Choose a news within the previous one week. 1. Clearly summarize the issue presented in the article. 2. Analyze the using the concepts and theory in our class. 3. Use references to back up arguments if appropriate. 4. Include a graph developed in the course. Charts and tables are also encouraged. Possible concepts include: ? taxes and consumer surplus (Ch 3, Week 2) ? demand, supply, and price of a particular product (Ch 3, Week 2) ? elasticity on a product (Ch 5, Week 2) ? perfect competition imperfect, such as monopolies (Chps 8-11, Weeks 4-5) ? labor market, wages, and income inequality (Ch 14, Week 7) ? poverty and public policy (Very small part of Ch 14, Week 7) ? pricing and in the high tech (Google, Apple, Microsoft, Cell phone providers) Your paper should: ? be a total of 6 to 10 pages, ? include a bibliography with at least three references, presented in APA style, ? have been spell-checked and grammar-checked using Word?s review utility.

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Econ 203 Case Study/Project Select a news article dated within the previous two months. 1. Clearly summarize the issue presented in the article. 2. Analyze the issue using the economic concepts and theory learned in our class. 3. Use additional references to back up your arguments if appropriate. 4. Include at least one graph developed in the course. Charts and tables are also encouraged. Possible concepts include: taxes and consumer or producer surplus (Ch 3, Week 2) demand, supply, and equilibrium price of a particular product (Ch 3, Week 2) elasticity on a particular product (Ch 5, Week 2) perfect competition and imperfect competition, such as monopolies (Chps 8-11, Weeks 4-5) labor market, wages, and income inequality (Ch 14, Week 7) poverty and public policy (Very small part of Ch 14, Week 7) pricing and competition in the high tech sector (Google, Apple, Microsoft, Cell phone providers) Your paper should: include a bibliography with at least three references, presented in APA style, have been spell-checked and grammar-checked using Word's review utility. Grading Rubric for Article Analysis Item Accuracy/clarity of summary (Question 1 above) Critical thinking using economic principles (Question 2) Research effort (Question 3 & 4) Effective writing Use of APA style in bibliography Percent of total 20% 40% 20% 10% 10%