Income Research Papers Samples For Students

Income inequality and poverty

Abstract
A number of international human rights watchdogs recently commented about the increasing gap between the rich and the poor. They argue that while middle classes tend to be gradually transformed into the rich, more and more people cross the line of absolute poverty. Many analysts advocate the idea that the cornerstone of the poverty is
This paper seeks to establish the connections between the concepts of income inequality, operating the regression analysis method. It also discusses the differences between absolute and relative poverty in the context of global campaign for poverty reduction.

Introduction

The concepts of poverty ...

Nominal Personal Income

This is the level of income that is received by individuals from all the sources that generate income, tailored to these individuals in the economic model. The individuals are rewarded for their contribution as factors of production in the production process. Personal income is herein referred to as nominal because it has not been subjected to the implicit price deflator that consequently yields real personal income. Apart from taking part in the production process, nominal personal income is also generated from the receipt of transfers from both businesses and government. The individuals whose nominal personal income is calculated constitute ...

Individual Income Tax (North Carolina)

Individual Income Tax (North Carolina)
Personal income tax or individual income tax refers to the levied tax on personal income. Here, individual refers to a person, non-juristic body of person, an ordinary person or an individual estate. For an individual to be liable for personal income tax, one has to compute file tax returns, compute tax liability as well as pay the indicated tax as according to the calendar of the year. The individual tax income differs in different states with each state having its own rights of running the tax provided by its residents. This research would look ...

A major objective in managing the Australian economy is to improve the standard of living of everyone in the community. About one in every nine (over 2.2 million) Australians live in income poverty today. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the 90/10 ratio of disposable income was 4.21 in 2009/10 as compared to 1994/95 when it stood at 3.78 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2012). The government in collaboration with investors and non-governmental organizations is working to reverse the inequality in Australia.

Statistics on inequality

The ABS also reports that, in 2011, the median personal income of Australians was $577 while ...

Introduction

Americans through different activities at different times have the obligation to contribute to public spending, which means paying taxes. These are one of the sources of income of the country and are extremely important for the national economy. Individuals can provide services, conduct business, lease property, work for wages, among others. Depending on the activity performed and their average earnings belong to a specific tax regime. The physical development of its actions people need to meet their tax obligations. For that, the federal department announced the applicable tax regimes according to the activities and proceeds, its implications, privileges and how ...

Conventional versus Islamic

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The current paper relates financial analysis of commercial and Islamic banks in UAE. The aim of this paper is to evaluate financial performance of commercial and Islamic banks in UAE and make appropriate conclusions regarding comparative advantages and disadvantages of the two groups of the banks. The evaluation between commercial and Islamic banks was carried out with the help of financial analysis. Analysis of financial ratios was used as the main technique of financial analysis in this paper. There were four groups of financial ratios analyzed, namely: liquidity ratios, solvency ratios, ...

Obesity is a health problem that refers to an individual having too many fats in the body. Obesity is much though confused with being overweight. It is essential to note that a person can be overweight from extra muscle. Today, obesity is at rise due to poor eating methods and evolution with the western way of lifestyle. Obesity affects all types of people every day; however, it is most prevalent in low-income families. However in this paper the main focus will be how obesity affects the low income families. Therefore, the paramount concern will be to discuss on the various aspects ...

Abstract

Today, job satisfaction has become an increasing factor in the labor market in the United States. Job satisfaction can be influenced through different influences this may include race/ethnicity, income levels and home ownership. Analysis of the survey includes different people from demographic levels. It is important to note the different factors that affect job satisfaction. By doing so managers can be able to balance and provide better benefits and allowances to ensure employees are satisfied with their jobs.

Introduction

Job satisfaction is vital in any state and it is considered as one of the key factors that influence the economic ...

