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  • The Price of Apples

    The Price of Apples

    The Price of Apples Supply and demand is a fundamental element of Economics. We know that when the price of an item increases, then the demand will decrease. This is the Law of Demand: The higher the price, the smaller the quantity demanded, ceteris paribus (O'Sullivan & Sheffrin, 2001). Basic economics is easier to understand if you put it into that linear perspective: Scarcity equals fluctuating supply, which equals fluctuating demand. Prices increase and decrease

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    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Jack
  • Economic and Political Development

    Economic and Political Development

    Economic and political developments in Virginia from 1607-1700 On the year of 1607, May 14th, a hundred men sent by the Virginia Company of London, landed at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay which also resulted in the first permanent English settlement. The settlement of the Virginia Colony (Jamestown) was the source of economy of the Chesapeake Bay region and Virginia, during the colonial period was always tied upon the accessibility of plantation and slavery. On

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    Essay Length: 782 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Mikki
  • The Technology of Industrialization (u.S. Economic History)

    The Technology of Industrialization (u.S. Economic History)

    The Technology of Industrialization (U.S. Economic History) We already knew the men who guide the process of industrialization in U.S. economic history, but we need to explore and examine the truth of technology of industrialization in American history such as the entire iron and steel industry. The industrialization applied to the social and economic changes that mark the transition from a stable agricultural and commercial society to a modern industrial society because of using complex

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    Essay Length: 1,755 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: July
  • The Rise of Hitler and Nazism in Germany

    The Rise of Hitler and Nazism in Germany

    There are many reasons people say as to why the nazi party was created and what some of the causes were. Throughout the duration of my paper I am going to explain and discuss some of the major topics that could have led to the rise of Nazism in Germany, such as the treaty of Versailles and some of the restrictions that were put on Germany, the loss of the war, and the Weimar Republic.

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    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Jack
  • The Rise of Basketball in Southern California

    The Rise of Basketball in Southern California

    With thirty-one seconds left on the game clock and the score 111-100, the Los Angeles Lakers were on their way to surmounting what would be one of their greatest victories against the Boston Celtics in 1985 Championship game. “This game is in the refrigerator: the door is closed, the lights are out, the eggs are cooling, the butter’s getting hard, and the Jell-O’s jigglin!” echoed throughout the airwaves of Southern California ushering in a new

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    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Economic Effects on Home Building

    Economic Effects on Home Building

    Economic Effects on Home Building Home building has been around for thousands of years and has evolved into a large market for both those seeking income as well as those looking for a safe place for their families. This market is always directly affected by the surrounding markets around them including average income increases or decreases, decreased annual spending as well as mortgage interest rate changes. The trick to the homebuilding market is to make

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    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Predatory Pricing

    Predatory Pricing

    Executive Summary In Canada, the Competition Act was initially created in 1889 with the Predatory Pricing Statute arising in the mid-1930s. To date, there have been hundreds of claims of predatory pricing brought to the Director. However, very few have gone through an investigation and just a handful, were taken to the Courts. One of the explanations for the small number of cases related to the act of predatory pricing, is the difficulty in proving

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    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Janna
  • Increasing Prescription Prices Harm More Than Heal

    Increasing Prescription Prices Harm More Than Heal

    The Increasing Prescription Prices Harm Health More Than Heal You walk up to the pharmacy and give your last name to the pharmacist so you can get your medications. You’re just picking up two prescriptions for your child’s asthma, no big deal. Then, you hear the price. Startled by the triple digits, you drop your wallet. Three hundred bucks for two medications, is the pharmacist kidding? Unfortunately, he is not. The price of prescription drugs

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    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: regina
  • Economic Enjustic

    Economic Enjustic

    Impoverished Nations have been a problem in this world for years now. Many questions arise when one tries to understand the elements that set up such a “shameful and disgusting” thing such as poverty. There are many misconceptions as to why or how nations, such as Africa, become impoverished. The more wealthy nations do not enjoy their privileges at the expense of the poor, nor does capitalism thrive on (global) injustice. The United Nations looks

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    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Bred
  • Economic Growth - What Is Meant by Economic Growth?

    Economic Growth - What Is Meant by Economic Growth?

    Economic Growth What is meant by economic growth? Economic growth is an increase of the in the real level of output. It refers to an increase in a countries annual output of goods and services. The most common measure of this is G.D.P. Economic growth figures must be corrected for inflation. Nominal G.D.P. is not adjusted for inflation whereas real G.D.P. is. Economic growth is also a long-term expansion of the productive potential of the

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    Essay Length: 864 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Jack
  • Impact of Monetary Policy on Netflix

    Impact of Monetary Policy on Netflix

    Monetary Policy Monetary policy refers to those actions taken by the Federal Reserve, affecting interest rates, the exchange rate and the money supply, in order to influence the pace of spending and, by that, inflation. Over the centuries, the invention of money has hugely increased the ability of people to concentrate their energies on the things they do best, and then to trade the surpluses created, markedly increasing the living standards of everyone involved. Monetary

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    Essay Length: 455 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Advanced Economic Theory

    Advanced Economic Theory

    Abstract Apple Incorperation is one of the most sought-after computer campany Introduction The world wide web is very strong and has changed the word in many ways. As a fan of Apple Macintosh,I am personally impressed with many of its innovations.It strikes me whether or not the company has really become monopoly. This paper will explore its business model and its so called I will closely examine Apple in different areas -PC market -software -portable

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Anna
  • Rise of the Roman Empire

    Rise of the Roman Empire

    Rise of the Roman Empire The legend about Rome's origins puts the founding of the city at around 735 B.C. It is said that a Vestal Virgin gave birth to twin boys, Romulus and Remus, and claimed that they were the sons of the god Mars. The Vestal Virgin was the sister of a king. The king believed that she was lying and imprisoned her. He put her two boys in a basket and threw

