Annotated Bibliography

Research the academic literature and create annotated bibliography, with at least 4 academic sources found using EconLit or another database from the library. These sources need to be credible academic sources (don't just look off the internet). (Newspaper articles don't count towards your four sources in the Annotated Bibliography). They need to be peer-reviewed from an academic journal or other reputable sources (such as government agencies, policy think tanks). References should be cited using apa style.

Annotated bibliographies are used in order to organize information into a single document. Each annotation contains a summary or explanation of the work's main points and/or purpose of the work.

For your annotated bibliography, each entry should try to answer the following questions:

What is the main question and thesis of the article?

Is the empirical evidence consistent with what theory would predict? If not, what are the potential explanations offered up by the author?

What does the evidence suggest regarding the answer to your question?

Are there any gaps or limitations in the paper that you see or that the author has identified? What are the implications of these gaps for this policy argument?

How should this paper be grouped in the context of the other papers you have found?

(The annotated bibliography will form the basis for the empirical evidence/discussion section of the paper.)

Grading Criteria: Bibliography reflects substantial thought and effort, includes at least 4 sources, tries to address all questions listed above.