Final Paper: There are no mid-term or final tests. You will write a final paper. Your presentation will be on November 14, the last day class. Your final paper itself is due on November 30.

The paper will be roughly 5 pages in length (not to exceed 10 pages) with citations and hyperlinks to your sources.

You will choose an economic problem and apply the economic concepts of this course to solving the problem.

You will be graded on your description of the problem, the application of economic concepts and the solution.

Grading Rubric for Final Paper:

The paper will be roughly 5 pages in length with citations or hyperlinks to your sources.

You will choose an economic problem and apply the economic concepts of this course to solving the problem. The paper should be double-spaced; 10-12 point font (Arial, Calibri, Times New Roman); 1-inch margins.

Topics

There are a wide variety of topics you can use for this paper:

Further develop the topic that you used in your class seminar presentation.
Expand on one of the case studies used in class
Focus on an issue that is currently in the news today including issues discussed in that section of class.
Analyze a problem that you are dealing with at work.

Specific Examples

Income inequality – Focus on a particular cause and solution.
Economic development – focus on a particular region, city or state. Analyze a solution (or several) that could increase productivity, increase employment and growth.
Gross domestic product – How effective is it as a measure? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the measure? What might be some alternative measures?
The 2008 financial collapse – what happened? What are the causes? What were some of the solutions? What alternative policy should policy makers consider?
Tax policy in Washington State – economic advantages and disadvantages of Washington’s tax system.