economic essay

Guidelines for Essay:

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

· 1-inch margins all around (we will measure, YOU must make sure that your uploading is printing correctly, this is not my or the grader’s responsibility, it is yours.)

· Please use MLA formatting for your references.

· Use a clear, readable, font such as Verdana, Calibri, Tahoma or Arial, etc. Please be consistent and use the same font throughout.

· Use black text on a white background. Avoid colored backgrounds or text in a color other than black unless you have special permission to use them (for example, if you're dyslexic).

· Use 12-point font for the body of your assignment.

· Use double spacing, only one-line space between paragraphs

· Left-justify your work (also known as left-aligned).

· Use bold for headings. Not underlining or italics.

· You must have a(n) Title, Introduction, Thesis Statement, Transitions, Topic Sentences, Body Paragraphs, Conclusion, and References Page(s).

· As well as a reference page, parenthetical references are required within the text of the paper. The reference page(s) DO NOT count towards your FULL lines of text.

· Graphs and Tables are required. These (Graphs and Tables) should each have their own page with a title (on the top of the page) and a description of no less than two sentences (below the table or graph). These pages DO NOT count towards your FULL lines of text, and should be located after the conclusion and before the references.

· All papers should include a header on the front page. This header DOES NOT count toward your FULL lines of text. It should include:

· Your name

· Student ID#

· The Course Number

· Minimum 9.75 pages, Maximum 10 pages

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

· You cannot use contractions

· UP TO (no more than) one paragraph or/ about 25 lines may summarize the source(s) itself (themselves).

· Must have relevant charts/figures/equations.

· Must have reference page (5 references) and in text parenthetical references.

DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST FEW MINUTES TO UPLOAD YOUR ESSAY. ANY UPLOADING ISSUES ARE YOUR ISSUES AND ARE UP TO YOU TOAVIOD AT ALL COSTS.

Your essays should focus on one of the following major topics:

Macro:

Economic Growth; Unemployment, Inflation; Monetary Policy; or Fiscal Policy.

Micro:

Demand, Supply, and Equilibrium; Elasticity; Consumer Demand Theory; Theory of Production; Costs of Production; Opportunity Cost; Market Structure; Competition; Game Theory; Labor; Welfare; or Economics of Information.

1) Students must write a ten (10) page, typed, double-spaced essay about a historical figure in economics (either the person themselves, their work, or a combination of both). Students must read and cite at least five (5) sources. The more readings an essay makes effective use of, ceteris paribus, the higher the evaluation of the essay. Essays may not be longer than ten (10) typed, double-spaced pages. It is the responsibility of the student to condense and summarize in order to stay within the length limit.

In instructor evaluations of student essays, the most important consideration is the force of argument in terms of accuracy, clarity, and cogency. Most student essays suffer from inaccuracy or lack of clarity caused by sloppy English or sloppy thinking—the two are hard to distinguish. Hence, good English usage counts insofar as it helps make for clear, careful writing. It is also important that student essays stick to the question and offer a cogent argument, backed by the citation of sources. Except in cases of illness (or other extenuating circumstances), late essays will be not be accepted. Students who fail to turn in an essay will not receive a passing grade for the course.

– Typed final draft of the essay is due online (canvas submission) July 25th, 2019.

My Thoughts:

You are writing about an idea (many are listed above), and you are using the resource(s) as a baseline reference point for the overarching idea(s).

You may write a biographical essay. In this case, then the tone and style of writing need to stay consistent over the entire 10 pages

Your supporting paragraphs should use your technical knowledge of economics in order to support or refute the original claims of the article, or claims made by your own personal opinions. This means that you have to take some time (space: sentences) to talk about the theoretical economic model involved (labor market, goods market, AD-AS, etc.).