Research Paper
Undergraduate
Enron Scandal: Ethics, Accountability, and Corporate Fraud
When most people hear the word "Enron " they quickly think negative thoughts about company executives that took billions of dollars from their employees, while pocketing millions of their own.
Goldman Sachs Abacus Fraud: SEC Case and Wall Street Ethics
During the subprime housing bubble, the investment firm Goldman Sachs sold investment instruments which contained many subprime mortgages likely to fail. While pushing those assets as highly recommended, employees 'bet' (sold short) that those assets would fail. When the market collapsed, Goldman made money, but its activities were later investigated by the SEC. This paper profiles that case.
EEOC, GINA, ADA, and Workplace Discrimination Law
This paper address the EEOC, the many laws and regulations designed to protect certain groups who have long been a target of discrimination. Specifically, this paper discusses GINA, Affirmative Action, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Provided are examples of how these laws affect the groups they are aimed at protecting.
Insider Trading: Economic Effects, Ethics, and Market Trust
Insider trading has two distinct effects on the financial sector. The first is a purely economic effect while the second is an indirect effect that, while harder to measure, in all likelihood, has a more serious overall…
RAND Report Critique: Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness
As discussed in the RAND report, in major cities across the country, the federal government helped stage simulated biological, chemical, and radiological (dirty bomb) attacks to mobilize local officials for emergency…