submit at least four current articles (written within the last one-two years) from authoritative sources in a document. List each article in the current APA format. Next, summarize in one or two paragraphs the important points that you believe will be useful in your final paper. Write in your own words; do not copy and paste from the article.

Your sources can include the following:
Academic journals
Financial and economic publications like the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, and industry-specific publications
Research databases like ProQuest

Explain economically what caused the housing crisis and how this crisis led to the 2007-2009 recession.  Critically evaluate, using economic concepts, the federal governments response to the recession.  What changes in policy would you recommend for the future?  Explain your recommendations using economic concepts.

You have one semester left to graduate and you have the finances to do a maximum of four courses. Three of the courses are required courses. The last course slot belongs to an elective. You have narrowed down your choices to three electives, all of which are very popular and very useful courses that you are very interested in. Decide on the course you want to take. Then using at least two economic decision-making principles, explain why you are making this choice.

Develop a response that includes examples and evidence to support your ideas, and which clearly communicates the required message to your audience. Organize your response in a clear and logical manner as appropriate for the genre of writing. Use well-structured sentences, audience-appropriate language, and correct conventions of standard American English.

You will be asked to briefly discuss a theoretical issue and then to fulfill a particular empirical study (see screenshot).

Your paper should be about 7 pages long (not counting title, references, etc.) and consist of three major parts.

1) In the first part, you should discuss the theory.
As a point of departure, read the literature as provided on the last slide of the respective lecture session. In the cited textbooks, take also a look at chapters that were not covered in the lecture sessions. Additional academic literature can be found by checking on scholar.google.com which academic papers refer to the ones discussed in the lectures and seminars.

2) After that, you should describe the appropriate method in a way that makes clear you understood it. The methods were discussed in the seminars and can be found described in the corresponding sets of slides. Of course, you are welcome to use additional sources explaining the method but should not go beyond what is demanded in the instructions. (have a look in the screenshots regarding the methods). see additional material (screenshots form excel)

3) The major part of your exam (say, about half of the total length) should consist of the results and an interpretation.(include grasp)

The only data source you need is Eurostat, as the software I recommend Excel though you are free to use whatever you prefer. Being creative, finding appropriate data, and solutions to problems (e.g., missing data) are part of the exercise and will largely contribute to the grade.

Please note that the style of writing and quality of figures and tables also account for your grade. 

Two famous government interventions in the market are minimum wage and rent control laws.  Using the Powerpoint notes and video in this module, plus your own research if needed, explain the consequences of minimum wage and rent control laws.  Explain how these two interventions help some people but hurt others.  In your explanation be sure to use and bold the following words and phrases:  market equilibrium, price floor, surplus, shortage, and price ceiling.  In order to get a good grade you will need to use the above words and explain everything in your own words.

Complete the following Module 1 Web Assignment for this module by the stated due date on the Schedule. Please submit in the Module 1 D2L assignment folder as a .doc, .docx, .pdf or .rtf file.

Instructions
As you begin to think about the nature of Economics and issues within the realm of macroeconomics, this web assignment will guide you through perusing pertinent information on our economy at the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Begin by accessing the Bureau of Labor Statistics website.

On the BLS home page on the menu across the top of the page, you will find Subjects. Click on Subjects and select one of these topics:

Inflation & Prices
Spending & Time Use
Employment
Unemployment
Pay & Benefits
Productivity
International
As you will readily see, there are many links within each of these topics. Select the one that most interests you, and write a summary in three to four paragraphs. Include the following:

Explain what topic you selected and why.
Summarize the information you found on the topic you selected.
Describe what information was beneficial and if this information will help you in your future employment endeavors.
(One of the most difficult decisions you will make concerns what field of study you are interested in and what the job opportunities are in that field. Hopefully searching for information on this site will be helpful for making good decisions.)
You must cite your references properly according to MLA or APA guidelines.  Even if the source is mentioned in the assignment instructions, you still need to cite and include it within your document.

Submit your completed assignment to the Module 1 Web Assignment folder in D2L. Make sure you use correct spelling, grammar, etc. Please see the Assignments Rubric for grading.