I have finished the proposal and the bibliography, I will provide you with the sources for this assignment as well.
Assignment Overview: a synthesis paper. This paper should provide a complete explanation of the scholarly conversation in economics about your original topic. The paper should discuss the important economic concepts and theories relevant to your topic, the types of research questions and methods used by economists to study the topic, the unanswered questions and areas for future research, and how it applies to your own career interests.
INSTRUCTIONS
The introduction should be an overview of the policy or market being studies and should identify at least three key terms or concepts from economics that are necessary to understand the policy or market. The body of the paper should be a synthesis (not simply a summary) of the sources so that you explaining how the sources are in conversation with each other. The conclusion should summarize the consensus in the literature, the unanswered questions to show areas of future research on this topic, and how it all relates to a career interest.
Students will be evaluated on their written communication skill, the ability to synthesize sources, effective understanding of economic theory or statistical analysis, and the quality of the sources used.