EC253 E1 Final Project
• Complete a research paper over a current economic topic. The topics can be about anything as long as you can relate it to economics somehow. This doesn’t have to be just a boring paper on GDP.
Make it interesting. o Minimum of 2 sources o Include a title page and work cited page o 2-4 pages in length (this does not include title page and work cited) o MLA format
• Relate the current topic to economic principles covered in this course.
• Sample topics: You don’t have to do one of these. Come up with something way more interesting. Make sure you tie this into Economics.
o Federal government budget deficits
o Unemployment Rate
o US Tax Policy
o Regulation of US Banking System
o Welfare and Drug Testing
o Prison Systems o Immigration
o Government spending
o War
o Walmart and the Economy
o Why Drug Dealers live with their mom’s
o Economic growth and obesity
o This is an interesting site that has some ideas: https://www.forbes.com/sites/advisor/2016/10/24/10- offbeat-economic-indicators/#2e6f20126f64
