ECO 4451 International Trade Research Paper

Instructions:
• Use of Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) is required.
• Text of your paper (not including title page, abstract, and bibliography) should be approximately 1500 words – no less than 1,400 words and no more than 1,700 words.
o Times New Roman, size 12 font (title can be larger)
o Standard margins
o Double-spaced
• Paper must contain your name:
o Research paper submitted without author’s name are not graded.
o Students not submitting a Research Paper (includes papers with no name) receive a zero
• Title page optional
• Bibliography is required; use either MLA or APA format.
o MLA: http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/mla
o APA: http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/apa
• At least two refereed journal articles are required and included within your citations. (I suggest using Google Scholar to search for articles in refereed journals.)
• Cited material cannot exceed 15% of the total word count.
• Use of third-person format is required. (No “I” or “you”)
• No table of contents
• Abstract optional and does not count as part of the paper’s required word count. If you choose to include an abstract, it should be no longer than 150 words.

Category: Essays