Analysis of Financial Statements of Goldman Sachs

Introduction
A world renowned company, Goldman Sachs is an American Multinational Corporation that deals with the institutional clients offering investment banking, investment management and other related financial services. The following report will analyze some of the crucial items of the financial statements of Goldman Sachs including Earning per Share, Cash Flow Statement, Tax Deferrals, Share based compensation, Employee Compensation Plans. We are sure that by the end of this report, we will be able to have a comprehensive overview of the company’s financial statements.

Amount Disclosed
Footnote Information-Deferred Taxes
Note 24 of the Annual Report is ...

There has been mixed reaction on the determinants of the annual income of truck drivers in the US. Women lobby groups argue that gender significantly determine wages in the US trucking industry to support their claims of gender discrimination. On the other hand, trucking companies in the US have maintained that wages of truck drivers are solely determined by the number of jobs assigned to a truck driver and the number of days spent on travel by the driver. This study sought to examine if gender, the number of jobs assigned to a truck driver and the number of days spent ...

Validation of Principal Efficacy Survey– Rationale for Adding New Questions to the

ABSTRACT
In the process of validating principal self-efficacy connected to the corroborated Megan Tschannen-Moran Survey, important gaps in the questionnaire exist. The academic work presented here provides the essential and missing questions needing asked by principals in assessing the efficacy of his/her performance as an administrator, innovator, and advocate for quality educational practices in the 21st century. These suggested questions look at principal management abilities, consider the diversity of the demographics of public school learners and their families, professional development necessary for instructors' ability for enhancing teaching, and the critical acknowledgement educational technology.
Key Words: principal, self-efficacy, ...

Occupy Wall Street is a continuing series of protests that were started by a Canadian lobby group called the Adbusters. The protests begun on 17th September, 2011 in Zuccotti Park which is located in the financial district of Wall Street in New York (Stelter 1). The main issues that the demonstrations highlight are corruption, economic inequality, undue influence of large organizations, and high rates of unemployment. Occupy Wall Street is a movement that intends to support a creative strategy for economic justice in the United States of America.

Background

Though the Occupy Wall Street campaign begun officially on 17th September, 2011, its origins can ...

Math Studies

Introduction:
In a recent Time Magazine article, Leon Botstein, the President of Bard College wrote that the SAT is biased, and “the only persistent statistical result from the SAT is the correlation between high income and high test scores” (Botstein 2014), In statistical research, there has been an observable relationship between SAT scores and the test-takers’ family income. Generally, the wealthier a student’s family is, the higher the SAT score. Does this hold true for average state mean income and education expenditure invested per student?
The strong correlation has been attributed to a number of factors, better school districts, more ...

Interpreting Market Trends

Data on various market factors will need to be collected for identification of their effect on demand of vehicles in the Australian market. Those factors are summarized as follows

Disposable income is the level of income that households can spend for their consumer purposes. It is the income after taxation whose level determines the income that consumers have at their disposal. In that respect, it is determined by employment level within an economy.

Purchasing power: Price index/inflation:

Purchasing power refers to the ability that the income held has in buying goods and services. The change in purchasing power determines the quantity of goods ...

Federal income tax refers to the structure of impositions of tax against the incomes of various individuals within the borders of the country (Klein 5). The government therefore exclusively taxes the individual income of all working persons within the borderline of the United States. The federal income tax is bound by the law in all aspects. This therefore implies that all individuals as provided in the guidelines supporting the whole system have an obligation of remitting part of their income to the government annually.

The federal tax income system works in a unique way. Salaries of individuals are taxed according ...

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- A summary of the health profile of the specific high-risk family group of teen-obesity with explanation of the high-risk condition and associated behaviors or patterns.
Income gap in the United States has been a great determinant of the quality of life that is led by many families in the United States. People with access to finances are able to afford quality housing, healthcare and are able to live in healthy environments. On the contrary people who have low incomes lead low qualities of life that include the occupation of low income houses, which in most cases are in ...

