This individual project is designed to allow you to apply what you learned to a particular situation. You are to choose a group of people and a situation to study. For example, you might choose the high rate of “deaths of despair” among non-college-educated workers in the U.S., or the high rates of unemployment among French of Algerian descent. You might want to study the situation of undocumented workers in Europe or the experience of indigenous people in Guatemala. Audience: You are writing a background report to an external site. for an NGO that is considering how it might use its resources to positively affect the situation. The readers of this paper will be well-educated but not necessarily economists. The paper may be shared with the board of directors, so you will want to make sure the writing is professional. For instructions on how to write a good paper in economics see this handoutLinks to an external site.. By completing this project, I want you to learn about 1. how global forces that have shaped economic poverty and inequality have an impact in particular contexts – thus exploring the experience of a particular group of people. 2. The cause and consequence of economic inequality in a particular situation and 3. Evaluate appropriate policy responses The report should contain the following sections: Executive Summary: The board of the NGO is busy, so you need to provide them in one paragraph an understanding of the issue and recommendation. Background: Who is the group, what is the level and nature of poverty and/or inequality that they have, and are experiencing. It is in this section that you establish there is an issue of concern. You need to use standard measures of poverty and/or inequality that we learn in class to describe the situation. Context: What has caused this group to have higher levels of poverty or be in unequal positions? Be sure and consider global, institutional, national, economic, and/or social forces that have or are contributing. You will need to provide evidence and/or argument that your reasons are plausible. Recommendation: What response is appropriate? Your recommendation might be for a national policy (i.e. conditional cash transfers) , a change in an institutional behavior (debt forgiveness), or a private response (i.e. microcredit provision). Your recommendations should be reasonable and specific. The NGO should be able to identify something they can do to advance your recommendations. For example, a recommendation such as “the war in Ukraine needs to stop” does not help the NGO identify something specific they can do. Sources (APA formatLinks to an external site.) .
For appropriate citation of primary source data see (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vXlm-6Un33tRR0_U4X3_DelIEwk32iXwjIAVkxjkF6A/editLinks to an external site.). In-text citations should be used to let you reader know where you found your information – including a source in a bibliography is not enough. Seethis resourceLinks to an external site.. Factual claims that you make should be cited. Conclusions you draw should be based on clear argument and evidence. You are responsible for the accuracy of your factual claims – if you use AI to help with your writing process be sure to check accuracy. The final report should be no more than six pages, double spaced, not including the sources or executive summary. Be sure to properly credit any figures and tablesLinks to an external site. . You will turn in pieces of the final paper prior to the end of the term, and, if the sections are turned in on time, receive feedback from your instructor that you can use to improve your final product. Late work without prior approval may not receive feedback. Under no circumstances will late work be accepted.
