Target no more than 4 pages in Word (font 12, double spaced) and include the list of citations at the end of the essay. If you include figures, put them at the end of the essay and exclude them from the page count.
Think about what makes the topic important; that should be your opening paragraph. Is there consensus on the topic, or is it controversial? For instance, what is the aim of a certain regulation? Can there be unintended consequences? Are there unanswered questions? In the next paragraph, summarize your main message, which you then elaborate on in the remainder of the essay. Conclude the essay with a short summary of the main point you made.
Finally, at the end of your essay, write down your sources/citations. I expect you to indicate the material that you are basing your essay on. It is OK to summarize the viewpoints expressed in different articles and use them to formulate your own point of view. However, it is not OK to copy and paste others’ material.
Evaluation Criteria:
explain why the topic you choose is important;
ability to provide a complete view of the topic, possibly summarizing more than one viewpoint;
ability to deliver sometimes complex matters in a way that the average person would understand;
ability to write concisely;
Some resources where to find interesting topics and material:
Wall Street Journal (Go to this database!) , Financial Times (Go to this database!). I highly recommend reading them every day, especially for coverage of the COVID-19 economic and financial crisis. For help accessing the online newspapers, contact the Librarian at reserves@jhu.edu.
https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/ (option to view by topic on the right)
https://som.yale.edu/faculty-research-centers/centers-initiatives/program-on-financial-stability (including links to the left: research guides, resource library, the global financial crisis, covid19 crisis)
https://www.bis.org/forum/research.htm (including trending topics, FSI insights, BIS bulletins)
https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/default.htm
https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19/Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19
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