applied microeconomics essay relating course topics to current policy or news topics
A requirement of this course is writing an applied microeconomics essay relating course topics to current policy or news topics. The essay must clearly and accurately incorporate microeconomic concepts covered in any Chapter from 6-14 and must cite 3 credible sources.
Concepts Covered in Chapters 6-14:
Consumer Choice, Production, Costs, and Industry Structure, Perfect Competition, Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly, Monopoly and Anitrust Policy, Environmental Protection and Negative Externalities, Positive Externalities and Public Goods, Labor Markets and Income, Poverty and Economic Inequality, Information, Risk, and Insurance.
**Link to Online Microeconomics Textbook**
https://cnx.org/contents/XAl2LLVA@12.1:3ZlSW1C7@6/Introduction
Specifically, you will need to find an article (Economist, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, etc.) and write a 2-page essay (using a standard font such as Arial or Times, double-spaced, 12 point font, and one-inch margins) relating the article to topics discussed in the course. The article must be cited in the essay. Submit your essay in .pdf format as an upload to this assignment. NOTE: Only files in .pdf format will be accepted.
****Rubric is attached below****