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Papers On Economics And Economic Theory
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'Stripping the S&P 500 Index' by Michael J. Brennan
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This 5 page paper considers this article published in the Financial Analysts Journal which was a suggestion of a way the stock market may be stabilized. The writer answers specific questions such as the reason the article is useful, how it relates to essential finances as well as criticisms of the article. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEsp500s.wps
“Comparison between the policies of Keynes and Friedman in terms of government intervention during economic recession”
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A six page paper which looks at the differences between Keynesian economics and the policies of Milton Friedman in regard to the degree of government intervention which is productive in alleviating unemployment during periods of national recession.
Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JLkeynesfried.wps
“Freakonomics” by Levitt and Dubner
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A 7 page paper which reviews “Freakonomics” by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAfreak.rtf
“Malthusian Economics: a Global Perspective”
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A seventeen page paper which considers whether the theories of Malthus and his modern successors can be described as ‘doomsday economics’. The writer looks at several different viewpoints on global economics, in terms of the difficulties of assessing population increase, food supply and productivity, and the impact which development in the industrialised West has had on poorer nations.
Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JLmalthus.wps
“Socio-economic theories regarding the minimum wage”
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A six page paper which looks at the theories of different economists and sociologists with regard to the instigation and implementation of a minimum wage, and considers how far different socio-economic structures would support such an innovation.
Bibliography lists 5 sources
Filename: JLminwage.wps
“The Communist Manifesto” by Karl Marx -- A Call to Revolution and a Theory of History
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This 5 page report discusses The Communist Manifesto (1848) and Karl Marx’s declaration, in the most simplistic terms, was that all events are determined by economic forces. The Manifesto was much more than a “literary and philosophical work,” -- it was also a revolutionary document, a plan to battle and a call to arms, and a reflection of the history of humanity in the Western world. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWcomarx.rtf
“The U.S. Trade Deficit: Trading Away Our Future” by Robert
Scott
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This 5 page report discusses Robert E. Scott’s testimony
to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on
International Economic Policy and Trade (6/22/99). The primary
focus of his testimony was the various causes and consequences of
the continuing expansion of the U.S. trade deficit. His
presentation was titled: “The U.S. Trade Deficit: Are We Trading
Away Our Future?” No secondary sources.
Filename: BWrscott.wps
"Beyond Growth"
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This 3 page paper outlines Herman Daly's book "Beyond Growth" and compares it to the writings of Rene Girard. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVBeGrth.rtf
"The Communist Manifesto" and "Souls of Black Folk"
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A 7 page paper which
analyzes "The Communist Manifesto" by Marx and Engels and "Souls of Black Folk" by
DuBois. The paper discusses economic injustice experienced by lower classes. No
additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmrxdbs.wps
"The Experience Economy"
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A 4 page review of the economic insight provided by Joseph Pine and James Gilmore. This paper affirms these authors' argument that there has been a transition from a goods-based economy to more of an experience-based economy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPecnExp.rtf
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