ECON 3300A – Essay Assignment Assignment: write an essay proposal (200 words) and a short essay (3,000 words) Essay topic: Students can choose any business and economic policy area such as competition policy, price and entry regulations, international trade policy, environmental policy, policies related to resource development and exploitation, impact of macroeconomic and fiscal policies on businesses etc. Essay must provide analyses as related to Canadian businesses or economy as a whole. Some examples: – Canadian companies be taken over by foreign nationals; – Foreign direct investment in Canada or Canadian direct investment in emerging economies; – Increasing control of Canadian telecommunication industry by the big three; – Free trade negotiations between Canada and EU or Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; – Current debate on oil and gas exploitation in Canadian western provinces; – Government stimulus package (e.g. Economic Action Plan in Canada, QE3 in the US) in recession; – Impact and implications of US-Canadian dollar exchange rates; – Concern about Canadians being deep in debt and the response or non-response of interest rate; – Global environment protection and domestic production costs; – Role of IMF in global economic stabilization; – Comments and analyses on any current news. Proposal format The proposal for the essay should identify a major government policy area towards businesses and describe the topic of interest that will be the focus of your essay. It should include a research question that you would like to study and find out. It should also include at least 3 reference articles you will read in order to inform yourself of the subject. It’s usually presented in 2 or 3 paragraphs. Essay format The essay should be at least 3,000 words about a topic relevant to government policies towards businesses that is of interest to you. It should be concise, well-structured and clearly explained. It should be typed, double spaced, using Calibri font 12. A suggested structure is as follows: a. Introduction about your topic and why it interests you b. Discussion/analysis of the issue, the policy or the policy proposal, where applicable c. Conclusion to summarize your view/argument and why. d. Bibliography (list of references studied, used and considered) The above is just a suggestion for the structure. Depending on your topic, you may write your essay in a different structure. As long as it is “concise, well-structured and clearly explained”, it will be easily understood by readers.