Introduction

With the internationalization of production economic and social progress are becoming increasingly dependent on resolution of global problems. At the beginning of the XXI century these challenges are of vital importance for the future of civilization. The global problems of the world have a direct relationship to the whole humanity and affect the interests and destinies of all countries, nations and social classes, leading to significant economic and social costs, and in the case of aggravation of the situation may directly threaten the very existence of human civilization. These problems require cooperation in the planetary scale and the joint action ...

A tax is a compulsory contribution from an individual to the government. This payment to the government does not usually result to supply of goods and services to an individual. However, tax is important to any country in that it enables the government run its daily activities and in addition, the government is able to provide goods and services that the private sectors are not willing to supply due to the fact that these goods and services are unprofitable or it is not possible to exclude people from consuming the goods (Forbes, 47). The type of tax levied by government ...

The paper will focus on income inequality, poverty and discrimination. The problem of discrimination based on gender in the United States and the occupational segregation that leads to the unequal opportunities and inequality in the income and makes some groups more vulnerable than others. The discrimination based on gender will be examined based on the statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statics. The comparison will be made based on the average income of women and men in weekly earnings, the difference in working hours that will be shown with the income gap. The occupation segregation will be shown based ...

Abstract

The paper gives an account of the importance of accounting. It provides information about the increasing importance of accounting in the recent years and the entities that pay attention to the information provided by the accounting system. The paper also describes about how each party makes use of accounting and its role in the process of decision-making. It also explains the need for recording and analyzing the transactions through the accounting system. Most importantly, the paper asserts the importance of accounting in assessing the performance of firms. The paper also provides a great deal of information about the role of ...

Introduction

Switching the United States’ current income tax system would benefit the country as a whole. Therefore, variations of the flat tax that are proposed, some of which set a percentage on income while others set a percentage on sales tax. Those arguing in favour of such tax reforms contend that it will eliminate the complexity of our current system and the loopholes. This will contribute towards boosting of the economy. One such proposal, on which a number of books have been written, is called Fairtax. This is a flat rate sales tax only on new items. For example, if someone were to buy a used ...

Gross Domestic Product

GDP is an indispensable macroeconomic indicator for policy makers and economic analysts in the estimation of economic performance and the general standards of living. GDP statistics are by far, the most closely followed and critical economic indicators of any economy. In many instances, GDP statistics are published on National Accounts using volumes of extensive statistical data sets prepared on monthly, quarterly, or yearly basis. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (2012), the most used economic indicator of aggregate economic production of a country is the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This economic measure represents the money value of all services ...

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Gross domestic product (GDP)
This is the total monetary value of all goods and services that are produced by a country excluding the goods and services produced abroad usually in a period of one year. It consists of public and private consumption, investments, government expenditures and the net exports.

Real GDP

This the total monetary value of goods and services produced within a country’s borders in a certain period of time and whose value has been adjusted to accommodate the inflation rate in that period. It can also be referred to as inflation corrected GDP. Real GDP puts into account price level changes ...

Abstract

The research tests the Independent variables in the hypothesis of rich oil versus less oil countries. The occurrence of conflicts served as the dependent variable, and the countries that have proven access to oil deposits have served as the unit of analysis. To prove this research hypothesis, the research methods that have been done by collecting information regarding the presence of oil deposits in the subject countries and other economic indicators such as the national GDP (Gross Domestic Product), among others. The collection of data focused on: Oil income, GDP, and Fail States. The analysis was done using the ...

Abstract

This paper is aimed at studying an economically marginalized group in United States of America. The chosen group for this paper consists of single mothers living under the poverty line in US. The paper starts with identifying the group including approximate number of people in the group. The problem defined in this paper is regarding large number of single mothers living under the poverty line. The causes of problem are identified in this paper along with proposing short term and long term solutions. The short term solution includes initiatives of government in various welfare programs including monetary aid to ...

