Econ 305 week 6, Finc 330 week 6, and Econ 430 week 6

Econ 305

Short Paper Instructions

Format:

Title Page

Abstract Page

Body of Paper (1100-1500 words)

Reference List

APA format required. See Purdue’s Online Writing Lab (OWL) for APA guidelines. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

Short Paper

Select a news article dated within the previous two months on an economic problem facing any nation and develop an advocacy paper for a government policy to address it . Prepare your argument using the economic concepts and theory you learned in this class. The length of the paper should be 1100-1500 words. You should reference at least five scholarly articles, as defined on the UMUC library Web site, to develop your analysis.

The paper should include at least one graph developed in our course. Possible graphs include but are not limited to:

· per capita production function

· saving in a steady-state

· technological change in a steady-state

· aggregate supply and demand

· Phillips curve

· exchange rates and aggregate demand

Good sources for your article:

CNN, Bloomberg, Reuters, Yahoo Finance, The Economist