Browsing Economics and Business Senior Integrated Projects by Title
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The Development of the Japanese Financial System -Previous Financial Reforms and Japan's ''Big Bang"
(1998)A continuous sequence of financial changes - this is what the Japan's financial sector has been going through for a half of this century. In my Senior Individualized Project, characteristics of these changes in financial ... -
Development, Environment and Debt-For-Nature Swap
(1997)The external debt has been one of the major obstacles to economic growth in developing countries since the early 1980s. The conservation and sustainable use of natural resources have consequently been negatively affected ... -
Differences in Online Shopping Behaviors : A Comparison across Gender and Age
(2018)With the advent of the Internet in the recent decades, online shopping has become more commonplace. Many are migrating from traditional, brick-and-mortar stores to online stores. Among these shoppers, three age groups are ... -
Differentiation of Marketing and Building Relationships in the Medical Sales Industry
(2012)Differentiation of Marketing and Building Relationships in the Medical Sales Industry contains two main sections, an "experiential description" and a "connection essay". The "experiential description" contains information ... -
Digital Advertising: Advertising on Secure Platforms is More Effective Than on Social Media Websites
(2012)Undertone has a very unique way of reaching the consumers and target markets they wish to pursue. They do it very efficiently and through a variety of popular publishing websites. Their targeting methods are a crucial part ... -
Digital Currency : The Transition to a Cashless Society
(2015)During the 1800s, the United States banking system was undergoing a transition to central banking. The history of the Second Bank of the United States shows that during this shift there was a debate to determine who should ... -
Digital Satellite· System
(1996)The following work is a detailed description of the Digital Satellite System (DSS). DSS is the latest means of receiving television programming. By utilizing satellite and digital technologies, DSS is capable of offering ... -
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 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 ...