ECO2103: Search through Newspapers, Journals, Magazines or the Internet for THREE Articles: Macroeconomics Essay, SIM,, Singapore

Assignment Brief:

• The purpose of this individual assignment is to enable you to use relevant analytical tools and macroeconomic concepts (not necessarily all of them) that you have learned in Lectures 1 to 4.

Choosing Articles as References for Analysis

• Search through newspapers, journals, magazines or the internet for THREE articles that are relevant to the concepts discussed in Lecture 1 to Lecture 4.
• Quote the source of the article in your report or if the article is obtained from the web, quote the web address. You have the flexibility to choose (a) all 3 articles from one country or (b) 3 articles from various countries. But only articles selected from February 2020 onwards will be accepted.
• The articles should be selected based on the following topics:
  Article 1 – Lecture Topic 1: Introduction to Macroeconomics, GDP and Economic Growth
  Article 2 – Lecture Topic 2: Inflation and the Price Level
  Article 3 – Lecture Topic 3: Wages and Unemployment
  OR
  Lecture Topic 4: Saving, Capital Formation, Financial Markets, and Financial System
• Each article should deal with a different macroeconomic aspect of the country (for example, GDP growth, labor productivity, wages and unemployment, price level and inflation or national saving and capital formation).

Analyzing your Country

• For each of the 3 articles, summarize the article first and followed by an analysis of the macroeconomic performance of the country based on the article. The analysis must crossreference to concepts discussed in one particular lecture topic.
• You are required to use the lecture notes and textbook to help you better illustrate your analysis. If you extract exact phrases or sentences, please put them in quotation marks in your report.
• Explain your understanding of the article using the economic concept and knowledge discussed in the lecture. Establish the linkage between the article and the economic concept under the particular lecture session and topic. Draw diagrams to support your analysis if needed.

Template for Report

• Use the following template or outline for your report:

1. Title: DMS Macroeconomics Individual Assignment

Date of Report:

2. Content Page

List the topics and chapters in the report.

3. Chapter 1 – Analysis of Topic 1

a. Source: Put down the title of the article and its source, or if the article is obtained from the web, quote the web address.
b. Summary: Briefly discuss the main points of the article.
c. Analysis: Using the concepts in the lecture to relate to the article and analyze the situation.

4. Chapter 2 – Analysis of Topic 2

a. Source:
b. Summary:
c. Analysis:

5. Etc… Chapters 3 to 5

7. Conclusion
Summarize the main findings of your analysis

8. References

• Put down the sources of articles, title, and Internet link if the articles are obtained from the web.
• Indicate other sources of reference, data, or materials used in your report.