1. Term paper will be 8-10 pages long, plus listing of referenced materials.

2. Students must site 3 separate sources, excluding the text. Sources can include economic journals, business periodicals and publications, as well as books dedicated to or referencing your topic.

3. Finished papers will be submitted by the last class. We will discuss papers in class.

4. You will choose a topic and submit it to me for approval. Generally students submit too broad a topic, and we collectively narrow it to something more specific.

5. I prefer that you choose a topic interesting to you. I have listed some subject areas below to help you choose a topic.

6. Please submit your topic choice by Feb. 24.

1. Impact of global economic growth on specific markets. Example: impact of world trade on traditional farming.

2. Identify causes of unemployment in specific labor market groups. Example: youth, racial group, or ex-offenders. Also make suggestions for change.

3. Discuss one of the specific roles of the central bank, the federal Reserve in the U.S. Example: control inflation, or regulate financial markets.

4. Consider the effect of free trade on financial markets.

5. Identify one of the government's options in fiscal policy and discuss how it might be used to solve a specific problem. Example: use of tax policy to encourage investment

6. Discuss the role of one of the financial institutions and identify how it is useful to grow an economy. (Financial institutions include investment banks, commercial banks, savings banks, and credit union.)