Globalization Issues
Research Paper
Topic Suggestions
- Discuss the role of the IMF in the global economy. Have they been successful in meeting their objectives?
Paper Requirements
Prepare a 5-7 page paper on a topic related to globalization.
Paper format:
Title page (title, author’s name, abstract, keywords, JEL classification numbers)
- Introduction (state the main purpose of your study, briefly describe the working hypothesis, also describe the analytical model (if any) and the methodology, paper organization)
- Literature overview (what research exists
- The core analytical discussion of the main concept
- Empirical evidence (discussion of data/charts/tables etc)
- Conclusions
References
Footnotes, tables, figures can be included in the main text.
Useful internet library resources:
Social Science Research Network www.ssrn.com
Research Papers in Economics www.repec.org
Economists Online http://www.economistsonline.org/home
FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Database) of FRB St. Louis: http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/
Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/
Scientific Commons http://en.scientificcommons.org/
Bank for International Settlements www.bis.org
IMF – Global Financial Stability Reports: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/gfsr/index.htm