Defining Economics from an Accounting Perspective:
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This 4 page paper defines economics, and also determines how it can be used as a decision-making tool in the field of accounting. This paper shows how the accounting industry could benefit from incorporating economic theory into the decision making process. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: GSEconom.rtf

Democratic Countries of Pacific Asia and Political Suppression
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This 5 page paper considers why many of the so-called democratic countries of Pacific Asia have resorted, at times, to martial law and political suppression. This paper also considers how this process is different from the suppression in totalitarian states. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MHpacifi.wps

Devaluation's Effect on Government Policies
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A 5 page paper discussing how governments should react to devaluation of the national currency. The government first needs to determine the standing of its balance of payments and the combined sum of the worth of price elasticities of imports and exports. If the Marshall-Lerner Condition indicates that the initial deficit in balance of trade will persist, then it needs to take further steps to protect the national economy while resisting the temptation to impose protectionist measures. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSdevalue.rtf

Development in South East Asia After 1997
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This 12 page paper considers the impact of the financial crisis of 1997 on development within South East Asia. The paper considers economic development such as financial controls aimed at aiding recovery, the way in which international investment patterns changed and slowed down internal technological development as well as economic development. Issues such as social development and environmental development are also included. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEasia97.rtf

DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE: SOME FACTORS
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This 8-page paper discusses development of international trade and finance. Topics focused on include international currency transactions, management of foreign risk, international trade financing and financial equilibrium. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MTdoitaf.rtf

Dilemmas of the High-Tech Labor Market
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An 11 page paper discussing the problems organizations face in filling their high tech labor needs. Unemployment in the late 1990s has reached its lowest point in 28 years. It is difficult for any employer to find the right people to fill openings, but some observers claim that the shortage most greatly felt in the high tech industries even threaten continued local economic growth. Most organizations have Year 2000 concerns, but hiring for that reason represents only a small portion of current openings. Instead, more than half of all high tech openings have resulted from company growth, and more than half of those are in applications programming. The face of corporate operation is in flux and moving toward greater electronic dependency; corporate America has all it can do to keep up. Two charts. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: HTechLab.wps

Disadvantages Of Globalization
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The thesis that globalization is not good for underdeveloped countries is supported in this 15 page analysis. Central America is the focus of the paper, which includes a brief history of each of its seven countries. U.S. involvement in the region is emphasized. The paper concludes that the presence of multinationals in Central America is not the best thing for its people. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: Globadis.wps

Disney’s Yen Financing
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A 5 page paper assessing whether Disney should hedge the yen royalties it expects to receive from Tokyo Disneyland beginning in 1985. Based on Harvard Case 9-287-058, the paper discusses the use of derivatives (currency swap); whether to hedge; and provides the formula for determining the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) to be used in deciding whether to hedge. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSfinDisneyYen.rtf

Doing Olympic Business in Russia
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(5pp) "What a chance! Get the Olympic Games in Russia Television Rights, and you will be able to name the position of your choice in this company." Sounds like the golden ring of the media world, even if it is a fantasy. But once one begins to explore doing business in a country, with a not only a shaky economic system, but also a paranoid government, the puzzle becomes even more complex, and there almost seem to be more questions than answers. If, the over $900 million US price tag, does not get you, the duplicity of the government may. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBrusoly.doc.

Dollerization; The Case of Panama
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This 4 page paper considers the experience of Panama as a result of dollerization. The paper considers the reasons for its adoption and how the economy has increased in stability following its adoption. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEpanmad.rtf

Domination of the World Economies
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This 5 page paper looks at the world economy and the way in which it was firstly a British hegemony and then an American hegemony. The loss of domination by states is discussed and the reasons behind the changes are considered. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEwolcur.wps

E-Commerce and the Regulation of Financial Services
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This 6 page paper considers the problems that may be seen in the regulation of the financial services industry with the increasing use of the Internet and e-commerce. The paper concentrates on Australia, but may equally be applied to any country where there is deregulated financial services sector. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEfinsea.wps