CCSD Economics Possibility of Recession Despite the US Economys Essay

Read the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, or any other 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.

1. Write a response essay analyzing the topic or critique the article from economic perspectives. 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?

The following is a suggested list of topics. This list is not exhaustive.

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES.  Possible topics are: current economic problems of a particular country, OPEC, the European Union, the U. S. trade deficit, protectionism, U. S. trade relations with Japan or other countries, economic development of a particular country, the World Trade Organization, etc.

Useful links:

• World Economy, CNBC https://www.cnbc.com/world-economy/Links to an external site. 
• BBC Economy, https://www.bbc.com/news/business/economyLinks to an external site.
• International Economy News, https://www.business-standard.com/category/international-news-economy-1160102.htm
• Resources for Economists on the Internet: http://rfe.org/