Economy Needs in 2008
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A 4 page paper recommending three areas that Obama needs to focus on as he takes office in 2009. They are Social Security, Medicare and halting any further blurring of the lines of boundary between the public and private sectors in business. It is the last area that needs first attention, for it directly affects the future of both Social Security and Medicare. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSecon3areas.rtf

Effects of Fiscal and Monetary Policy on Singapore's Construction Industry
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A 5 page paper discussing the role of fiscal and monetary policy in encouraging business activity and creating an environment in which business can thrive. Both can affect plans for expansion as well as contractors' abilities to function in an industry where capital needs can be intensive and steady cash flow cannot be guaranteed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSconstrSg.wps

EMPLOYMENT FLEXIBILITY AND POLICY
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This 12-page paper examines employment flexibility on a macroeconomic and microeconomic level. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MTemplflex.rtf

EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION: FEDERAL VERSUS REGIONAL
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This 3 page paper discusses the discrepancy between federal and state employment protection laws. California is profiled as being progressive in this respect. Examples given. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MBemlaw.rtf

Environmental and Energy Tax Provisions
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A 20 page research paper that discusses literature pertaining to current tax incentives for individuals and businesses that encourage the use of energy efficient and environmentally friendly measures. It has been a goal of both the federal government and the state governments in recent years to reduce the nation’s dependence on foreign oil and also to reduce greenhouse emissions, which scientists believe are responsible for powering global warming and potentially catastrophic climate change. To encourage both businesses and individuals to institute changes in energy consumption that will facilitate achieving the nation’s prescribed environmental and energy goals, governments at both the state and national levels have offered tax incentives for instituting specific energy conversation measures. This examination of these tax provisions looks at the tax code now in enforce, with a primary focus on the federal level. Bibliography lists 19 sources.
Filename: khenetax.rtf

Excessive Social Spending and the National Debt
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This 4 page paper discusses what the national debt is, how excessive social spending contributes to it, how such spending could be cut back, and possible solutions to the problem of the debt. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: HVNatDbt.rtf

Explaining the GDP
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A 5 page research paper that explains what the GDP is and its significance as an economic indicator. The writer also outlines a brief history of the GDP measurement and summarizes an argument put forth by some scholars that US economic policy is overly reliant on such indicators in formulating public policy. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khgdp.wps

Federal Budget Process – The Role Of Congress
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A 5 page paper. The budget process is outlined in the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The process begins with the President submitting a proposed budget to the congress on the first Monday in February. This paper describes the activities of both bodies of Congress beginning with the process of agreeing on the budget resolution. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGfedbdg.rtf

Fiscal and Monetary Policy; Effects on Business
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A 7 page paper discussing how fiscal and monetary policy affects business activity. Both fiscal and monetary policy are effective in stimulating growth in a depressed economy, but monetary policy has the greatest immediate and short-term effect. Fiscal policy sets the nation’s tone, defining whether it is or is not friendly to business. Monetary policy affects daily decisions, however. Of the two, monetary policy is the most effective, but both work in concert together. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSeconFisPol.rtf

Fiscal Benefits of Socially Responsible Practices by Corporations
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This 30 page report discusses a wide array of the issues surrounding good corporate citizenship. Despite old-time business thinking, corporations that are developed, operated, and committed to the philosophy of social responsibility are also more likely to reap the success and acclaim than businesses that exist only to turn a profit. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: Fiscben.wps