ESSAYS -
LIST OF AVAILABLE ESSAYS ...
Select any essay below and it WILL be delivered to you TODAY via your choice of e-mail or fax! --Only $/pg!-- The bibliography page(s) are always FREE!

Banking on the Internet
[ send me this essay ]
Some people choose a banking facility based on proximity to their home or employment. Others shop for the best rates, the most services or the availability of incentives. An option that is gaining popularity in this, the computer age, is banking and paying bills through the Internet. Financial transactions such as checking, savings, credit cards, debt payment and investments are possible to transact with a simple 'click', while sitting at the computer. Most of the major banks and many of the small community banks have opted to begin doing business through the Internet. This 10 page paper examines Internet banking from the perspective of the banking industry and also the customer. There's a section detailing how to become an Internet bank customer and what are the advantages and problems. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KTwebbank.wps

BANK OF AMERICA AND THE PORTER MODEL
[ send me this essay ]
This 6-page paper examines Bank of American and the banking industry and determines how these two fit into Michael Porter's generic competition model. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTbaofam.rtf

History of Central Banking
[ send me this essay ]
AThis 38 page paper considers how central banks developed and their original purpose. The general history and development is examined through the use of a case study which examines the creation of the Bank of England. The original purpose of central banks were as bankers to the government, with a principle task of funding wars. The responsibilities such as printing legal tender, monetary stability and lender of last resort all emerge following the success as a funding source for war. An initial benefit of a central bank was also the creation of a credit economy, allowing economic growth to take place at an unprecedented rate. The looks at the development of the Bank of England and tools used such as the Gold Standard and then applies the lessons to more recent central bank developments such as the creation and success of the Bundesbank, looking for commonalities that may be indicators of success. This is then applied to the current position of the European Central Bank, (ECB) in order to assess how successful the ECB will be in the future. The bibliography cites 59 sources.
Filename: TEcentralbank.rtf

“Gulf Oil Case Study”
[ send me this essay ]
A five page paper which looks at the takeover bid for Gulf Oil by Mesa in 1984 and the ways in which the attack was handled, in terms of the strategies employed by both Mesa and Gulf, and the possible reasons why Chevron’s bid was ultimately accepted in preference to that of Boone Pickens and Mesa. Bibliography lists 1 source
Filename: JLgulfoil.doc

“The Bank Powers Bill”
[ send me this essay ]
A paper which looks at the way in which the 1999 Bank Powers Bill (the Gramm/Leach/Blyley Bill) addressed the issue of insurance underwriting and related matters in terms of the discrepancy between national and state banks, and attempted to redress the inequalities and discrepancies between the two.
Filename: JLbankpowers.wps

“The History of Lloyd’s of London”
[ send me this essay ]
A five page paper which traces the history of Lloyd’s of London from its origins in Lloyd’s Coffee House in the seventeenth century to the present day, including its expansion from maritime to other forms of insurance, its establishment as a global financial institution, and the effect of the severe losses which it suffered in the late 1980s. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JLlloyds.wps

“The House of Morgan” by Ron Chernow
[ send me this essay ]
A 5 page analysis of Ron Chernow’s “The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmorgan.rtf

“The Long-Run Performance of Firms Following Loan Announcements”
[ send me this essay ]
A 5 page paper which examines the fundamental elements of “The Long-Run Performance of Firms Following Loan Announcements” by Matthew T. Billett, Mark J. Flannery; and Jon A Garfinkel. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAlngrun.rtf

"The Banks: The Ongoing Battle for Control of Canada's Richest Business": A Review of the 1999 Book By Les Whittington:
[ send me this essay ]
A 10 page overview of the book by financial journalist Les Whittington. Describes Whittington's exceptional ability to gather and regurgitate economic facts in a readable and extremely informative manner. Concentrates on the infrastructure of Canadian banks and the recent proposals for mergers. Details Whittington's concerns over these mergers, concerns which were evident as well in the governmental and public response to the proposals. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPwhitng.wps

(The) Exchange Rate Regime
[ send me this essay ]
A 15 page paper discussing issues concerning trade and the exchange rate regime in a rapidly-changing post-Communist world. Various sub-issues such as the effects of exchange rate-fixing are examined in depth. This research paper is significantly more complex than excrate2.wps (above) and should only be considered by those knowledgeable of advanced economics/finance issues. Bibliography lists 27 sources.
Filename: Excrater.wps