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asee
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ppoi
ntme
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ASSI
GNME
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Th
eob
jec
ti
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hisa
ssi
gnme
nti
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ivey
oua
nop
por
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ityt
o:
Appl
ya nal
yt
ica
ls ki
l
lsandecon
omicconcep
tstoe x
aminean
i
nte
rest
ingtr
adeis
suefr
ombi
l
ater
alormul
ti
l
ater
alv
iewp
oin
ts.
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earnhowtowr
it
eaf
orma
lre
por
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der
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nedb
yec
onomi
clog
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e
vid
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ce.
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XPE
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NT:
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nomicana
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eissue
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ndy o
urowninsi
ght
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v e
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epor
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ept
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e.
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eportmustbet
yped,
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espac
ed,a
ndbetween
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ssign
menti
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rpart
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mentmustbet
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eindi
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llb
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ly.Yourta
rgetau
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herep
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legegrad
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ssi
gnmentyoumusti
ncl
udeal
lpr
eviou
sgr
ade
das
sign
men
ts.F
ail
uret
odos
owi
ll
de
laygr
adi
ngandl
oweryourgr
adeby10poi
nts
.
,Al
lassi
gnment
saret ob
eturn
edinonthedued a
tesa
tthebegin
nin
gofclas
s.Thoset
urn
edin
l
ate
rbytheen
dofth edaywi
ll
recei
veapenal
tyof10poi
nts
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eturn
edi
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ngday
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llr
ecei
veapena
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nts
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sig
nme nt
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lbeaccept
edaft
ert
hat.
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fyouhav
eanyprobl
emunde
rst
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se x
pect
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omyouorhowtogoab
out
c
omp l
et
ingt
hisa
s s
ignme
ntsuc
ces
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l
y,p
leasecon
tactt
hei
nst
ruc
tororTA.
, ASSI
GNME
NTF
ORMAT
Th
eas
sig
nme
nti
sinf
ourp
art
s,e
achwi
l
lbu
il
dont
hema
ter
ial
int
hep
rev
iou
sas
sig
nme
nt.
1.TOPI
Coft
her
epo
rt(
due11.
15a
.m.
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esd
ay,
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rua
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apercare
ful
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ain
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h os
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dc onve
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hereader
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ulsug
g e
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onsonthesi
ssta
tementscan
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ite
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low:
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isa
ssi
gnme
nt,
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ldt
ryt
oan
swe
rth
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l
owi
ngqu
est
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s:
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a d
eiss
u e
/probl
emthatIamtry
ingt
oanal
yze
?(anal
yzeore
xami
neor
inves
ti
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aulat
e)
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eque s
ti
onint
erest
ing
?Wh ati
stheempi
ri
cal
motiv
ati
on?
I
sdataavai
l
ab l
e?I
sitfr
omar el
ia
blesour
ce?
Becar
eful
thaty
ourpr
oje
c ti
snottoogen
era
l/a
mb i
ti
ous.Pl
easena
rrowt
het
opi
ctosomespec
ifi
c
asp
ectofamoregen
eralquest
ion
. Re
membertha
twell
-
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ine
dtopi
csar
eea
sie
rtoc
omp l
et
e
suc
cessf
ull
y.
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ninth
isa
ssi
gnme
nto
nth
edu
eda
te–ory
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tli
ne(
nex
tas
sign
men
t)wi
ll
notb
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mentofEconomics,Uni
versi
tyof
Minnesot
a-TwinCiti
es–SPRI NG2013
I
NTERNATI
ONALTRADE-ECON4431W -
WRITI
NGASSI
GNMENT
INSTRUCTOR: )
,4-101Ha
nsonHal
l;
612-
625-
6353
TA: Andr
eaWad
d l
e(
Pl
eas
econ
tac
tAn
dre
abye
-ma
ilf
orh
elpwi
thy
ourqu
est
ion
s.
I
fyoun
eedt
ome
eth
er,
ple
asee
mai
lhe
rtos
etu
pana
ppoi
ntme
nt.
ASSI
GNME
NTOBJ
ECTI
VE
Th
eob
jec
ti
veoft
hisa
ssi
gnme
nti
stog
ivey
oua
nop
por
tun
ityt
o:
Appl
ya nal
yt
ica
ls ki
l
lsandecon
omicconcep
tstoe x
aminean
i
nte
rest
ingtr
adeis
suefr
ombi
l
ater
alormul
ti
l
ater
alv
iewp
oin
ts.
