Antitrust Laws and Applicability to Microsoft
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A 9 page paper discussing the theory and history of antitrust laws and monopoly designation, and the reasons that theory and reality rarely meet on common ground. The Justice Department has found Microsoft to practice predatory pricing based on the fact that it gives away its products for free; Microsoft's competitors want the government to force Microsoft to compete on price, as they do. The paper looks at Standard Oil, Ford Motor Company in the 1920s and RCA. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSantitrust.rtf

Applied Manufacturing Case Study
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This 4 page paper looks at a case study supplied by the student, looking at the way a company wants to increase revenue by increasing the demand and supply of its goods, looks at the elasticity and then considers costs. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEappliedM.rtf

Applying Parity Theories to the Real World
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Different parity theories have developed over the years. This 10 page paper examines these theories and considers which, if any, can be seen as accurate in the past and ion the period 2000 – 20-04. The theories considered include absolute purchasing power parity, relative purchasing power parity, covered interested rate parity (CIRP) and uncovered interested rate parity (UCIRP). The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEparityth.rtf

Applying Supply and Demand Assumptions to the Real World
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This 7 page paper assesses the value of the supply and demand model in explaining real world economic behaviour. The paper looks at the various components of this model and then gives examples fort he real world to illustrate the points raised. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEsupreal.rtf

Argentina’s Economic Growth
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A 5 page paper discussing Argentina’s economic difficulties in 2002. The Import Substitution Industrialization (ISI) method can be blamed in part for retarding economic growth. Once Argentina weathers the current economic recession, it will once again be poised to overcome the economic problems of the past. ISI likely will not be a part of future focus. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSargenEconGro.rtf

Argentine Economy and Economic Relations, Part I
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A 14 page paper discussing the economy of Argentina for the purpose of assessing the value of foreign direct investment in the country and the advisability of fixing exchange rates for the Argentine peso. Using others’ capital is always attractive as long as Argentines retain control over how that capital is used. Reverting to fixed exchange rates can appear to be appealing, but it likely is not except under specific conditions. In this view, freely-floating currency is seen as being the desirable condition. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
Filename: KSargentEcon1.rtf

Arguing about the Minimum Wage
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This 4 page paper discusses three issues with regard to the Minimum Wage: probable consequences of raising it; the differential aspects of the Minimum Wage and whether or not it’s effective in fighting poverty. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVpcmnwg.rtf

Arriving at Economic Forecasts
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An 8 page paper discussing considerations that must be made in arriving at economic forecasts. Some of these items are overall macroeconomic conditions; trends in movement of business; political climate; consumer attitude and other factors. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSeconFore2.rtf

Arthur Laffer: Economic Theorist
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A 4 page review of the life and theories of Arthur "Art" Laffer. This paper illustrates the various application of Laffer's so-called Laffer curve. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPecnLaf.rtf