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HEALTH
India with its billionth population spends barely 1% of GDP on health care. To compare the US government, which cannot be proud of its healthcare system, spends annually more than 15% of gross product on medicine. India faces the situation when overwhelming demand for medical treatment can’t be financially met by supply from public and charity organizations. Besides, anti-sanitary living conditions and frequent migrations contribute to overall low level of health care.
Indian people are usually suspicious about medical treatment and vaccinations and don’t have the habit to attend medical organizations giving preference to folk medicine. Continue reading...

Eating is one thing, and eating healthy and responsible is a totally different thing, according to current perceptions. This essay analyzed various perspectives on eating healthy and responsible in the 21st century, wherein the organic food is often replaced with the value packages from various fast food chains, due to the lower prices and their availability on every corner of a street. Exploring Michael Pollan’s view on eating healthy and responsible, David Zinczenko’s approach to the caloric transparency and the “Stick orCcarrot” lifestyle philosophy illustrated in The Economist, this essay aims to identify the strongest argument on Continue reading...

One of the unfortunate facts even in the 21st century is the ugly reality of the excess poverty that one can see globally throughout the nations of the world. As far as technology and science have come, the human race has yet to figure out a method to eradicate the imbalance of socio-economic positions of people everywhere. A seriously large portion of the earth’s population still lives well under the poverty line, depending on the standard that one places to decide what poverty is. Fortunately there have always been people who found the hardships that their fellow humans Continue reading...

In a recent article in The Economist, “Cheaper Oil: Winners and Losers”, the rapid fall of the price of oil is predicted to help the enormous economies of the U.S. and China, but hurt oil-exporting countries like Russia and Venezuela, and have very little benefit for most of the world who live in poverty (“Winners and Losers”, 2014). In the last six months, oil prices have plummeted, sending shockwaves throughout petroleum producing countries (EIA, 2015). The U.S. has seen the price of a gallon of gas cut in half and the countries that rely primarily on oil exports are Continue reading...

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Introduction

Barry W. Ickes states that if there were the sole currency in the world, foreign exchange markets would not exist (1).
Since the ancient times people and countries are known to have dealt with the matters of exchanging their national (domestic) currency (tender) for the foreign one. What forced them to buy foreign notes? Practically, every country in the world tends to produce certain goods or services some portion of which is exported to the other country (trading partner) due to the demand for these products in the other country. Nowadays this Continue reading...

Growing cost of higher education is one of much debated topics of recent times. The issue impacts a majority of population in different parts of the United States. A large number of students are unable to afford the growing cost of higher education and they quit their higher studies in the meantime. Reports suggest that more than two-thirds of American students who receive bachelor degree are borrowers. They borrow money and keep paying debts for a substantial amount of time. This paper proposes a discussion on growing cost of education, along with analyzing its impacts on students and various Continue reading...

The value of a college degree has been in decline in recent years. Yet at the same time, more Americans are going to college than in previous generations. Many of these students find themselves buried in debt upon graduation, and with few job prospects to boot. However, the evidence is strong that college is still a worthwhile venture. The worth of a college education can't be measured simply in terms of economic payoff, but must also be viewed in terms of the inherent value of knowledge. The value of going to college would be greater if it was more Continue reading...

The mandate of an employer is to provide a Conducive working environment for doing business and workers to feel comfortable while engaging in various activities to make sure the goal of the organization is achieved. Thus, the work environment should be safe and the workers should be provided with safety equipment to prevent them from any harm. Additionally, the employees should get value for their work and effort through adequate salary and other benefits entitle to them. The workers should also be compensated for any damage or harm suffered while still at work. Unfortunately, these conditions are not always Continue reading...

Hohne, Niklas, Blum, Helcio, Fuglestvedt, Jan, Skeie, Ragnhild Bieltvedt, Kurosawa, Atsushi, Hu, Guoquan, Lowe, Jason, Gohar, Laila, Matthews, Ben, de Salles, Ana Claudia Nioac, and Ellermann, Christian. Contributions of individual countries’ emissions to climate change and their uncertainty. Climatic Change, 2011; 106, 259-391.
In conducting research about global warming and the role of the developing world, one may use the foregoing article as it is a trusted source. Hohne et al. compiled greenhouse gas emissions data in different countries to compare and contrast rate of emissions and the impact of global warming in these countries. Hence, the authors used Continue reading...

