ECO 201 Module Four Short Paper Assignment Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
The government intervenes to correct market inefficiencies and inequalities through policies such as price floors and price ceilings, as well as taxes and subsidies. In this short paper, you will choose a government policy intervention and describe how it affects market equilibrium.
Directions
Research a current news article about a government policy enacted in the United States that impacts both supply and demand for a specific product or service. Using the template provided in the What to Submit section, write a short paper demonstrating what you have learned about government policy interventions.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
1. Introduction: Briefly introduce the chosen government policy intervention and describe the intended effects on the market.
2. Policy Analysis: Analyze how the policy affects the equilibrium price and quantity in the market for a specific product or service.
What are the changes in consumer surplus, producer surplus, and total surplus? Provide specific examples to illustrate.
What is the overall impact on the market? Provide specific examples to illustrate.
3. Policy Evaluation: Evaluate the effectiveness of the policy.
Does the policy achieve its intended objectives?
What actions can the government pursue to be more effective? Provide specific examples to illustrate.
Support your claims with examples from the news article or from the textbook cited in APA format.
What to Submit
Using the Module Four Short Paper Template, create your short paper and submit it for grading. Sources should be cited according to APA style.
Supporting Materials
The following resource support your work on this assignment:
Resource: APA Style Basics
Use this resource to support your in-line citations and full references in the References section of your template.
Module Four Short Paper Rubric
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Criteria |
Meets Expectations (100%) |
Partially Meets Expectations (55%) |
Does Not Meet Expectations (0%) |
Value |
|
Introduction |
Briefly introduces the chosen government policy intervention and describes the intended effects on the market |
Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions |
Does not attempt criterion |
15 |
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Criteria |
Meets Expectations (100%) |
Partially Meets Expectations (55%) |
Does Not Meet Expectations (0%) |
Value |
|
Policy Analysis |
Analyzes how the policy affects the equilibrium price and quantity in the market for a specific product or service, including changes in consumer surplus, producer surplus, and total surplus, as well as overall impacts on the market |
Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions |
Does not attempt criterion |
40 |
|
Policy Evaluation |
Evaluates the effectiveness of the policy, including whether the policy achieves its intended objectives and the actions the government can pursue to be more effective |
Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions |
Does not attempt criterion |
35 |
|
Clear Communication |
Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience |
Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding |
Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication |
5 |
|
Citations and Attributions |
Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with consistent minor errors |
Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errors |
Does not use citations for ideas requiring attribution |
5 |
|
Total: |
100% |
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