Browsing Economics and Business Senior Integrated Projects by Title
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Raising the Minimum Wage and Its Effects on Small Business in Michigan
(2014)Due to the recent increase in Michigan's minimum wage and the disputed effects of a higher minimum wage on the economy, this study looks at the typical ways in which minimum wage raises effect small business firms. How the ... -
Reaching Economic Efficiency: Conservation Programs at Risk without Passage of the 2012 Farm Bill
(2012)The 2012 Farm Bill, titled Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 has created controversy about the necessities of American Agricultural Policy. Budget cuts have placed Conservation Programs at risk for major budget cuts, ... -
Real Estate Agents' Favorability of Zillow's Marketing Services
(2017)Many factors affect the complexity of the real estate industry. One such factor is social media and marketing sites. Before the 21st century and the internet revolution, real estate professionals were the exclusive holders ... -
Real Estate as a Recession Recovery Tool
(2005)This past summer I spent about three weeks interning with Laura Hammer, a real estate agent in Muskegon. While I was there, I worked on a project dealing with trying to sell houses that she owns rather than finding more ... -
Real Options and Private Equity Investment Decisions: Awareness, Importance, and Application
(2007)The purpose of this research project was to explore whether an emerging valuation methodology in academic finance has gained acceptance by practitioners. Specifically, the primary research questions were concerned with ... -
A Realistic Economics of the Consumer Requires Some Behavioral Economics: Neoclassical Economics vs. Behavioral Economics
(2009)Behavioral economics gives us a better understanding of the current world, in which we are living. The author talks about behavioral economics and how it can be used to determine better outcomes in the economy rather than ... -
Rebuilding the Motor City : An Exploratory Analysis of How Detroit Went Bankrupt and How the City is Using Entertainment Districts as Catalysts of Economic Redevelopment
(2018)The city of Detroit filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy in July of 2013. The city's estimated debt of approximately $18-$20 billion, represents the nation's largest municipal bankruptcy to date. The factors leading to Detroit's ... -
Recent Economic Reform in the USSR
(1990)The goal of my SIP project is to provide a limited but interesting descriptive outline of macroeconomic failures within the Soviet economy that have made continuous efforts at economic reform necessary. The first part ... -
A Reconsideration of the Capital Constraint Theory and the Two Factor Model for the African Case
(1970)It is the intention of this paper to examine the theoretical implications of assumptions and the traditional two factor model, provide some empirical data which sheds light on the failure of this model and these assumptions ... -
The Recruitment Process: Attracting and Retaining Quality Employees
(2011)St. John Providence Health System is one of the largest hospital systems in Southeast Michigan. With over 14,000 full time positions alone, recruitment is necessary. Simply put, recruitment is the act of finding and ... -
Redefining Asset Class: Is Bitcoin a Hedge, a Diversifier, or a Safe Haven Asset?
(2020-11-01)Cryptocurrencies and crypto assets have tremendously gained traction in adoption and mentions over the past decade. Supposedly a disruptive force to traditional finance, cryptocurrency is considered an entirely different ... -
Redefining Detroit : Opportunities for Growth
(2014)Redevelopment has become the focus for many industrial cities across the central area of the United States. This paper seeks to develop a working model of development by analyzing the impact of supply- and demand-side ... -
Redevelopment of the Southern Gateway to Downtown Kalamazoo, Ml
(1997)In undertaking my SIP with Vine Ventures Incorporated of Kalamazoo, it was not at first clear what my work would constitute or what kind of project would develop out of that work. However, after getting my bearings within ... -
Reducing Commercial Charge-Offs in 1992
(1992)This paper examines important factors that should contribute to First of America Bank-Michigan success in 1992 with respect to commercial loan quality and profitability. Over the last 5 years reviewed, commercial loan ... -
Refocusing: Serendipity Stables Entering the Online Network
(2010)The basis of my paper is to incorporate the use of websites, social networks and other forms of online marketing to help market Serendipity Stabies, an equestrian facility in Wappingers Falls, New York. My internship ... -
A Regional Expansion for the HUMANeX Ventures StyleProfile Builder
(2014)This paper presents a marketing plan, which is designed to propel a product with little brand awareness into new regional markets. The plan will take into account factors such as the financial restrictions of the small ... -
Reid's Services : One Unit Summer SIP
(2006)Reid's Services is a business that offers small excavating, grading, and general machine work both to the public as well as on a subcontractor basis for builders and other larger contractors. The business aims to offer ... -
The Relation of the Domestic Economy to Balance-of-Payments Equilibrium
(1968)This paper represents an attempt to reconcile the separate objectives of balance-of-payments equilibrium and full-employment domestic demand. By considering first the classical theory of adjustment and next the Keynesian ... -
The Relationship Between Age and Lead Corrosion : a Case Study in Flint, MI
(2017)The affect of age of water infrastructure on the water quality of a geographic area is understated and under researched. This case study correlates the water infrastructure 5 zip codes within the city of Flint, MI and a ... -
The Relationship between Consumer Confidence and the Strength of the American Economy
(2002)This paper argues that consumer confidence is what buoys the American economy and that a downfall in confidence leads to disastrous economic outcomes. The author's experience at O'Keefe & Associates Consulting inspired ...