Intermediate Macroeconomic Term Paper
Term paper topics: You are expected to complete a 10 pages term paper. Select one of the following topics:
- 1. Historical Phases of Globalization and the Resulting Effect on the World Economy
- 2. Globalization and US (or World) Income Distribution 1980-2019
Required Content
o Bibliography (References)
o No fewer than 10 references
o 0.5 points deducted for failure to comply
o Citations (Footnotes)
o No fewer than 5 citations from no fewer than 5 different sources. There is no maximum (as many citations as is necessary)
o All quotations, dates, locations, facts, tables, graphs must be cited with a page number. One citation at the end of a paragraph containing numerous facts, quotations, etc. is acceptable;
o Within text, bottom of page, or end of a paragraph citations/footnotes is acceptable but no mixing or matching of styles.
o APA, MLA and Chicago is acceptable, but keep in mind that different citation styles are commonly associated with different disciplines:
§ APA (American Psychological Association) is used by Education, Psychology, and Sciences
§ MLA (Modern Language Association) style is used by the Humanities
§ Chicago style is generally used by Business, History, and the Fine Arts
o 0.5 points deducted for failure to comply
o Format
o Format for specific economist
I. Title Page (1 page)
II. Introduction (1 page)
IV. Literature Survey of Globalization (2 or more pages)
V. Specific Topic (from topic provided above – 5 or more pages)
VI. Conclusion (1 or more pages)
VII. Citations (1 or more pages)
VIII. Bibliography (1 or more pages)
o Grammarly Scores (see attachment for Grammarly instructions)
o 1st score before corrections
o 2nd score after corrections (70 or above)
o 0.5 points deducted for failure to comply
o Plagiarism (failure to comply: 1.5 points deducted)
o To assure compliance your paper will be checked will be check on Grammarly and/or SafeAssign to assure that 95% or more of content consist of original content and properly referenced or reworded text.
o 1.0 points deducted for failure to comply
o Papers with > 20% plagiarism score will be graded as an F.
o Word Count (failure to comply 1 point deducted)
o No fewer than 2300 words
o 1.0 points deducted for failure to comply
Bonus Content
o Bibliography/References
o 30 or more references
o 0.25 points added
o Citations/Footnotes
o 10 different sources
o 0.25 points added
o Economic Model
o Graphical and/or Mathematical Model with Complete Explanation
o 0.5 points added
o Grammarly Score
o 85 or above
o 0.25 points added