Introduction

When we compare it with other countries, America is considered the most stable country in terms of its economy and standards of living. America is also considered as the country where most citizens enjoy freedom because of equal rights that have been enshrined in the constitution. Even though many believe that this is the truth, the majorities still live in poverty and are also under oppression. This is the truth; hence it should be considered as a serious issue requiring a deeper investigation on the best way to solve it. Because of this, we should carefully analyze features of Continue reading...

The California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) of the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) has long established its intent to ease transportation within California through the use of high-speed railways to help ease major state traffic corridors and provide rapid ways for transporting people and goods to different places within the state, as in the case of people travelling between the major conurbations of San Francisco in northern California and Los Angeles in southern California, among many others (“2015 Governor’s Budget Summary,” 2015). To enable the CHSRA to construct high-speed railways within California, Proposition 1A, or the “Safe, Continue reading...

Economists have a great impact in our lives, this is particularly because their opinions and research findings are of essence in formulating economic policies that relate to employment, tax laws, corporate strategies and international trade agreements. Javed I.Ahmed, is one among many successful economists who have since impacted our society positively and inspired many, his track records attest that he is competent, hardworking and focused. His opinions and research works incorporated in books have been mentioned and alluded by many when dealing with matters economy in a considerable number of times. Being an influential person and a role model Continue reading...

Welfare reform in the US has sought to see the increase of low-wage work in the country. In this regard, therefore, the US has managed to create more low wage jobs- and continues to do so- even as the country has persistently faced low employment rates since the late 1990, and which were hurt further with the 2007/2008 financial crisis and the subsequent recession. However, low wages mean that many people can barely make ends or having to do two jobs at the same time (Berstein & Schmitt, 2000).
In his recent State of the Union speech, the United States Continue reading...

Economic growth is what many countries in the world today strive to achieve. There are many aspects of economic growth that are of interest to economist and leaders. In more than often the role of morals in economic growth is disguised as challenges rather than being viewed from a moral perspective. In this paper, the place of morals in economic is considered.
It is evident that economic growth leads to better living standards among the people. As more and more people join the main stream employment sectors and increase their earning, such people are able to afford healthcare, the Continue reading...

1. Describe the key characteristics of a whistleblower, and briefly summarize one (1) researched instance of whistleblowing in one (1) publicly traded company within the last 12 months. Include the details of the issue that the whistleblower reported and the effect of the whistleblower’s actions on both the whistleblower himself and the company.
In 2014 roughly one-in-two American workers “observed some form of misconduct” and two-in-three of these “reported it,” with about one-in-four of these experiencing “some form of retaliation”. Not all misconduct gets reported to “media and the government”. Rather, it get reported more often within organizations ( Continue reading...

Introduction

The United States happens to be the country with the highest rate of incarceration where the number of people who are in the jail is greater than in any other country in the world. The country’s prison population has quadrupled over the course of three decades and most of the people are of the view that the increase can be attributed to the war on drugs that the country seems to be engaged in. Since the country’s prison population seems to be escalating with shocking velocity, people are interested to know whether this tactic is having any Continue reading...

Introduction

In this paper I am going to address the problem of terrorism. The theme itself is no longer innovatory or interesting, but I would present it from another angle. The issue of my research is new form of terrorism applied by the Russian Federation while invading in Ukraine and Georgia. This report aims to explain how new ways of terrorism, so-called ‘hybrid war’ may be conquered. Also I will provide possible solutions for peaceful settlement. In particular, I want to address the case of Ukraine, which has fallen subject to Russian aggression. This issue is controversial and interesting at Continue reading...

A number of people and organizations condemn government surveillance on citizens. This is one of much controversial issues in the United States of America. A large number of individuals and organizations protest government surveillance on citizens and find such surveillances against the law. Government authorities, on the other hand, refuse such conjectures and deny any illegal surveillance on citizens. Government vows to abide by the constitutional provisions and provide freedom to US citizens. This paper proposes a discussion on the issue of government surveillance and finds out why government surveillance on citizen is harmful and should be banned.
United Continue reading...

