Albany State University International Trade and Finance Activity Research
- Research paper must provide economic analysis of your research (research paper’s title).
- Research paper to be an economic analysis of a current (2013-2019) International Trade and Finance activity.
- Focus on economic analysis of activity occurring 2013 or later.
- Economic analysis to address the economic activity and financial implications of your research topic expressed in the affected country’s currency or US dollars.
- Economic analysis must address relevant economic factors expressed monetarily. Relevant economic factors could include but are not limited to: labor, material, manufacturing, shipping costs, savings, expenses, taxes, return on investment (ROI), profitability, monetary benefits, monetary detriments, etc.
- Disparity in socioeconomic factors, political considerations, environmental impact, etc. must be addressed as an economic variable, not a political/social problem.
- Background information and definitions should be minimal
- Do not provide political analysis
- An example, if you wish to write about locating foreign automobile manufacturers to right-to-work states and then only tell me about local unionization problems, your grade will be minimal since you did not address the economic impact of the location selection.
- Use either MLA or APA format for Research Paper.
- Bibliography is required
- Research paper, excluding abstract and bibliography, to be approximately 1,500 words – no less than 1,300 words, no more than 1,700 words.
- Paper must contain your name; however, no title page or table of contents
- Abstract to be included but it does not count as part of the paper’s required word count. Abstract should be approximately 100 words
- At least two refereed journal articles are required and must be included within your citations.
- Google Scholar is a good place to search for articles in refereed journals.
- Cited material cannot exceed 15% of the total word count.
- Proper titles to be used, no last names, e.g. Secretary of State Clinton, President Obama, not Clinton or Obama.
- Content to be spellchecked and proofread before submission, no Instant Message text.
- Use of third-person (he, she, it, and they) format is required. (No “I” “we”, “us”, or “you”)
- Use of Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) is required.
- Times New Roman recommended, size 12 font (title may be larger)
- Standard margins – APA or MLA
- Double-spaced
- If you are not sure of your topic choice, call to discuss.
- If you are not sure of the direction your paper is going, send it in week 7 for a review.
- Bottom Line – – this paper should be a research paper based on solid economic analysis expressed in the affected country’s currency or US dollars.