L
earnhowtowr
it
eaf
orma
lre
por
tun
der
pin
nedb
yec
onomi
clog
ica
nd
e
vid
e n
ce.
E
XPE
CTATI
ONSF
ORTHEASSI
GNME
NT:
Yourrep
o r
tshouldi
n c
ludet
h eeco
nomicana
lys
isofa“t
rad
eissue
”,a
ndy o
urowninsi
ght
.
Sur
v e
yo rdescr
ipt
ivepaper
s( r
epor
ti
ngot
herpeop
le’
swork/
ide
asoniss
ues,h
ist
ori
calev
ent
s)
orhypot
h e
tic
alscenari
osarenotacc
ept
abl
e.
Yourf
inalr
eportmustbet
yped,
doubl
espac
ed,a
ndbetween
10to1 5pages
.Thea
ssign
menti
sin
fou
rpart
s;eachassign
mentmustbet
urn
edinonth
ed at
eindi
cated;
andeachwi
llb
egrad
ed
separ
ate
ly.Yourta
rgetau
die
ncefort
herep
orti
seduc
a t
edcol
legegrad
uates
.
Wit
heacha
ssi
gnmentyoumusti
ncl
udeal
lpr
eviou
sgr
ade
das
sign
men
ts.F
ail
uret
odos
owi
ll
de
laygr
adi
ngandl
oweryourgr
adeby10poi
nts
.
,Al
lassi
gnment
saret ob
eturn
edinonthedued a
tesa
tthebegin
nin
gofclas
s.Thoset
urn
edin
l
ate
rbytheen
dofth edaywi
ll
recei
veapenal
tyof10poi
nts
;thos
eturn
edi
nthefoll
owi
ngday
wi
llr
ecei
veapena
ltyof20poi
nts
.Noa s
sig
nme nt
swil
lbeaccept
edaft
ert
hat.
I
fyouhav
eanyprobl
emunde
rst
andi
ngwhati
se x
pect
edfr
omyouorhowtogoab
out
c
omp l
et
ingt
hisa
s s
ignme
ntsuc
ces
sful
l
y,p
leasecon
tactt
hei
nst
ruc
tororTA.
, ASSI
GNME
NTF
ORMAT
Th
eas
sig
nme
nti
sinf
ourp
art
s,e
achwi
l
lbu
il
dont
hema
ter
ial
int
hep
rev
iou
sas
sig
nme
nt.
1.TOPI
Coft
her
epo
rt(
due11.
15a
.m.
,Tu
esd
ay,
Feb
rua
ry5,
2013.
)
Youmustsub
mitaone-
pagep
apercare
ful
lyexpl
ain
ingthec
h os
entopi
c.E
xpl
ai
nwh
yyou
sel
ect
edth
etrad
eiss
uea n
dthes
e tofcou
n t
ri
esyouint
endtoanal
yze
.
Pl
e a
ses ta
rtbywrit
ingathesisst
ate
me nt–(onesenten
ce(boldt
y p
e)d e
scr
ibi
ngc l
ear
lythe
quest
ionortopi
cy ouwa n
ttoa n
alyz
e).Thethe
sissta
tement(t
ob egiv
eninthein
trodu
cti
on)
shoul
dc onve
yyourma i
nideatot
hereader
.Someh e
lpf
ulsug
g e
sti
onsonthesi
ssta
tementscan
befoundontheweb s
ite
sb e
low:
I
nth
isa
ssi
gnme
nt,
yous
hou
ldt
ryt
oan
swe
rth
efol
l
owi
ngqu
est
ion
s:
Whatist
hetr
a d
eiss
u e
/probl
emthatIamtry
ingt
oanal
yze
?(anal
yzeore
xami
neor
inves
ti
gateorev
aulat
e)
Whyisth
eque s
ti
onint
erest
ing
?Wh ati
stheempi
ri
cal
motiv
ati
on?
I
sdataavai
l
ab l
e?I
sitfr
omar el
ia
blesour
ce?
Becar
eful
thaty
ourpr
oje
c ti
snottoogen
era
l/a
mb i
ti
ous.Pl
easena
rrowt
het
opi
ctosomespec
ifi
c
asp
ectofamoregen
eralquest
ion
. Re
membertha
twell
-
de f
ine
dtopi
csar
eea
sie
rtoc
omp l
et
e
suc
cessf
ull
y.
YouMUSTtur
ninth
isa
ssi
gnme
nto
nth
edu
eda
te–ory
ourOu
tli
ne(
nex
tas
sign
men
t)wi
ll
notb
eacce
pted.