Business

The 2008 financial crisis, also known as the global financial crisis, dramatically hit the world. The collapse of Lehman Brothers especially affected the world’s financial system. One by one the most developed countries were setting into recession with their financial markets being in a complete mess. As a result, it turned out to be the worst recession in the last 80 years. Monetary and financial decisive actions taken by governments prevented if from growing into depression compared to the level of the Great Depression. Still, recovery remains slow and GDP is still below its pre-crisis level. Moreover, the Continue reading...

The correctional system performs a number of significant functions in America. It is established by the state to provide safety and peace of mind to the law-abiding society by segregating them from people who are suspected of committing crimes and individuals who were already convicted of punishable violations. The system fulfill its role by incarcerating suspected and convicted criminals; thus, encouraging them to change their ways to gain probation and parole. Depending on the nature of offense and the longevity of the sentence, criminals are detained in either jails or prisons.
Jails and prisons are two important elements of Continue reading...

Child medication in America has increased tremendously since the 1990s especially that of psychotropic drugs which are primarily for behavioral and mental disorders. In the past years, hindering one’s child from taking medication is seen as unethical and irresponsible. Recently however, several issues aroused from the questionable increase in the diagnosis of children with behavioral and mental disorders accompanied with the boom of medicinal drugs that these children have to take. The increases in number of these children are not the only concern; for the greater issue lies in the number of drugs a child is taking to Continue reading...

Introduction

In the article “Voting with your trolley” published in The Economist, the author argues that even as the voter turnout has seen a fall throughout the world, the number of buyers buying organic, fair-trade or local food has seen a rise. It is almost as if people want to make a change, not by casting their vote, but by changing their food buying patterns and preferences. The basic psyche behind more people opting for organic, fair-trade or local food is to bring economic justice to the poor producers who are otherwise being exploited by big firms and politicians. The Continue reading...

How Work and Gender Intersect

And Affect Families and Marriages
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In many countries around the world, work and gender are two very influential factors to the success of family life and marriages. In many societal settings, income is a very important issue that people are most concerned about such that it affects the quality of living among individuals, particularly so if basic needs are compromised in the first place. However, in some other countries like the United States, workers do not enjoy paid parental leave like most other nations. In the United States, people do not receive pay from their Continue reading...

Introduction

Many factors contribute to global warming. One of the major factors include human activities all over the world that exacerbate the emission of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that contribute to the phenomena of the warming of the earth. Human activities, however, differ depending primarily on the quality of life in a given region or community. Developing and developed countries, for instance, differ in terms of human activities that contribute to global warming. Considering this distinction, the primary objective in conducting research is to determine the role of the developing world in global warming in terms of human activities Continue reading...

Summarize

In the article, “Capitalism’s unlikely heroes” published in the magazine The Economist, writer has told that activist investors are good for the public company. These investors help entrepreneurs, promote innovation, and work as saviors in spite of their flaws. On the other hand, passive and lazy investors move out of the business upon any sign of trouble. Sadly speaking, number of lazy investors or institutional investors in the stockmarket is increasing. According to the article, governance can be weakened due to increasing number of passive index funds. Activists, on the other hand, are in the market for more Continue reading...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

This report outlines an ideal role for a graduate in an organization along with the in depth analysis of the selected company. It also highlights the skills, interests, qualifications and experience the candidate should possess to achieve that ideal position. The candidate has selected MBA as the desired degree and “Finance-IT Analyst” as the ideal role.
The company selected is “Apple Inc.” with its operations reaching over 16 countries in form of retail stores and online stores working in more than 39 countries. It is one of the world’s largest companies, when it comes to consumer electronics.

FINANCE-IT ANALYST:

QUALIFICATION:
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“Promoting health, preventing disease: is there an economic case?”

About the Authors
This article is a human capital and development article that is written by three authors. These authors include Sherry Merkur, Franco Sassi, and David McDaid. Sherry works in the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies and LSE Health in London. The author is also in School of Economics and Political Science based in the United Kingdom. Franco works in Paris, France at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. Finally, McDaid works in the Europe Observatory on Health Systems and Policies and Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) and LSE Health and Social Care. He Continue reading...

