I am writing to request your assistance in writing the introduction and literature survey for my Master’s thesis, titled “The Impact of COVID-19 on Government Debt: A Regression-Based Comparative Study Across EU and Non-EU Regions.”
For the introduction, I would like it to span about three pages and include a clear definition of government debt (debt-to-gdp maybe?), keeping in mind the ultimate goal of conducting a regression analysis. The introduction should address key aspects such as:
- Background and general information
- Problem statement, including:
- What problem influenced the need for this study
- What the study is about
- Why it is important and timely
- The contributions it makes to knowledge and practice
- How the study fits into the existing state of the art
- What is already known about the problem
- What is NOT known about the problem
- How the study’s scope is narrowed down
- Purpose statement (what exactly we aim to find out)
- Research questions and/or hypotheses
- The significance of the study
- Organization of the study (what is written in which section)
- A summary
The literature survey should be around twelve pages and provide an overview of the existing research on government debt, pandemic economics, and related topics. Specifically, it should consider studies focusing on both EU and non-EU regions (e.g., countries from Africa, Asia, and Latin America). Since our main goal is to compare government debt between these regions using a regression-based approach, the survey should discuss relevant literature in these contexts to lay a foundation for our analysis.
In this study, government debt will be used as the dependent variable, with independent variables to be determined. I am still struggling to narrow down the scope and start writing, as the topic feels quite broad. I would greatly appreciate your guidance and expertise in structuring this section and ensuring it aligns with the study’s goals.