For your final paper, you will research and analyze the advantages and disadvantages of international trade or globalization that have positively or negatively impacted the economy of a country or region of your choosing. These positive or negative impacts can be from the past or present.
Your paper should include the following:
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An introduction in which you describe a country’s or region’s international trade patterns with one or many of its important trade partners. You must use statistical data and factual information to address this question.
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Integrate at least two economic concepts from the course (e.g., tariffs, supply and demand, externalities, the gains of trade and comparative advantage, common resources, monopolies and oligopolies) in your responses to the following bullet points. Use graphs, charts, equations, and so on to relate the theories that you choose.
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Explain at least two specific positive impacts of international trade or of globalization on the country or region that you chose.
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Explain at least two specific negative impacts of international trade or of globalization on the country or region that you chose.
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Identify at least two groups that were particularly affected by international trade or by globalization (e.g., international businesses, domestic businesses, the domestic consumer, the domestic economy, workers in a particular industry). Explain how these groups were positively or negatively impacted. Consider the ethical and social implications of various aspects of the economy in your response.
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Propose a detailed policy recommendation that you believe would help to mitigate the adverse impacts or enhance the positive impacts of trade or globalization on the country or region that you chose.
Be sure to use reliable sources and detailed statistical data to support your paper. You should use a minimum of five sources and appropriately reference all of your sources using APA guidelines.
If you have questions about the requirements of the paper, be sure to discuss them with your mentor well in advance of the final submission. You can reference the final paper grading rubric located in the Evaluation Rubrics folder. Consult the Course Calendar for the due date.
Note: The final paper corresponds to or addresses the following Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) outcomes:
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Demonstrate critical-thinking skills in business-related situations. [BSBA 2]
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Employ empirical approaches to planning and decision making using quantitative reporting mechanisms. [BSBA 3]
Your work on this assignment should reflect your ability to:
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Present information from reliable sources using sufficient interpretation and evaluation to develop an analysis or synthesis. [BSBA 2.2: Evidence]
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Adequately present and explain key concepts, capably linking ideas. [BSBA 2.7: Presentation]
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Reach reasonable conclusions and state outcomes (consequences and implications) satisfactorily. [BSBA 2.8: Conclusions and outcomes]
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Use the quantitative analysis of data as the basis for competent judgments, drawing reasonable conclusions from this work. [BSBA 3.4: Application/analysis]
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Use quantitative information in connection with the argument or purpose of the work, present it in a reasonably effective format, and explicate consistently. [BSBA 3.6: Communication]