Summary of the Healthcare in Canada

Public healthcare depends on several factors most of are outside the healthcare system. Some of these factors include but are not limited to socioeconomic determinants, political factors, and lifestyle choices. The scope of this thesis shall however be limited to the social determinants of public healthcare and these determinants shall be specific to Canada. Canada is a world leader as far public healthcare is concerned and is a model for most countries in the world to emulate. As a result, the stakeholders in the Canadian public healthcare system have not only formulated and implemented some of the best practicable strategies to deliver ...

Introduction

The America constitution entitles every citizen the duty of paying income taxes. The criteria use to implement the law on taxes payer has created a feeling of unfairness. The outcome from the taxation practice has resulted in taxpayers developing an interest or idea of renouncing their U.S citizenship in order to evade paying the income taxes.
Renouncing of US citizenship is justified in the immigration and nationality act. It therefore implies that most of the US citizens have escaped paying their taxes. This is because it is a right for every citizen; it therefore plays a very fundamental role in tax ...

Introduction

Physical activity is an essential aspect in enhancing healthy growth and development of people irrespective of their age. In the United States of America, there has been a significant level of physical inactivity among different groups of the community especially among the youths. This has led to increased prevalence of lifestyle diseases such as obesity paving way for its related diseases. America has recorded the highest rates of obesity in the world. According to Blackburn and Walker (2005), 74.6% of Americans are obese with obesity being one of the leading causes of death in the nation (p.207). Obesity is one ...

Introduction

Income inequality is the uneven distribution of income in a country. There is a big gap between the poor and the rich. The rich are extremely rich while the poor are extremely poor. High inequality affects the economic growth of a country. This is because the country does not fully utilize its citizen’s capabilities leading to tension socially. In Canada income inequality has increased gradually for the last 20 years. Wellbeing is the quality of lives. It is brought about by the ability of people to attain their goals both personally and socially. It is measured in terms of health status, ...

Introduction

There has been an increase in the demand for security. Nowadays, a sense of security may be considered as the next basic goal after the basic items which include food, shelter and clothing. Majority of the people requires economic and health security. A person with economic security will be able to satisfy the basic needs in the present and future. Economic risk refers to the probability of losing economic security. Historically, economic risk was managed through making informational agreements between the parties concerned. The insurer would compensate the injured party. The pooling concept was later formalized in the insurance industry. ...

Introduction

Many US expatriates have of late been feeling that a very large proportion of their income is being lost in the name of paying taxes and are therefore earnestly seeking for ways through which they can reduce their tax liability. This is very important because avoiding tax using illegal means comes with very expensive penalties that are not easy to bear. This means that the only means by which they can save their income from being largely expended on tax is through the use of legal means of reducing their tax liability. One of these means is through renouncing U.S. ...

Task

Introduction
Accounting is a very important subject both to the followers of the profession and also to all institutions that carry on business. For any financial statements to make sense they must be prepared in a standardized manner, allowing for quick comparison between the financials of a company in different periods, the company and other players in the industry, a company in different countries etc. This requires the adoption of standards that will allow for this to be possible.
The International Accounting Standards Board prepares and issues the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) that have been widely adopted by accountants the ...

Abstract

Different researches have been conducted on the impact of debt on families. This current research study explores the effects of debts among children born in low income families. While using a study sample of 100 participants, the current research study found out that more poor children from indebted families have low educational attainment as compared to the children from wealthier families. This study suggests that in order to end poverty in the long run, the government needs to provide alternative sources of finance for the low income earners. This would help them repay their debts and leave them with enough ...

Great Divergence can be said to be the period of great income inequality or unequal wealth distribution which took place between periods in 170s up to 2007. Great divergence in the U.S. saw the high income earners continue getting more and more while the low earners continues to earn less and less. This increased the gap between the rich and the poor thus greater income distribution inequality. It was more pronounced in United States and lesser in other countries such as Canada and UK. According the research carried by CBO in 2011 on income distribution in the US for ...

