Article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-20/americans-say-they-back-higher-gas-tax-to-fix-crumbling-roads
Americans Say They Back Higher Gas Tax to Fix Crumbling Roads
ECON 1B Summer 2017
Article Economic Analysis & Presentation
Objective: To increase your ability to: i. apply fundamental economic tools to analyze and evaluate current events.
ii. continue to improve your writing, teamwork, and presentations skills.
Instructions:
Part I: Written Assignment
Prepare a (three – six pages long, typewritten and double spaced, with standard font and margins) written microeconomics analysis of an article (news, journal, research publication) of your choice. Your written report should include the following:
1) a short initial summary of the article’s main points
2) economic analysis: use economic tools (concepts/theories/models) to analyze the article i. You can use graphs for your analysis
3) your reaction to the article i. Do you agree/disagree (or neither)? Did all your group members have the same reaction? ii. If the article involves a change in policy, you should discuss the fairness issue. iii. Any other comments/opinions you would like to include.
4) work cited
Suggested Sources:
The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The London Times The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe Los Angeles Times, Business Week The Economist, Time, Forbes, Money, U.S. News and World Report Blogs:
Krugman.blogs.nytimes.com Gregmankiw.blogspot.com
Online Submission (due on day of presentation) – Wednesday, June 26thSubmit Written Assignment (only one group member submits the assignment with the names of all group
members): This submission will use Turnitin (plagiarism-checking software).
Note: Provide the link of the article under comments
Part II: Group Presentation
As a group, you will be presenting your article economic analysis in class. Format (PowerPoint, Prezi, Poster, Bulletin, Video, Role Playing, etc…) Groups of four – five Each group member is required to present Time: 5 – 10 minutes
only need #3 your reaction to the article and 3slides of ppt.
Our website has a team of professional writers who can help you write any of your homework. They will write your papers from scratch. We also have a team of editors just to make sure all papers are of HIGH QUALITY & PLAGIARISM FREE. To make an Order you only need to click Ask A Question and we will direct you to our Order Page at WriteDemy. Then fill Our Order Form with all your assignment instructions. Select your deadline and pay for your paper. You will get it few hours before your set deadline.
Fill in all the assignment paper details that are required in the order form with the standard information being the page count, deadline, academic level and type of paper. It is advisable to have this information at hand so that you can quickly fill in the necessary information needed in the form for the essay writer to be immediately assigned to your writing project. Make payment for the custom essay order to enable us to assign a suitable writer to your order. Payments are made through Paypal on a secured billing page. Finally, sit back and relax.
About Writedemy
We are a professional paper writing website. If you have searched a question and bumped into our website just know you are in the right place to get help in your coursework. We offer HIGH QUALITY & PLAGIARISM FREE Papers.
How It Works
To make an Order you only need to click on “Place Order” and we will direct you to our Order Page. Fill Our Order Form with all your assignment instructions. Select your deadline and pay for your paper. You will get it few hours before your set deadline.
Are there Discounts?
All new clients are eligible for 20% off in their first Order. Our payment method is safe and secure.