Principles of Macroeconomics

Principles of Macroeconomics
Writing Assignment 2- Analyzing unemployment in an economy (Gordon Rule)

You will be analyzing the unemployment situation of a specific economy using data from the last five years for example 2010 to 2014.

Instructions:

Choose a country (NOT THE UNITED STATES).

Find unemployment data for the last 5 years – total unemployed, labor force, by sex, age, education. Prepare a charts, tables summarizing the statistical data.

Analyze the trends in unemployment data – improving, worsening, the same.

Format of paper

Your paper should include

Cover page (student name/number, course – name and number, title of paper, instructor’s name, name of college, date)

Introduction – describe what your paper is about (1 paragraph)

Body

Profile of your chosen country (1 to 2 paragraphs – geographic location, political information, cultural, social issues etc.)

How is unemployment defined, statistics on size of the labor force(unemployed, employed), by age, sex, education. What are the major trends? Are they improving, worsening or the same. Include at least 1 table or chart.

Conclusion – what is projected for the future (1 to 2 paragraphs)

References – minimum 3 – APA style

Your paper should be no longer than 3 pages (excluding cover page and references). Margins 1 inch, Font 12 point, Double spaced, Numbered – do not number the cover page. Check spelling and grammatical errors.

DUE DATE: NOVEMBER 5TH

NO EMAIL SUBMISSIONS. PAPER COPIES ONLY

Resources:

Sources of country profile, unemployment information

International Labor Organization:http://laborsta.ilo.org/

CIA World Factbook:https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2129rank.html

APA References help – https://owl.english.purdue.edu/

General guidelines:

General format/sequence:
Author. (Date published if available; n.d.–no date– if not). Title of article. Title of web site. Retrieved date. From URL.

Separate each item of the citation with a period and two spaces

Use hanging indents following the first line

List entries alphabetically by author, if no author list the title first

Example:

Landsberger, J. (n.d.). Citing Websites. In Study Guides and Strategies. Retrieved May 13, 2005, from http://www.studygs.net/citation.htm.

Example:

All 33 Chile miners freed in flawless rescue. (2010, October 13). Retrieved from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39625809/ns/world_news-americas/