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Max
  • Tweeter Price Competitiveness

    Tweeter Price Competitiveness

    Tweeters price competitiveness From exhibit 13 in the case it is clear that Tweeter is price competitive in almost the entire range of items and models that it sells. In an objective model by model comparison (see appendix 1 for a sample comparison) Tweeter either matches or betters competitor’s prices. Further more when you compare quality and level of service and price paid Tweeter is cheaper than the competition. However, the competitors run spot sales

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Mike
  • Top 5 Inventions for Economic Growth

    Top 5 Inventions for Economic Growth

    The ultimate engine of economic growth is new technology. According to economists, the growth of output per capita is a fairly recent phenomenon. This can be attributed to all the new technology people have discovered in the past few centuries, causing output growth to surge and accelerate faster than ever before in history. The result of all these ingenious, innovative inventions has been a total revolution in the way people live their lives. After examining

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Top
  • Diversity and Demography’s Impact on Individual Behaviors

    Diversity and Demography’s Impact on Individual Behaviors

    Diversity and demography are increasingly important issues in today's workplace. Diversity is the "presence of individual human characteristics that make people different from one another" and demography is the "background characteristics that help shape what a person becomes" (Schermerhon, Hunt, & Osborn, 2005). By using demography, managers can learn how to handle the needs or concerns of people of different genders, ethnicities, etc (Schermerhon, et al., 2005). As both issues become more prominent in the

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Economic Concepts Worksheet

    Economic Concepts Worksheet

    Economic Concepts Worksheet Concept Application of Concept from Personal Experience Reference to Concept in Reading Scarcity and Choice means that people want more than what is available. I worked for a clothing store and I was there for a long while and I figured that I would ask or a raise or see how I could get a promotion and get more money, well the manager of the store told me that there was no

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Fatih
  • The Low-Price Strategy of Hasee Computer

    The Low-Price Strategy of Hasee Computer

    Hasee Computer Company was founded in September 2000, and in April 2001 its products come into market formally. In 2006, Hasee captures the second largest market share of computers in the Chinese domestic market. Lenovo has the largest market share. Hasee international sales department started business with Korea Market, and now sells more than 20000 laptops each month in the international market in 2006. In 2006 Hasee won the bid and delivered 15,000 laptop computers

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • What Were the Major Political and Socio-Economic Changes Introduced by the British Colonial Authorities in Kenya. What Did the Authorities Seek to Achieve by These Changes?

    What Were the Major Political and Socio-Economic Changes Introduced by the British Colonial Authorities in Kenya. What Did the Authorities Seek to Achieve by These Changes?

    What were the major political and socio-economic changes introduced by the British colonial authorities in Kenya. What did the authorities seek to achieve by these changes? When the British colonised Kenya in the late nineteenth century they brought about many political and socio-economic changes, including changing the mode of production to capitalist, the introduction of an improved infrastructure and the establishment of chiefs in 1906 when Britain established affective political control over the Kenyan people,

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    Essay Length: 890 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Oil Shortage

    Oil Shortage

    The age of cheap and easy oil may be coming to an end. The incredible price fluctuations (mostly upwards) have created a heated debate amongst businesses, politicians, and the general public. This debate of energy supply may be one of the most important social issues today. This paper will cover the possible consequences of an energy shortage, as well as present opposing viewpoints of the likelihood of a future oil shortage. The modern industry economy

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: July
  • Diversity Impact on Individual Behavior

    Diversity Impact on Individual Behavior

    Diversity Impact on Individual Behavior Behavior refers to the actions or reactions of an object or organism, usually in relation to the environment. Behavior can be conscious or unconscious, overt or covert, and voluntary or involuntary. Behavior is controlled by the nervous system; the complexity of the behavior is related to the complexity of the nervous system. Generally, organisms with complex nervous systems have a greater capacity to learn new responses and thus adjust their

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Economic and Political Causes for the American Revolution

    Economic and Political Causes for the American Revolution

    There were many reasons for the American Revolution. Two of them were the economic and political changes that the colonies were going through. Only the southern colonies were bound to England by the tobacco trade and the New England and Middle Colonies, unable to find markets in Britain. Any attempt to stop this trade would lead to rebellion and consequentially ensued. This was a restriction upon economic prosperity of the New England colony. England had

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • Kodak Stakeholder Impact Analysis

    Kodak Stakeholder Impact Analysis

    1. Kodak Stakeholder Impact Analysis Shareholders The shareholders of Kodak want a good return on their investment. Kodak has been exhausting resources through acquisitions and joint ventures with other companies, which leads to decreased shareholder profits. Kodak lost over $1.7 billion in already manufactured cameras and a patent suit where Polaroid sued them for violations on seven of their patents which also led to decreased shareholder profits. Competition was increasing in all areas and Kodak

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Americas Economic Debate

    Americas Economic Debate

    “Government that governs least governs best.” Thomas Jefferson 43% percent of the National Income (spending) is controlled by state and local sectors instead of the prominent private sector. Why do they immediately control how deep in debt the whole country is in? In the end it is the following generation that will unwillingly be endowed with this record high national debt and growing deficit. It is said that in America our government has marginal influence

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    Essay Length: 1,574 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Vika
  • Oil Drilling in Alaska Wilderness

    Oil Drilling in Alaska Wilderness

    Oil Drilling in the Alaskan Wildlife Refuges America Should Reject the Oil Businesses Plan and Permanently Protect The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, comprising more than nineteen million acres in the northern corner of Alaska, is unique and one of the largest units of the National Wildlife system. The Arctic Refuge has long been recognized as an unparalleled place of natural beauty and ecological importance. The Arctic Refuge was established

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Mike

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