- World Happiness Rankings
Worldly happiness can be termed as an index for measuring the human well being of the various nations of the world; a concept that was introduced in 2006. The process of comparing happiness across different cultures of the world is a rather complicated exercise. Different researchers and scholars in the field of happiness and economics have been looking for ways of measuring happiness across cultures and among individuals. Researchers have even devised a Happiness world index dubbed “Happy Planet Index (HPI)”. According to the researchers, “The index measures the well being of people and its possible environmental ...

The cost of education has been gradually rising over the years, making it quite difficult for financially disadvantaged individuals to access education. Different bodies such as academic institutions, governments, non-governmental organizations, and even individuals have come up to help these students by offering scholarships. However, not all the students who need this kind of assistance actually succeed in getting it, owing there too many candidates for these scholarships among potential students every year. In addition, there are those who are neither aware of the existence of these grants nor of the process of applying for them. This has led ...

Introduction

Sociology is about unraveling certain fundamental laws pertaining to the governing of the organization of social relationships and societal phenomena with a view of understanding problems that are being experienced by society. In the recent past, there has been a major focus on sociology and its relatedness to health and medical sciences. So as to interpret social reality it is important to have an image of the various interrelationships that define human interaction. Sociological research is important in the observation and analysis of social phenomena; it entails critical examination, empirical and rational collection and analysis of various aspects to arrive at a ...

Income & Poverty

Introduction
Economic consequences are extremely effective and essential for an economy; in fact the current world is like examining the effectiveness of the economies in terms of their economic power and effectiveness. Those economies that have a strong command over the economic consequences are more productive and effective as compared to those economies that have and strong command on the economic indicators (Basedow and Kono, p.34).
Both Micro and Macroeconomics are essential for the sake of an economy, as both of them talks about the real growth of the economy and its economic consequences. Micro means the branch of economics ...

Essay

Question 1
Many factors influence the economic growth in the developing countries. These factors include internal government policies, political stability, domestic capital formation, investment, export policy and foreign aid among others. Collectively, these factors provide the most significant platform for economies in developing countries. The major problem in developing countries is that they lack proper policy to implement these factors to promote economic growth. This has led to high rates of unemployment, income inequality, inflation and poor economic growth among others. Thus, the paper will evaluate various factors that constitute economic in developing countries.
Globalization and income ...

Social security pertains to social protection programs created by the government to provide individuals with a degree of income security, especially when faced with contingencies related to unemployment, old age, incapacity, disability, survivorship, child rearing, as well as to offer access to either preventive or curative medical care (ISSA, 2013). The International Social Security Association or ISSA defined social security to include social insurance programs, social assistance programs, universal programs, mutual schemes, national provident funds, and other arrangements that is defined and form part of the social security system of a country . Most countries today have adopted some type of social ...

Coca Cola is the number one beverage company in the world. The company, since its origin, has not only provided an incredible product but has continued growing over the years into a leader of innovation, social responsibility, and diversity. Let us begin with a brief background of this remarkable company. It all started in 1886 when a pharmacist by the name of John Pemberton whipped up a batch and took it down in Jacob’s pharmacy and began to sell the glass bottles at 5 cents a bottle. The drink was an instant hit and was given the name Coca Cola. By 1918, Coca ...

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to identify how the healthcare system has notable affects on social and functioning bodies dependent on the healthcare system. Healthcare is also affected by decisions from nationwide governing bodies distribute financial and medical aid where individual people can make their own decisions and play out the key microeconomic concepts to achieve the most beneficial medical plans. The healthcare system in North America constantly experiences changes to its healthcare plan regardless how protocols differ between the U.S. and Canada. The decisions implemented by individual members act as the instigators to change when they foresee ...

David Jones Ltd

David Jones, an Australian company, is a successful retail store with many premium outlets in most parts of the country. David Jones founded the company in 1838 with a single aim “To sell the best and most exclusive goods”. Later it converted into a public company after the failure of a partnership with Adelaide Steamship Company. The firm has been successful in the Australian retail industry over the centuries due because of carrying out certain activities. It is now the largest retail national company in Australia with a large number of outlets all over the country. The aim of this analysis is to examine ...

