Overview
Article Analysis
Your objective with these projects is to analyze a series of newspaper articles using the ideas that we will develop in this class. You will do a total of four articles. One set of two articles is due on October 11, and the other set of two is due on November 8. For each set of articles, you may analyze each article separately or together as a pair.
Sources for the articles:
Any newspaper will do, but I strongly suggest you limit yourself to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, (or their online versions) and the like. You probably should not use Forbes, Business Week, or similar magazines because the articles tend to be too lengthy for the analysis you'll be doing. The articles you choose should focus on stories (or opinion pieces) about financial markets, financial institutions, or monetary economics. If you are at all unsure of whether an article is suitable, check with me. All articles should be dated no earlier than August 1, 2023.
You are encouraged to use sources other than the articles you’re analyzing for data, etc. Be advised that ChatGPT and similar AI LLMs are not to be used as sources. This is for your protection as these types of LLMs can make up citations, etc.
You should:
Provide a brief summary of the major points of the article.
Link the ideas in the article to the concepts/ideas that we have covered in class.
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Discuss any policy/business implications that are implied/brought up in the article.
Discuss any areas of disagreement you have with the author and/or with those interviewed.
Attach your articles and turn them in with your analysis.
Limit your write-up to four pages per article, plus any graphs/exhibits that you wish to include.
Cite your sources.