending
the aggregate demand decreases and the aggregate demand curve shifts to the left.
This decrease in consumer and government spending also causes businesses to have
a surplus of inventories. At this point the output is greater than spending and
as a result prices begin to fall. Because of the surplus of goods and falling
prices consumption becomes more desirable to consumers and the level of consumer
spending rises. The fall in prices causes business to become less profitable
and producers decrease the level of production. This results in the decrease of
the aggregate quantity supplied to decrease. This continues until ag .....
Number of words: 823 | Number of pages: 3 |
|
Monetary/Fiscal Policy
<view this essay>.... who can truly destroy our economy by a slight
miscalculation. Greenspan is so influential that the mere speculation of his
making a move can cause panic buying or selling in the open markets. Alan
Greenspan has the power to increase or decrease the money supply by changing
reserve requirements, by changing the discount rate, or by buying or selling U.S.
Securities over the open market.
The major governmental problem is trying to balance the budget. The United
States government is currently in debt $5,262,697,717,000 as of February 7. This
number grows about $10,000 per second(see charts 2,3,and 7). President Clinton,
Chairman Greenspan, and Congress .....
Number of words: 1455 | Number of pages: 6 |
|
Ways To Increase College Bookstore Sales
<view this essay>.... conducted an independent observation to
determine the college bookstore's weaknesses and strong points. From the
data, I compared the bookstore to the competition and to the ideal
bookstore vision that was collectively described by the students and
faculty.
MERCHANDIZE SELECTION
My study shows that the College Bookstore has a definite issue in
merchandise selection. Of those sureveyed, the individuals that chose the
competition did so because they claimed that they had a better selection
and that by going there they can get everything that they need in one stop.
My independent observation shows that there are a number of items
carried by .....
Number of words: 926 | Number of pages: 4 |
|
The Fed And Interest Rates
<view this essay>.... rates. This being the first increase in almost five years, it caused quite a stir.
When the Fed decides the economy is growing at too quick a pace, or inflation is getting out of hand, it can take actions to slow spending and decrease the money supply. The Fed does this by selling securities on the open market. This, in turn, reduces bank's reserves and forces the interest rate to rise so the banks can afford to make loans. People seeing these rises in rates will tend to sell their low interest assets, in order to acquire additional money, they tend move toward higher yielding accounts, also further increasing the rate. Soon this small change by the Fed .....
Number of words: 1075 | Number of pages: 4 |
|
How Do Dixons And Tandy Add Value To The Products They Sell?
<view this essay>.... I chose were not available in both stores, and so I had to choose similar
models. The models I chose were the Matsui 14" Remote from Tandy and the Nokia
14" Remote from Dixons. The models were both available from the mail-order
supplier, at the same price. The video recorder that I chose to use was an AKAI
VSG745, and was in fact available from both stores. The computer was the most
difficult part of the system to match, as the Dixons systems came with some
added bonuses such as extra multimedia software and Internet capability. I
therefore reduced the price of the Dixons machine to account for these
differences, by deducting the price that it wou .....
Number of words: 1109 | Number of pages: 5 |
|
The History Of Phamaceutical Compounding
<view this essay>.... that there was a distinct difference between the pharmacist as
a compounder of medications and the physician as the therapist.
In the 1930's and 1940's, approximately 60 percent of all
medications dispensed were compounded. Then in the 1950s and 1960s, with
the creation of commercial drug manufacturers, compounding declined. It was
during this time that a pharmacist, known as a compounder or apothecary,
became known as a dispenser of manufactured drugs. In the 1980's and now in
the 1990's, patients and doctors are realizing the need for specific doses
and customized medications. Today, almost 43,000 compounded dosage forms
are dispensed each day. .....
Number of words: 4141 | Number of pages: 16 |
|
U.S. Wage Trends
<view this essay>.... 7% for those with some college education. Only
the wages of college graduates are up.
Of the fastest growing technical jobs, software engineering tops the list.
Carnegie Mellon University reports, “recruitment of it's software engineering
students is up this year by over 20%.” All engineering jobs are paying well,
proving that highly skilled labor is what employers want! “There is clear
evidence that the supply of workers in the [unskilled labor] categories already
exceeds the demand for their services,” says L. Mishel, Research Director of
Welfare Reform Network.
In view of these facts, I wonder if these trends are good or bad for society. “
The dan .....
Number of words: 1224 | Number of pages: 5 |
|
Bill Gates And Microsoft
<view this essay>.... comparing the Internet to a market. Gates had anticipated many things that have already begun to happen. He felt that people would be trading, buying, selling, investing, meeting people, and hanging out all on this “Market” called the Internet.
Gates’ vision in the area of the Internet has helped to create a global interactive network, which is and will continue to change the way we live and do business forever. This is already creating a paperless environment, we have less need to have printed out resources when we can just store these things on a computer and have almost instant access to them.
Gates and his partner, Paul Allen, together they were pione .....
Number of words: 1121 | Number of pages: 5 |
|
|