The COSTCO Wholesale Corporation reported back-to-back record sales and earnings in the past two fiscal years, despite the turbulent and weak economic conditions in the world and the U.S. In fiscal 2011, the company’s net sales increased by well over 14 percent to $87,048 million. 1This was however attributed to the inflation in prices of gasoline and the stronger foreign exchange rates in the markets of Canada and Asia.

Operating income of the company is determined by its operating expenses. Over the past three years, the company has recorded a significant increase in operating income. Despite the fact ...

Arguably, taxes are part of experience in which human beings undergo in any nations. The global economy depends tremendously on tax, the only variation comes are a result of the type of tax system implemented. Taxation rules and tax systems are critically complicated in most countries. In fact, an economy that receives very small percentage of income from tax mainly operates at a deficit due to failure to sustain itself. Hence, they are forced to borrow from other nation or international organizations such as the World Bank. Globally, many nations have cut their corporate tax rates and implemented flat tax rate. ...

Introduction

The International House of Pancakes is a large company in the hospitality sector where its major operations are carried out through franchises. It is owned by the Dine Equity company which also owns other subsidiaries in the hospitality sector. Financial ratios are used by internal and external users to judge the financial health of the company.

Liquidity Ratios

Current Ratio (2010) = Current Assets = 325,720 = 1.68
Current Liabilities 193,353
(2009) = Current Assets = 337, 144 = 1.3

Current Liabilities 257, 967

Acid Test Ratio (2010)= (Current Assets- Inventory) = 325,720- 11,977 = 1.623
Current Liabilities
193,353
(2009) = (Current Assets- Inventory) = 337, ...

Introduction

Poverty is the deprivation of basic things like money, food or assets that are essential for a normal life. GDP on the other hand is the goods and services produced within the by a country in a year. It is known that with increase in poverty it leads to reduction in output of a country. This is because essential resources that are vital for production are lacking. It also means that human capital is insufficient and consequently the resources needed to stir growth are used to feed and provide for the poor population.
Poverty and unstable GDP are common phenomena in developing ...

Introduction

In the second half of XX century a trend towards scaling up and strengthening the role of the state in the economic sphere. At the same time it is recognized that the highest efficiency is achieved in a competitive market mechanism. Therefore, the state aims to not adjust the market mechanism, and to create conditions for its free operation, providing a high level of competition. Competition should be wherever possible regulatory influence of the state, and wherever it is needed. Most economists converge in the understanding that the "invisible hand of the market" is required to be supplemented by the "visible hand ...

Introduction

The concept of the welfare state has enlarged the arena of the responsibilities of the government. It is the duty of the state to cater to the problems and difficulties of its citizens. Special care has to be taken for the low income group, the disabled, the aged and the children. The onus of providing means of earning for every able bodied citizen lies on the state. In the failure of which, the state should provide allowances for those who are involuntarily unemployed. The ways and means through which the state ensures the well being of its citizens, especially ...

Background of the Country

The republic of South Africa is a country in the continent of Africa located at the southern tip of the continent. It has a coastal strip that stretches along two world oceans, the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean. The coastal strip is 2, 798 miles long. The country has a long history and economic success ranking among the best performing countries in the African continent. South Africa has three capital cities ranked according to the arms of the government (Beck, 2000). Pretoria is the executive capital, Bloemfontein the judicial capital and Cape Town the legislative capital. However, Johannesburg is the country’s ...

Over the past two decades, China has experienced rapid economic growth. This growth has also brought about a rise in social inequality. The nation that once operated under the principle of egalitarianism now struggles with a level of inequality that has surpassed most of its East Asia neighbours. In the 1980’s, poverty was a problem restricted mainly to rural areas, but recently it has forayed into urban areas as well. Since the mid-1990’s, urban poverty has grown at a very fast pace under the influence of globalization (Fulong, Webster, and Yuting 5). The economic restructure of China is a huge contributor to ...