Despite having a great deal in common with each other in terms of economic disparities and health outcome improvements, there are some noted disparities in several health outcomes between India and China in the past 50 years. One of these outcomes is overall life expectancy; for the most part, the Chinese find themselves living much longer and healthier than Indian people (Chatterji et al., 2008). Women in China live up to 74 years on average, while Indian women are typically only expected to live around 63 years (Ma & Sood, 2008). This is an incredibly large disparity (though it is Continue reading...

Impact of Communication Technology on Society

The evolution of communication technology has happened at staggering pace over the last century, starting with telegraph and radio in the early 20th century to cellphones, internet and social media at present. And it is not over; the 21st century is witnessing more innovations and developments in the communication technology and may grow at even faster rate compared to the last century. There is little doubt over the fact that the advances made have had a positive impact on our everyday lives. The benefits are immense, the big data is at your fingertips, you are constantly connected with your Continue reading...

People of Germany believed that strong export ties and healthy trade surplus are indicators of prosperity and economic health of their nation. However, the decade between the period 2001 and 2010 proved to be extremely disastrous for Germany as it was popularly called the sick man of Europe during this period.
Though this scenario and ill-reputation had surprising changed currently due to the astonishing growth the German economy, during the decade under discussion, the German economy grew at half a pace at which the American economy prospered. The 21st century for Germany did not have a great or healthy Continue reading...

Outsourcing

This article is mainly concerned with everything about outsourcing. A rather unique method in global business economy, many aspects are under discussion here. These include the compromises made while outsourcing, its merits and demerits and even a successful example that owes its auspicious achievement to the very method of outsourcing. Conclusively a recommendation of the best outsourcing country at the moment will also be looked upon. Research is obviously focused towards the business and marketing strategies of various brands and services which operate on a large scale throughout the globe.

Tradeoffs between inputs for sake of productivity

We know that Outsourcing is a method best used Continue reading...

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Multiple-choice Questions

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Activity

1 right - more people are ready to buy cigarettes now.
2 right - part of the cigar consumers will change their preference to cigarettes.
3 right - part of the people can buy more expensive cigarettes now.
4 left - price increase of complementary product will cause decreasing of elasticity of demand. Some people will buy cheaper cigarettes Continue reading...

1. Prior to the Civil War, American society was a bifurcated society along racial lines built primarily along the lines of an agrarian entity. Indeed, the United States during the 1850s was a polarized nation according to specific regional idiosyncrasies and identities. In the South, a pro-slavery identity was carved out, as those living in south supported the expansion of slavery to states in the West, which abolition sentiments dominated in the North. Up until the 1850s, the slavery issue had been predicated on balance, per the stipulations of the Missouri Compromise of 1920. Newly acquired territories posed the Continue reading...

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The problem of different issues that arise during the process of negotiations with foreign customers and partners is extremely important nowadays, especially due to the globalization process, when many organizations are entering global markets. Although business persons from around the world have many things in common, still cultural differences become the barrier for efficient international communication. In this essay I am going to write about the importance of effective cross-cultural communication, identify barriers that may arise, present the examples from my own experience and from the researchers’ works and suggest ways of improving business relationships with foreign cultures.
Negotiation Continue reading...

Classical economics is broadly regarded as the origin of the modern economic school of thought. Virtually, traditional economics describes the work of a group of economists in the 18th century and 19th century. The core developers of the classical school of thought include David Ricardo, Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill and Thomas Malthus. Classical economic theory is a principal contribution to the philosophical shift; classical liberalism. Technically, classical liberalism came as a philosophical movement in the mid-1700s. The concept emerged as the anti-feudalist ideology and advocated that freedom and rights are embedded in the individualistic state. Centering on individual Continue reading...

Executive Summary

The objective of this report is to pursue an exploration of the pricing principle of consumers’ physical handling of goods and products, as an inducement to buy more or pay more at the counter. At the outset, it is imperative to note and understand that there needs to be additional literature and research on the matter. What has complicated the scenario is the factor of digitalization of consumer behavior, despite clues that people actually prefer to shop in-person. Bushong et al. (2010) in their food product experimental study found that their subjects were willing to pay more, when confronted Continue reading...

