Principles Of Macroeconomics
Article Selection
Find an article (no older than 1 year) on the Internet, which adheres to the following requirements. First, the article must discuss the fiscal policy of the United States. Second, the article must involve a current event, which is normally not a problem if the article was published within the last year and is from a good source. Third, the author must use statistical information, data, or graphs to back his or her conclusions on the fiscal policy issue.
Fourth, the article must come from an appropriate source. Appropriate publications include The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, the New York Times, Business Week, CNBC, Market Watch, and some other sources. Be careful when selecting your article. Do not select an article from a source such as Investopedia.com, The Balance, economicshelp.org, or similar sources. I am not saying that these are not good sources for general educational information on the economy, but that certain sources are not appropriate for this assignment because of the above three requirements.
I want to see that you can analyze a current event issue with the lessons and tools you have learned in the class. I don’t want your source to have done the work for you. Make sure you provide the article citation.
If you want to choose an even more impressive source, consider using an academic article. Academic articles are written by professors and will be longer and have complicated data and statistical analyses, much of which will likely be a bit difficult to grasp. However, the findings and background of the academic article will still be explained and understandable. If you want to consider an academic article, you can use one of Mid’s online databases. Click here and select JSTOR, ProQuest, EBSCOhost, or Wilson Web. If you do use an academic article from one of these databases, the article can be a little older. Let’s say it should be no more than three years old. Please do not assume that you must use a more complicated academic article, but I raise this possibility because in previous terms about 10% of student papers had already been using academic articles before I even mentioned the possibility in these instructions.
Fifth, to ensure that students provide their own ANALYSIS, as the title to the assignment indicates, when you draft one or more paragraphs to respond to questions 1-4 below, you should be brief and answer questions 1-4 under “Content of Your Paper” in no more than 1/2 to 2/3 of a page (single-spaced) or about one double-spaced page. Summarize the article in this part of the paper in your own words. Question 5 below requires you to refer to the terms, methods, and ideas you have learned in the class and think about how they apply to your article. Provide a substantial opinion and critique the article. Do not rephrase what the author of the article states. Responding to question 5 should be at least 1/2 page (single-spaced) or one double-spaced page.
Content of Your Paper:
Write a report that is at least one single spaced page or two double-spaced pages and include the following:
1.
Provide a short summary of the issue(s) discussed in the article.
2.
What is the author's view on the issue?
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What are the available data or statistics? What do they mean in relation to the author’s opinion?
4.
What is the challenge facing the fiscal policy of the United States? Why is it a problem? Is there a resolution?
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Do you agree/disagree with the author's conclusions? Better papers will analyze the article and utilize what was learned in the course. The expected way in which students will make the paper longer and more thorough is to provide a substantial opinion and critique of the article.
Form of the Paper
This is a paper that should be structured with paragraphs and be well-written. Do not just number your answers to the questions.
LAST SOURCE
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/us/politics/biden-spending-plan.html?searchResultPosition=3