Find a news article about an economic topic

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PART A:

Write details of any two economists using following instructions:

1. Adam Smith
2. Alfred Marshall
3. David Hume
4. David Ricardo
5. Edward Hastings Chamberlin
6. Friedrich von Hayek
7. Gary Becker
8. Irving Fisher
9. Jean Baptiste Say
10. John Locke
11. John Maynard Keynes
12. Joseph Schumpeter
13. Joseph Stiglitz
14. Karl Marx
15. Kenneth Arrow
16. Milton Friedman
17. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
18. Paul Krugman
19. Paul Samuelson
20. Thomas Robert Malthus

Cover following details:

1. Name of the Economist
2. His place of birth and time frame
3. His schooling
4. Major work, contributions, book, research work
5. Professional life
6. Any recognition/award
7. Main criticism of work

Assignment writing instructions:

1. Font size: 12
2. Font shape: Calibri, Times New Roman
3. Pages: 4 pages
4. PDF Document
5. Add all references in APA format

PART B:

(a) Find a news article about an economic topic that you find interesting.
(b) Make a short bullet-list summary of the article.
(c) Write and illustrate with appropriate graphs an economic analysis of the key points in the article.

Hint: Use 5Ws and 1H in your explanation.

1. Who was involved?
2. What happened?
3. When did it happen?
4. Where did it happen?
5. Why did it happen?
6. How did it happen?

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