HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
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This 5-page paper discusses what 20th century events led to formation of the Federal Reserve System. Also discussed is the struggles that Americans had when it came to monetary supply control and the idea of a "central banking" system. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MTfedhis.rtf

History of the Price to Earnings Ratios for the S&P 500
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the S&P 500 over the decades and explores trends. Price to earnings ratio and earnings yield are explained. Two charts are included. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA040SP.rtf

History of the Stock Market
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A 12 page paper on the development of the stock market in the United States from its colonial foundations, through the boisterous days of the nineteenth century, to the computerized transactions of today. The writer discusses both the 1929 crash and the 1987 crash-- providing an analysis of each. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Stock.wps

History's Driving Force Is Economic In Nature
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4 pages in length. That some historians claim history's driving force is economic in nature recognizes the unmistakable glare of man's constant quest for more, a notion that has not only maintained a perpetual separation of social class but also caused considerable suffering as a direct result. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCManEcon.rtf

How About Separation of Business and State?
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A 10 page paper arguing against government involvement in shoring up manufacturing industries. When the topic is bailout, the government needs to limit any involvement to effective guarantees that fill gaps in the interest of the people but otherwise essentially "butt out" and let market forces operate. Market forces are immensely more efficient than the federal government; it appears today that they are wiser as well. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSeconBailNo2.rtf

How Keynes Arrived at His Theories
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This 5 page paper looks at the life and times of John Maynard Keynes and how he derived his theories. Not only is his life and how he came up with his theories discussed, but it is discussed in the context of the day. How his theories are applicable to today is also included. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA313Key.rtf

How the Stock Market Crash of 1929 Changed Everything
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This 6 page paper examines the 1929 crash and how regulation changed after that. The effect that the crash had on how people do business is examined as well as how things have manifested years after the crash. The 1987 crash is discussed as well. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA41329.rtf

Human Panic During Financial Crises & Crashes
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A 10 page paper discussing both the book 'Mania, Panics and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises' by Charles Poor Kindleberger and commenting on its applicability to current times. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Maniahp.doc

Improving Economic Competitiveness
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An 8 page paper discussing three pre-1990 propositions for enabling the U.S. to effectively compete economically on the world stage. These three propositions are conversion to the metric system, support of common currency, and trade dumping laws. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Econcomp.wps

Increase of Women’s Participation in the British Labor Market since World War II
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A 5 page paper which examines the reasons for increased participation, including changes in the economy, higher education attainment, free contraception, women’s changing attitudes and the significance of part-time work. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TGgbwlab.rtf

Industrialization Development in China and the United States
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A 9 page paper discussing the greatly different routes that industrialization has taken in China and in the United States, to the point that only now is it reaching into the more remote regions of China. There are a litany of cultural and philosophical reasons for this difference between these two nations. The purpose here is to examine some of those reasons, which include facts of history and several cultural issues such as identity of place, perspective of time, availability of labor and the role of tradition in the two cultures as it existed a century ago. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSchinaIndust.rtf

Inflation and Real Estate
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A 4 page overview of the relationship which exists between levels of inflation and the real estate market. Using examples from the 1970s and 1980s the author presents the case that while some arms of the real estate market can benefit from times of high inflation, arms such as real estate investment trusts that benefit from rising rent, other arms are negatively impacted. High inflation puts real estate outside the economic grasp of the majority and into the control of the few. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPinflat.rtf

INTEREST RATE AND THE U.S. ECONOMY: 1990-2000
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This 3-page paper focuses on the impact of interest rates on the U.S. economy during 1990-2000. Included are discusssions of whether Greenspan's efforts helped or hurt the economy.
Filename: MTintrat.rtf

Interest Rates
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This 10 page paper looks at interest rates on mortgages and savings. A short history of the banking industry is included in this paper that contemplates why banks charge so much for loans. High interest rates on credit cards are discussed. Charts including various interest rates are included. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: SA006Int.rtf

Interest Rates' Effect on the National Economy
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A 7 page paper discussing how interest rates and national economic growth are interrelated. Though called "the dismal science," economics provides a fascinating field of study, particularly in macroeconomics, that larger portion of the economy involving interest rates and GDP. Understanding the effect of interest rate manipulation also serves to make more sense of it. The paper also provides a general US economic history from the 1960s through 1990s. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSintRtsGDP.wps