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Direct to Consumers: The Solution to the Inefficiencies of Auto Dealer Regulation
(2013)The automotive industry is one of the last remaining manufacturing industries in the United States. Since the early 20th century, manufacturers have sold vehicles through independent automobile dealerships. When the ... -
Discrimination against Women in Bank Lending: The Inequalities Women Face When Seeking Small Business Loans
(2001)This thesis examines the issue of discrimination against women in bank lending. Discrimination against women in bank lending is a continually evolving topic in today' s society and maintains itself as a source of controversy ... -
Discriminatory Lending: Are We Able to Overcome It?
(1994)The issue of Discrimination has raged in this country for hundreds of years. With a racial diversity that ranks second to none in the world, the United States truly has earned her "big melting-pot" title. However, for the ... -
Disproving the Efficient Market Theory: The Value Line Method
(1993)As a new employee of the Value Line Investment Survey, I have come to realize that our subscribers pay our significant annual fee not only for the basic financial data, but for a "Timeliness Ranking" with which I have ... -
Disruptive Innovation and the Impact of Fully Autonomous Vehicles on the Auto Insurance Industry
(2015)This piece marries the theories of microeconomics, insurance and disruptive innovation and applies them to self-driving cars in the auto insurance industry. Through a qualitative forecast of the auto insurance industry ... -
Distributing Disadvantage in the New Industrial State: A Study of the Phillips Relation for the Mature Corporation
(1978)This essay proceeds along two fronts. It begins by establishing a "Phillips-like" trade-off which is institutionally rather than market-determined. The contract curve for general equilibrium analysis in the labor market ... -
Do American Soccer Fans Prefer to See High- Quality Teams or Star Players? An Empirical Study of the United States' Major League Soccer
(2014)This paper seeks to address the fundamental question: What makes Americans watch soccer? Through analysis of 13 Major League Soccer teams' attendance figures from the 2011-2013 seasons, it is found that fans will either ... -
Do Social Transfers Slow Growth?
(2017)The effect of government social transfers on economic growth is a hotly contested topic among economists, politicians, and the public at large. Various empirical studies provide evidence both for and against their economic ... -
A Documentation of the Experiences and a Critical Analysis of the Changing Shape of Tier One Automotive Supply
(2000)The author describes his work with VDO North America LLC, a German-owned Tier One automotive supplier, as well as critical analysis of the many changes taking place in the automotive industry, and their effects on the Tier ... -
Does Going Green Pay the Green : a Comparative Performance Analysis of Environmentally Friendly Funds and Conventional Investments
(2017)As the demand for more environmentally friendly businesses continues to grow, companies are forced to adopt corporate policies and think about both the bottom line and their overall environmental impact. Terms like green ... -
Does Going Green Pay the Green: A Comparative Analysis of Environmentally Friendly Funds and Conventional Investments
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2018)As the demand for more environmentally friendly businesses continue to grow, companies are forced to adopt corporate policies and think about both the bottom line and its overall environmental impact. Terms like green ... -
Does Hosting a Mega Event Positively Impact a Nation's Economy?
(2016)The purpose of this paper was to determine whether a country, by hosting a mega event, may experience positive or negative effects on their national unemployment rate, and on two figures related to trade—exports and imports. ... -
Dollarization and Poverty
(2002)In terms of international economic reform, dollarization is currently one of the most highly debated topics. Economists are dedicating a countless amount of time to discussing dollarization. Discussion is at a wide range, ... -
Don't Let a Loss Change Your Life
(2011)The insurance industry has been a part of our economy for many years and has faced many challenges along the way. Similar to many products and services in our economy, individual's opinions differentiate about this ... -
The Dot.com Boom (and Bust): Some Tentative Explanations
(2005)This project aims to combine the expertise of Dr. Schneider and Dr. Kretschmer as investment bankers and industrial economists. Dr. Schneider has been working on pricing models (options, interest-rate and other derivatives) ... -
Dow Chemical : SPC Re: The Polyuethane Market
(1992)The objective of this Senior Individualized Project (SIP) is to discover some cost reduction opportunities for the Specialty Polyurethane Chemicals (SPC) Division of the Dow Chemical Texas Operations, through an intensive ... -
Downtown Kalamazoo: The Impact of Its Mall
(Kalamazoo College., 1963-01-07)The paper evaluates the results of the construction of a downtown pedestrian shopping mall in 1959, along with other cooperative downtown redevelopment efforts. -
Drawing a Parallel between the Latin American Debt Crisis & the Management of the Accounts Receivable Department at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
(1990)The Latin American debt crisis with the United States and the accounts receivable department at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel did not really seem to have much in common at first. They both dealt with money that was owed ... -
Dual Internships with Morgan Stanley and Wicklander Printing Corporation: A Thorough Discussion of Marketing A Small Business
(2001)This paper serves two main purposes. First, it discusses the summer internships that I took part in at Morgan Stanley in Oak Brook, IL and Wicklander Printing Corporation in Chicago, IL. Second, it offers an in-depth ... -
The Dynamic Newly Industrializing Countries
(Kalamazoo College, 1980)Twenty years ago the nations of Brazil, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea and Yaiwan performed only a minor role on the international economic scene. Today, though, after a decade or so of amazing growth, ...