Introduction

In recent years, the world has witnessed the detrimental impact of global warming, which is climate change. Consequently, climate change causes severe natural calamities and extreme weather phenomena that affect people’s way of life. People in the developing world are significantly affected by climate change that causes floods or drought because countries in the Third World lack the capacity – in terms of funding and infrastructure – to accurately predict and prevent extreme weather phenomena. Due to the detrimental outcomes of global warming, it is therefore, important to address this issue through policies and practices that mitigate its effects.
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Introduction:

Following the release of the ‘Women in America’ report published by the white house council of women and girls, President Barak Obama gave the following statement regarding the subject: In his own words, “Women still earn an average of 77 cents for every dollar that a man earns.” The statement picked up hype soon after and vigorous debate followed and still goes on to-date. In the spirit of the debate and with the problem in view, April 8th is celebrated as the ‘Equal pay day’ worldwide. This paper intends to analyze and justify the reasons for the gap between Continue reading...

Essay

Stalin’s Industrialization
The main task of the entered planned economy was increasing economic and military power of the state the highest possible rate. At the initial stage, it came down to a redistribution of the maximum possible volume of resources for industrialization. In December 1927 at the XV Congress of the CPSU (b) adopted "Guidelines for the compilation of the first five-year economic development plan of the USSR", in which the Congress opposed the super-industrialization: the growth rate should not be maximized, and should be planned so that there is no failures. Designed based on the directives of Continue reading...

Is the Euro dividing Europe?

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Introduction

How the Euro causes Divergence
Inequalities in the Eurozone
Conclusion
Is the Euro dividing Europe?
The European Monetary Union (EMU) was created in the year 1999 with an aim of convergence and economic integration within the Europe countries. Although the first decade of the implementation of Euro, the common currency, proved to be successful the sovereign debt crisis precipitated by Greece and later Ireland, Spain and Portugal from 2008-2011 exposed the structural crisis of the common currency system (Brown& Chambers, 2005). The Euro instead of converging the economies of the European Union countries played a divergent role Continue reading...

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An example of a case that relates to intellectual property is the suing case of Apple against Samsung, the component supplier of Apple. Samsung, the Korean magnate, produces the several chunks of Apple’s products from solid state drive for Macbook to processors for Ipod touch, iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Apparently, Samsung caused infringement to the patent of Apple and appeared to willfully imitate some of the designs of Apple’s popular product such as the iPad tablet and iPhone . California’s federal grand jury granted Apple the verdict mandating Samsung, Continue reading...

How can it be Applied in the US Education Sector

Unlike in the United States where race is more or less defined by historical biases or through previous and current statutes, Brazil’s definition of race is simpler yet in other ways more complex.
In a 2012 article published in the Economist titled “Affirming a Divide”, Brazilians describe race as just the color of their skin regardless of mixed marriages, social status, economic background, etc. There are no biases that can justify segregation unlike that of the United States, where race would mean separation from peers from other races (in a mostly white/nonwhite classification) in cases like education. However, Continue reading...

Article Summaries

There was panic on 15th January when the Swiss National Bank made it clear that it was not going to hold the Swiss Franc any longer at an exchange rate in relation to the euro. This led to the appreciation of the franc such that the exchange rate of Euro to Swiss franc was 1.2. In 2011, the financial markets around the world were not doing well, and this was when the exchange –rate peg was introduced into the market by SNB. The American government bonds and the Swiss franc are very popular with investors since they believe that Continue reading...

INTRODUCTION: ABOUT ALBANIA

Albania is a country that is situated in Eastern Europe. It has a relatively small land mass, and a population of approximately 3 million people. The official language of the region is Albanian, a language that shares Slavic roots with other languages in the area, like Russian and Polish. Albania is a member of a number of important trade and social unions, including the United Nations; it also has membership in NATO, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the Council of Europe. Although not currently a member of the European Union, Continue reading...

Introduction

Expansionary policy is one of various stabilization policies that can be implemented by government to address economy problems. The Federal Reserve System (Fed) can also stimulate the economy by mechanisms of the expansionary monetary policy. In this paper the main tools of expansionary fiscal and monetary policies are described as well as analyzed main differences between classical and Keynesian theories regarding the aggregate supply and demand connection.

Main Body

For many years the question on the government’s impact on the general costs level, unemployment and inflation rate is being discussed. Economists that are also called “activists” promote the necessity of Continue reading...