Economists
Essays

The threats posed by our relationship to energy has given rise to some devastating results on a global and a personal scale like human-induced climate change, famine, poverty and cycles of deforestation; all these while on our overzealous appetite search for energy. Global economic, environmental and social pressures are driving the human race to search for a better alternative and renewable source of energy that is also more eco-friendly, reliable and sustainable. Many national governments have stated making energy policies with solar energy harnessing as the backbone of these policies. Nations are trying to escape the uncertainties that come with the fact that most fossil fuels have their deposit localized in particulars areas of the earth, a region that is filled with political tensions which affect mostly the supply of the fuels. The amount of pollution caused by these fossil fuels is a big concern that has made people more aware of the need to find a more environmentally friendly energy source. (Solangi, Islamb, Saidura, Rahimb, & Fayazb, 2011)

Health care reform looms as one of the major initiatives of the Obama administration. Many economists have stated their case for health care reform. Paul Krugman (2009) claims that the cost controls on Medicaid will…

Ten years ago, the debate surrounding manufacturing leaving the United States had as its focus the jobs that were being pulled southward into Mexico. Today, this issue is more urgent than previously however, the source…

Great Depression was the single most significant economic catastrophe of the 20th century, brought on by a lack of the ability to control monetary pricing as well as a period of sustained high unemployment.

This essay analyses the one-child policy that is in force in China, the pros and the cons as well as the future that this policy is facing.

Economics is often called the 'dismal science' because of its pessimistic view of human nature. However, according to Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt, the authors of Freakonomics economics might also be called the…

Turn on the news today, and you'll here a great deal of talk about price inflation, whether at the pump, or as exhibited on the shelves the grocery store. What can be so bad, you might ask, about a few extra cents here…

In the United States, union membership has been declining for some time, with more open shops and with the employees of a number of companies voting not to form a union when asked. The decline was stopped for a time,…

The matter of personal and national security has been a long lasting one throughout history. Leaders were selected and favored due to their ability to safeguard the interests and well-being of the peoples.

Today's world is marked by numerous changes, all affecting life as we once knew. Globalization, the excessive industrial revolution commenced two centuries ago, various technological advancements, economic growth, all…