1. Read the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, or any other major newspaper or weekly publication

and select a single article or articles that (1) either report on interesting economic news such as

globalization, outsourcing, the IMF, the WTO, NAFTA, the EU, trade, immigration, etc. that can be

analyzed by the concepts or models taught in this course or (2) discusses one or more economic

issues related to the concepts or models taught in this course. It is OK to use an online economics

news article.

Write a THREE TO FOUR page essay analyzing the topic or critique the article from economic

perspectives. Essay must be typed and double-spaced, (Times New Roman, font 12). The questions that

you may address in this essay may include, but are not limited, to the following:

What is the main economic issue?

How is the economic issue related to the concepts or models that you have learned from this

course?

What sorts of arguments/opinions have been discussed?

Do you agree or disagree with the analyses/opinions? Why?

What argument would you, as an economist, make?

2. What was the most interesting topic we have covered during the semester? What suggestions you

may have to make the class more interesting? What was the most difficult topic/issue? Please provide honest feedback on the course. This was the very first time the course was offered in the district. Your comments/ideas/suggestions will be very useful.