Vietnam as an Emerging Economy

Vietnam, one of Asia's Newly Emerging Economies, has turned its economy around dramatically after several years of macroeconomic instability, stagnation, and isolation from the world economy. With its Soviet style ministerial system and Communist Party leadership, Vietnam is moving from a commodities based economy heavily reliant on ever diminishing supplies of natural resources, through a phase of 'strategic retreat', to one of conscious and determined development of uniquely Vietnamese market-oriented ideologies.

Who Cares About Behavioral Economics?

Why do existing Mercedes owners pay $7,000 more for the same car as new buyers? The latest research shows that we aren't as rational as we think.

East Ohio Regional Economics and Manufacturing

In 2000 there were 12,800 manufacturing companies between Erie-Cleveland-Canton-Pittsburgh and 13,900 Wholesale companies. The landscape is quite different in that region today. Just in time theory did not work as well as intended as wholesale companies were traded for computerized in-flight, over the road, just in time, on the way transportation and distribution alignment.

Pueblo Colorado's Economy is Taking Off

Pueblo was once a mighty steel town and the huge Carnegie Steel Mill is still there. Much of the West’s Industrial might was once in Pueblo and just up the road was the famous inventor Tesla who further helped grow the area with the introduction of his electricity years later.

America and her Economic Future in the World Economy, a Thought

It appears we are attacking ourselves in the United States and punishing our own team thru over regulation. We need to fix ourselves by becoming better at what we do, better than everyone else in the World.

The Best Business And Economy Solutions

Guides that will describe practial, proven methods and provide you the necessary guidance and know how that will help you obtain your own business and the financial gain from doing it.

Economics 101: The Beginnings

Alan Greenspan told me this story. I was told that Alan is the great great-grandson of the great grandson of Duonohandsome, son of Ugly, son of Uri. This is the beginning of irrational exuberance.

Retail Sector: A Hitherto Ignored Subdivision in Real Estate India

Retail sub-division seems have been given the step-motherly treatment by the real estate entrepreneurs, consultants, builders, and developers. So far, the focus has been more on residential sector. But the retail sector too bids lucrative potentialities to the budding realty entrepreneurs. Owing to the ever increasing population of the departmental stores, the retail management has become an important division of the marketing chain. Organized retailing has come out to be an important field in the country. Presently, there are 1.2 crore retailers in the country, most of which are part of an unorganized sector. In India the overall value of the retail marketing sector is estimated at Rs. 12,000 crores and is expected to augment by Rs 1 lakh crore by 2010 A.D. As per a Mc Kenzie report the retailing sector is the second largest (after agriculture) in India. Globally also, overtaking Finance and Engineering, Retailing has taken shape of the largest industry.50 out of Fortune 500 companies and 25 of Asian Top 200 companies are retailers.

Deflation - Is It Coming?

To answer the question asked by the title of this article I shall use a simple, one syllable word everyone should be able to understand. NO. Did you catch that? No. No. No. No deflation.

Capitalism = Freedom

You know I have seen quite a few people recently wearing T-shirts bearing the faces of prominent socialists and I find it very disturbing.

Unheard and Unseen: The Plight of America's Homeless Poor

It is only when disaster strikes a poor area that the country sees the face of poverty. After Andrew in southern Florida and Katrina on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Mississippi, the omnipresent television cameras caught a glimpse of what it is like to be poor in America. We saw the faces of the forgotten lined up in the Superdome and had to admit that the national dream of success and a comfortable lifestyle does not extend to everyone.

Conspicuous Consumption

The purpose of economics should be to promote the production and ease the purchase of goods and services to meet our human needs. It has become to buy more to show off. Can we develop an economic system that is more equitable in its service to humanity ?

Will the Fed Tightening Cycle End in Early 2006?

Economic forces that will determine U.S. monetary policy.

Market Influence of Interest Rates

The result of rising interest rates is that there is an increase in mortgage payments resulting in a lower demand for housing. On the other hand, a fall in interest...

Economic Justice

We all pay it lip service as we do democracy and freedom. Who among us will resolve to live it?