11 February 2013 The Problem with the Income Disparity‚ or: An Eagle-Mounted Buddha Mediates a Duel between Marx and Robespierre In our society there exists a horse that has been beaten well past death. This horse has been pulverized into the planes of oblivion‚ the Fields of Asphodel‚ or so far into the cosmos that it no longer even resembles a horse at all. Instead‚ it manifests in protestors‚ history‚ and politics. The name of the horse is income disparity‚ more specifically the ever-increasing
Premium Capitalism Economic inequality
FIXED INCOME SECURITIES Fixed Income can be a very important investment class by which one can diversify his/her portfolio to reduce risk. Putting all your money into equities (read more about equity investment) can give you more returns but it does carry high risk as well. Diversification is a basic concept of financial planning and fixed income products come in handy to help us achieve this objective. Let us see what are the different types of fixed income securities and how they help savvy
Premium Risk Investment Risk aversion
NATION’S INCOME PART 1: MULTIPLE CHOICES: 1. Macroeconomists study a. decisions of households and firms. b. the interaction of households and firms. c. economy-wide phenomena. d. regulations on firms and unions. 2. Which of the following questions is more likely to be studied by a microeconomist than a macroeconomist? a. Why do prices in general rise by more in some countries than in others? b. Why do wages differ across industries? c. Why do production and income increase
Premium Gross domestic product
Overview Of Banking Project Title: Comparative study of non interest income of the Indian Banking Sector Submitted by: Gaurav Sharma BBA(Finance‚ Gold Medal)‚MBA(Finance) gksindia1@gmail.com Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1431288 Index Introduction Methodology SBI& Associates Nationalized banks(Public sector banks) Private sector banks Foreign banks Findings Conclusion Literature review References 1 3 5 10 15 20 25 26 26 26 Electronic copy available at:
Premium Bank
10.1 HSC Topic One – The Global Economy Investigate the global distribution of income and wealth-- When analysing the specific distribution of wealth and income at a global level‚ the frequency of the term ‘Inequality’ is quite often brought to attention. This is simply because (and as expanded upon below) the distribution of wealth is anything but equal. To present a proverb or maxim of sorts‚ “The rich continue getting richer‚ while the poor; poorer”‚ generally summing up the current state
Free Distribution of wealth Economic inequality Lorenz curve
TITLE PAGE INCOME TAX Assessment - Report writing NAME: xxxx xxxx STUDENT NUMBER: xxxxxx HND Accounting TUTOR: xxxx xxxx DATE: April 2012 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. I would like to thank my tutor‚ xxxx xxxx for the valuable advice and support given to me to enable me to write my report. INTRODUCTION. The purpose of this report is to fully evaluate Katy’s situation by providing detailed information about the different issues regarding employment and self-employment to enable her to determine
Premium Employment Tax Income tax
family below‚ use the current family members (step-parents‚ if needed) 10 How many persons‚ including the applicant‚ are dependent upon the family income? (i) Relationship to applicant (ii) Age 10a Income earner A. ____________________________ _________________ 10b Income earner B. ____________________________ _________________ 10c Income earner C. ____________________________ _________________ 10d Other Member D. ____________________________ _________________ 10e Other Member
Premium Family Income Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
SOURCES OF BANK’S INCOME A bank is a business organisation engaged in the business of borrowing and lending money. A bank can earn income only if it borrows at a lower rate and lends at a higher rate. The difference between the two rates will represent the costs incurred by the bank and the profit. Bank also provides a number of services to its customers for which it charges commission. This is also an important source of income. The followings are the various sources of a bank’s profit: 1
Premium Bank Debt Bond
Income is an economic standard to retain a successful life in today’s society. An average individual hopes for stable‚ reliable and a fair income‚ however‚ when the standards don’t meet expectation‚ it gives rise to social and economic issues. One of the more prominent issue we are facing in our income inequality. The standard definition for income inequality would be the gap between individuals or households who makes the most money and who makes the least‚ or as some would put it‚ the gap between
Premium Economic inequality Poverty Economics
Barack Obama’s administration has “focus[ed] all efforts” on the rising income inequality that is affecting the United States economy. Income inequality refers to the extent of unequal distribution of income across a population. According to Emmanuel Saez‚ an economics professor at UC-Berkeley‚ “U.S. income inequality has been increasing steadily since the 1970s‚” partly due to the rise of single-parent families‚ but mostly from a rise in demand for highly-educated workers following the post-industrial
Premium Socioeconomic status Education Federal government of the United States