This short paper sets up the assumptions portion of your research that will be used in paper 3. The focus is on "all else constant."

The two states you will consider for both this assignment and paper 3 are Pennsylvania and Ohio.

This assignment involves two elements.

1. Discuss in general the things that might affect infection rates in addition to state restrictive/non-restrictive policies among states. Outside sources with citation needed.
2. Consider your Element 1 discussion. Describe the steps you might take to satisfy the "all else constant" requirements of your paper 3 analysis for Pennsylvania and Ohio. These include things that might be similar in the two states and therefore are constant. These need to be listed with reference to the sources you use. In addition, list factors that you have to ASSUME are constant, that you will need caveats for in your paper 3 analysis.

Please delineate your sections with subheadings. As usual, proper citation methodology is mandatory.