Starbucks is an American worldwide global coffee company with its headquarters in Seattle, in Washington DC. As a global company, Starbucks records adversely high financial performance. This is based on the fame of the coffee commodities that the company manufactures in the world. As a company having adverse stakeholders, financial analysis for the company is extremely essential. Therefore, Starbucks conducts systematic audit of its financial performance.

The company that has been entrusted the analysis for Starbuck’s financial position and performance is Deloitte and Touche Tohmatsu Limited. This is a firm that offers audit services to companies with exclusive experience on handling ...

Introduction.

Keynesian theory argues that, in short term, total output is determined by total spending, which mostly consists of investment and consumption, this is the reality for any economy in the world but it doesn’t hold all the time as its subject to alterations caused by microeconomic factors particularly inflation which brings about increased interests rates raising the cost of production and unemployment as firms layoff some workers in order to reduce their cost of production.
During the 2008 crisis which was one of the worst worldwide economic downturn one on the worst hit sector was the housing ...

Apple Inc. is a public company that trades in the NASDAQ. The paper provides a business analysis of Apple Inc. conducted using a SWOT analysis. Both the external and internal factors that have influenced the company are discussed. Key challenges and strategies employed by the organization are also provided. From the trend analysis, conducted, profit generated has increase over a three-year period starting from 2009 to 2011. Apple 10-K financial statements were used for the analysis.

Introduction

Financial analysis provides crucial information to an investor especially when about to make huge investments in the various public company. One important form of financial analysis is ...

Introduction

Housing bubbles have happened in different economies around the globe. The most recent and most publicized was the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States of America. Understanding what a housing bubble entails in very important in determining whether any economy is experiencing a housing bubble. In economic terms, a housing bubble is the unprecedented increase in the prices of houses because of an increase in demand for housing units, speculation on the prices and the belief that the recent trends in demand and price are surefire forecasts of future trends in the housing market.

A housing bubble starts when the demand ...

Introduction

France has a broad social security system, which covers injuries at work, healthcare, old age pensions, death benefits and unemployment insurance. The scheme, which was introduced in 1945 was projected to cover the whole population. In the EU, France has been ranked top among other countries in its expenditure on welfare. France spends about E200 billion every year on social security, which is higher than what the country produces. Employee contributions are made by the employee themselves while employers also pay a certain percentage for their employees. However, for the self employed, they pay their contributions in full. The French social ...

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Abstract

Gross domestic product (GDP) – it is the market value of all goods and services which are officially recognized, within a country in a given time period. This parameter is an indicator of a standard of living of a country. GDP per capita is not a personal income measure, it is equals the GDI (gross domestic income) per capita. Gross domestic product is actually related to the national accounts, and this is a macroeconomics subject. And it is not to be confused with GNP (Gross national product), which is related to a production based on ownership.
Gross domestic product ...

Introduction

The US government takes renunciation of US citizenship with a lot of seriousness. Whoever wishes to renounce citizenship has to do so by following the right procedure. The person must appear in person at an embassy of the US. After renouncing citizenship, the petitioner loses the rights that are enjoyed by the citizens of the US. It therefore becomes impossible for the petitioner to freely travel and enjoy privileges in the US. The US allows individuals with a positive intention to renounce citizenship but not those who are trying to evade their responsibility to the tax department or the military.
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Introduction

Domino pizza is a well known brand based in United States where it has a wider reach in operations. The business is the subject of this analysis where demand analysis and forecasting is used to evaluate the suitability of the business venturing in Bowie, MD. The analysis is done by collecting market data on the independent and dependent variables, calculating the regression models and the coefficient of determination whose interpretation together with the test for the regression and the variables are used as a basis of the decision. The analysis also forecasts the market demand for pizza in the region for the ...