Economic Analysis

1.	Select a Microeconomics topic you feel comfortable to analyze. Some suggested topics are: Economic impact of internet, School choice, Earning Differential, Labor Unions, Minimum wage, Resources, Environment or any other Microeconomics topic that interests you.
2.	The paper length is 3 pages of text. The focus is on quality rather than quantity. Graphs and tables, references and footnotes must go to the end of the essay, and it is not included in the 3 pages.
3.	The structure of the short essay is Introduction (1st paragraph), Economic Analysis and Conclusion (last paragraph). No need to write subtitles.
4.	The title of the paper cannot be the research question.
5.	The introduction should be just one paragraph long. It should explain why the topic is relevant for you and finish explicitly with aresearch question. Be sure your paper focuses on one single research question.
6.	The economic analysis section is the body of your paper. It sets the arguments to answer the research question with the latest data you found and ideas from refereed articles. You should be able to use key macroeconomic terms to analyze the data and all information you have in the argument.
7.	We will use APA style because economics is a social science. More information is at our Library,http://nuls.nu.edu/web/trainingtools/assets/media/APA.pdf orhttp://library.nu.edu/FindResources/ReferenceTools/citations.html. Given the paper is just 3 pages long, avoid using quotation marks with the ideas of others. Write the ideas of others with your own words and properly acknowledge the source of it.
8.	Refereed papers (peer reviewed) are academic papers that were criticized and reviewed by experts before being published. More information can be found inhttp://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/academic/sources/journals/index.htmlhttp://www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/~agraham/guides/guidec.shtml.
9.	To find the academic articles that you need for your paper (at least one), go to the following full text databases in our library:  Business Source Premier (EBSCO), Emerald Management Xtra, LexisNexis Academic, ProQuest Databases and ProQuest Dissertations and Thesis. These databases are inhttp://library.nu.edu/FindResources/ResourceFinder.cfm. Databases have different sources or information, and you always have to combine them. Economists would say that databases are complements rather than substitutes, in other words, try more than one database.
10.	The conclusion should also be just 1-paragraph long, and it should answer the question set in the introduction. Be sure there is a strong connection between the introduction and the conclusion. You can also expand on the implications of your answer and predict something about the future.
11.	Use font Times New Roman, size 11-12 and double space.
12.	When ready submit your assignment as a word or pdf document using the dropbox.
In terms of time table, I suggest you should decide on the topic, state your research question and find the references and the academic article that relates to that question during the first week. By the end of the 2nd week, you should have a first draft. Review and polish your paper during the 3rd week.